AVELINA CARRERA (BARCELONA, 2 JANUARY, 1871 – RUBI, FEBRUARY, 1939)
Andria Avelina Carrera studied under Joan Goula and made her debut at the Teatro Liceu in Barcelona in Lohengrin (1889), achieving immediate success. This launched her career at major theaters both in Spain and internationally.
She is renowned for creating the role of Maddalena in the world premiere of Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier (1896). Her repertoire included roles in Otello, Tannhäuser, Die Walküre, Aida, Faust, and many other dramatic works of her time. Notably, she appeared in La Regina di Saba opposite Enrico Caruso in Buenos Aires.
Carrera sang until 1910 before retiring to teach singing in her hometown.
Chronology of some appearances
1889 Barcelona Teatro Liceu Lohengrin (Elsa)
1893 Napoli San Carlo Lohengrin (Elsa)
1893 Lisbon San Carlo Walkiria (Brünnhilde)
1896 La Scala Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1900 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon La Reine de Saba
TRACKLIST
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 92169 XPh3063 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-03-11
Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea): Io sono l’umile ancella 92320 XPh3114 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-03
Siberia (Giordano): Nel suo amor rianimato 92168 XPh3115 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-03
Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea): Poveri fiori 92321 XPh3587 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-03
Aida (Verdi): Rivedrai le foreste (w. Giraldoni) 74125 XXPh3713 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-12-02
Aida (Verdi): Su dunque sorgete (w. Giraldoni) 74126 XXPh3714 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-12-02
Lohengrin (Wagner): Aurette a cui si spesso 92327 XPh3119 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-06
Otello (Verdi): Ave Maria 92326 XPh3695 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-30
Mefistofele (Boito): Spunta l’aurora pallida 92323 XPh3588 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-03
11. Forza del Destino (Verdi) Or siam soli (w. Vannuccini) 1102177, 1102178 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano
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