Isidoro Fagoaga (Tenor) (Vera, Navarra, Spain 1895 - San Sebastian, Spain 1976)

He studied singing with the pedagogue Luis Iribarne and then went to continue his education in Italy. There he studied at the conservatory of  Parma under M. Silva. He made his debut in 1920 at the Teatro Grande in Madrid as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saens. Probably his first appearance in Italy was at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples where he sang the role of Siegmund in Wagner’s ‘’Walkiria’’. He soon became the leading Wagner's tenor in Italy and counted as a successor of the great italian tenor Giuseppe Borgatti. After the Second World War he emigrated again to Buenos Aires. Here he been active as a music author and as a correspondent of the Argentine newspaper ‘’La Prensa’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1921 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Norma (Pollione)

1929 Firenze  Teatro Comunale Norma (Pollione)

1929 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Norma (Pollione)

1932 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

1933 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Tannhauser (Tannhauser)

COMPLETE RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Milano 1929-03-28

Walkure (Wagner): Canto di primavera D12311  WB2490

Walkure (Wagner): Un brando il padre promise GQX10269 WBX504

Columbia, Milano 1929-03-30

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Si fui soldato D12311  WB2498

Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema GQX10270 WBX506

Columbia, Milano 1929-04-03

Parsifal (Wagner): Amfortas! GQX10270  WBX512

Columbia, Milano 1929-04-05

Tannhauser (Wagner): Racconto, act 3 GQX10269  WBX513

Columbia, Milano 1929-04-10

Gotterdammerung (Wagner): Racconto di Siegfried, pt 1, with Giuseppe Nessi and Aristide Baracchi GQX10268 WBX520 

Gotterdammerung (Wagner): Racconto di Siegfried, pt 2 with Giuseppe Nessi and Aristide Baracchi GQX10268  WBX521