His real surname was Rozenof. He sang in a Chorus, then goes to Milan to study with E. Brogi. Starting in 1895, Rosanov began to sing in Kiev, Kharkov (impresario Tsereteli), in Tiflis (1899, 1900, 1902), in Moscow (1899-1900, private opera, impresario Maksakova), in Vilnius, in Kazan (1901), in St. Petersburg (at the Akvarium), in Kiev (1903), in Novgorod (1904), in Saratov (1905/6, Russian opera, under control of Vronsky). From 1903-5, he was a soloist of the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre (here, he sang Sobinin, Gregori, German, Manrico, José, Raoul, and Turiddu. In 1905, Rosanov made his debut as Radames at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg; in 1908, he sang at the conservatory; in 1909/10 at the Moscow Sergievsky House; and in 1910-12 at the Odessa Opera (impresario Bagrova). Guest appearances followed in Helsinki, Berlin (1907), Milano (2 seasons), Florence (one season), Genua (one season), Trieste (one season), Lisbon (1909, Teatro San Carlo), London, Buenos Aires (1909, Teatro Coliseo, Teatro Colon) and the USA. He possessed a pleasant and strong voice (tenore di forza). He was considered one of the best interpreters of the Wagner repertoire. He sang with Titta Ruffo, Hariclea Darclee, Mario Ancona.
Chronology of some appearances
1909 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Pagliacci (Canio)
1909 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Tannhauser (Tannhauser)
1909 Buenos Aires Teatro Coliseo Pagliacci (Canio)
1909 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo Un ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Beka, Berlin 1907?
Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky) : Aria 8526
Faust (Gounod): Salve dimora 8527
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Lontan, lontan 8532
Ebrea (Halevy): Rachele allor che iddio 8538
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Lontan, lontan 8532
Ebrea (Halevy): Rachele allor che iddio 8538
Anker, Berlin? 1908??
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 14038
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 14038
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 14040
Profeta (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 14039
Profeta (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 14039
Sorry, but your sound sample is unusable to get a glimpse of the voice of Rosanoff! It features the orchestral introduction to the aria and ends just as the voice of the tenor would be heard for the first time. Why don't you give the aria in full lengh?
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I have a disc who contains cavatine aus Faust ((Gounod) Kaiserl. Russ.Hofopernsänger, Moskau No. 8527) und gnadenarie aus Robert der Teufel ((Meyerbeer) Fräulein Marie Dietrich, Berlin No. 8389)
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