CONCHITA VELÁSQUEZ (VELÁZQUEZ) (? 1899 - BARCELONA, FEBRUARY 17, 1974)
Her real name was Concepción Rodríguez. She made her debut in 1925 at
the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, where she sang in the following years roles such
as Carmen, Amneris in Aida,
Leonora in Donizetti's La Favorita,
and Azucena in Il Trovatore.
Guest appearances in Madrid, Lisbon, and other Spanish cities helped establish
her reputation.
In 1929, she went to Italy, performing in Ancona, Bologna, Ravenna,
and Cremona. At the Rome Opera House, she appeared in Bizet’s Carmen. She also gave guest
performances at the Opera House in Nice.
In 1937, she sang for a season at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires,
appearing in Rigoletto, Falstaff, Hänsel und Gretel, and in the premiere of Guastalla’s opera Lucrezia. That same year, she gave
guest performances in Germany at the municipal theatres of Bremen and Augsburg.
In Spain, she was also a highly popular Zarzuela singer, and her voice
was often compared to that of Conchita Supervía. In addition to her singing
career, she was also an accomplished painter and exhibited her work in several
art shows.
Chronology
of some appearances
1925 Barcelona Teatro Liceo
1937 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón
TRACKLIST
Columbia, Milano
Carmen (Bizet): Habanera D12299
Elegia
(Massenet) D12313
L'uomo e' fumatore (Ranzato) D12313
Carmen (Bizet): Scena delle carte D12299
Mignon (Thomas): Ella è là presso a lui D12304
Mignon (Thomas): Non conosci il bel suol D12304
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa D12301 2394
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Io son docile D12301 2396
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