Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Aug 5, 2024

HINA SPANI THE COMPLETE HMV RECORDINGS 2 CDR

 



HINA SPANI (PUÁN, ARGENTINA, 15 FEBRUARY, 1896 – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 11 JULY, 1969)


 


 

Her real name was Higinia Tuñon. She began her vocal studies at the age of eight and, at twelve, gave a concert in Córdoba (Argentina). She then studied with Amanda Campodonico in Buenos Aires and, since 1914, with Vittorio Moratti in Milan. She made her debut at La Scala in Milan in 1915 as Anna in A. Catalani's Loreley. In 1915, she was engaged by the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires and appeared as Samaritana in the South American premiere of R. Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini, where she had great success until 1919.

She appeared at the Teatro Colón in 1919 as Micaela in Carmen, Nedda in Pagliacci opposite Enrico Caruso, and in the premiere of the Argentine opera Tucumán by Leopoldo Díaz. The same year, she also sang in the world premiere of Felipe Boero’s Tucumán. In 1919, she returned to Italy and performed at the Teatro Regio in Turin in P. Mascagni's opera Zanetto, then at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples (1922, as Sieglinde in Die Walküre and in the premiere of the opera Glauco by Alberto Franchetti) and at the Teatro Regio in Parma (as Elsa in Lohengrin).

On March 26, 1923, she appeared at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in the world premiere of the opera Raquela by Felipe Boero and on the same evening in the premiere of Manuel de Falla's La vida breve. She sang at the Teatro Colón as Mathilde in G. Rossini's Guglielmo Tell and, in 1923, in the first performance of Debora e Jaele by I. Pizzetti. She also guested in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. In 1924, she sang at the funeral of Giacomo Puccini in Milan Cathedral. At the Arena di Verona, she appeared in 1924 as Maddalena in U. Giordano's Andrea Chénier.

In the 1924-1925 season, she had great success at La Scala. In 1930, she performed with the La Scala Ensemble in Paris. In 1925, she was heard at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and from 1925 to 1929, she frequently performed at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona and in Madrid. In 1928, she took part in an Australian tour with an opera troupe organized by the famous prima donna Nellie Melba. Until 1934, she performed at the major Italian opera houses, especially at La Scala and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. In Paris and London, as well as in Spain, Switzerland, Australia, and South America, she was admired for her guest performances and concerts.

In the 1934-1940 seasons, she performed again at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1936, she sang in the premiere of the opera La Sangre de las Guitarras and the title role in the opera Maria Egiziaca by O. Respighi. Since 1936, she taught singing in Buenos Aires but continued to give occasional concerts. From 1952, she worked as the director of the Music School at the University in Buenos Aires.

 


TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Amarilli (Caccini) AV15 (30-944) HMV, Milano 1929-07-01

2. Antico amore (Alte Liebe) (Brahms) AV24 (30-3520) HMV, Milano 1930-04-22

3. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Ma dall'arido stelo DB1045 (2-053291) HMV, Milano 1927-03-11

4. Bohème (Puccini) Donde lieta usci DA879 (7-53112) HMV, Milano 1927-03-12

5. Canción del carretero (Lopez Buchardo) AV32 (30-4069) HMV, Milano 1930-04-17

6. Canzone boeme (Dvořák) No 5, Tune thy strings, o gipsy, No 7, Give the hawk a cage DA1246 (30-1110) HMV, Milano 1929-04-19

7. Coplas de curro dulce (Obradors) AV33 (30-4070) HMV, Milano 1930-05-02

8. Dia di Fiesta, Ballata argentina No 2 (Ugarte) AV33 (30-3538) HMV, Milano 1930-04-17

9. Fanciullina (Ciampi) AV32 (30-945) HMV, Milano 1929-07-01

10. Faust (Gounod) Ei m'ama DB1163 (2-053320) HMV, Milano 1928-04-03

11. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Sombre forêt HMB138 0F168 HMV, Milano 1931-07-07

12. Il mago sabbiolino (Sandmännchen) (Brahms) AV24 (30-3521) HMV, Milano 1930-04-15

13. Lohengrin (Wagner) Aurette a cui si spesso DB1164 (2-053293) HMV, Milano 1927-03-15

14. Lohengrin (Wagner) Solo nei miei prim'anni DB1164 (2-053323) HMV, Milano 1928-04-10

15. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Tu, tu, piccolo Iddio DA1060 (30-885) HMV, Milano 1929-05-06

16. Manon (Massenet) Addio, la nostra picciol desco DB1503 (32-686) HMV, Milano 1929-05-03

17. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) In quelle trine morbide DA879 (7-53115) HMV, Milano 1927-03-10

18. Montañesa (Nin) AV25 (30-4071) HMV, Milano 1930-05-02

19. O primavera (Tirindelli) DA1246 (30-6228) HMV, Milano 1931-07

20. Otello (Verdi) Quando narravi...Venga la morte (w. Zenatello) DB1006 (2-054173), DB1006 (2-054174) HMV, Milano 1926-11-09

21. Otello (Verdi) Salce salce (2-053321) HMB138 HMV, Milano 1928-04-03

22. 23. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Decidi il mio destin...No, tu non m'ami (w. Granforte) DB1046 (2-054175), DB1046 (2-054176) HMV, Milano 1927-03-12

24. Quel ruscelletto, Arietta (Paradies) AV23 (30-3518) HMV, Milano 1930-04-14

25. Se Florindo è fedele (Scarlatti) AV15 (30-946) HMV, Milano 1929-07-01

26. Se tu m'ami, Arietta (Pergolesi) AV23 (30-3519) HMV, Milano 1930-04-14

27. Tonadillas (Granados) El majo discreto AV25 (30-4072) HMV, Milano 1930-05-02

28. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d'arte DA1060 (30-884) HMV, Milano 1929-05-03

29. Trovatore (Verdi) D'amor sull'ali DB1503 (2-053324) HMV, Milano 1928-04-10

30. Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte DB1045 (2-053292) HMV, Milano 1927-03-15

31. Wally (Catalani) Ebben, ne andrò lontana DB1163 (2-053322) HMV, Milano 1928-04-03


HINA SPANI THE COMPLETE HMV RECORDINGS 2 CDR

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