tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12828477283708444172024-03-16T05:09:45.443+04:00FORGOTTEN OPERA SINGERS HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY SITE. MY NAME IS ASHOT ARAKELYAN. I’M A RECORD COLLECTOR. FORGOTTEN OPERA SINGERS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND THE ONLY WEBSITE ENCYCLOPEDIA ON WORLD WIDE WEB. IT PROVIDES BIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND PHOTOS TO OVER 2500 OPERA SINGERS. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOME AND WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-37373640908684205502022-09-22T21:07:00.003+04:002022-09-22T21:08:09.599+04:00Nicolae Leonard (Tenor) (Galați December 13, 1886 - Câmpulung December 24, 1928)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb4efZz5F94BQOmvOGXulzBcLwGijxDZ5yw9ytdwvT5uXF9AxeBL4DKURAvYbOH-Wsa8PNqsw3hFgdQDojzcf5Mm4xcp42cbqPzunuLqayVsjivYXgDk0GkYkUC2KmIw7PgMRw6sXNa4rc7O3CAoYHUZ_rPHJElXj0G9EJ8vP_PQsVGv6o5-mDLj-/s1591/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb4efZz5F94BQOmvOGXulzBcLwGijxDZ5yw9ytdwvT5uXF9AxeBL4DKURAvYbOH-Wsa8PNqsw3hFgdQDojzcf5Mm4xcp42cbqPzunuLqayVsjivYXgDk0GkYkUC2KmIw7PgMRw6sXNa4rc7O3CAoYHUZ_rPHJElXj0G9EJ8vP_PQsVGv6o5-mDLj-/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Nicknamed "The
Prince of Operetta", Nicolae Leonard or Nae Leonard, the son of the
locomotive driver from Galati Constantin Nae and the Viennese woman Carolina
Schäffer, was born on December 13, 1886 in Bădălani, Galaţi. Shortly afterwards
his mother died (March, 1887). His father remarried and moved to Buzău, where
he was a employee of the private railway Buzău-Nehoiaş. In December 1893 he
appeared at the school celebration and sang the song Soldan Viteazul by Vasile
Alecsandri. The celebration took place at the Moldavia Theater. Later he
finished primary school in 1897 and entered the high school "Al. Hâjdeu”.
Here he learns French very easily, memorizes perfectly the texts and the music
of opera and operetta. He also had a passion for the violin, starting to take
lessons with the Buzau professor N. Athanasiu. In 1900, Elena, Nae Leonard's
second mother, died of a chest disease. Together with his father, he arrives in
Bucharest, living in Leonard's grandmother's house. Constantin Nae gives his
son to a pension, the famous Otescu Institute. At the age of 16, he manages to
join Nicu Poenaru's band. It was in 1903, in Focsani. In 1904 Al . P. Marinescu
cast him in the role of an old man, in Fetiţă dulce. A full-fledged singer and
actor, he proves supreme maturity. Leonard has nothing to wait for; just the
triumph!. Due to the extremely demanding program and due to a pneumonia, in
1910, the tenor Nicolae Leonard is on the verge of death. At one point, the
news spread that the "operetta prince" - adored by all audiences, not
just women - had died. The country is in mourning, but soon finds out that the
information was wrong. And poor Leonard is besieged, literally, by the letters
of the fans. In 1916 he appeared with great success in the title role in J.
Massenet’s opera "Werther". His wife left for Moldova, with the
beginning of the First World War, the tenor remaining in Bucharest, where he
will meet the one, who would become his third wife, Dora Stauermann. On January
19, 1920, the Union of Dramatic and Lyrical Artists was created. The hall of
the "Lyric Theater" is taken by order of the City Hall, and the
company led by Maximilian and Leonard is finally established in Timisoara,
where it will have some success, but unfortunately the hall will be burned by
flames. The band Grigoriu Lyrical Company will tour in Arad and Oradea. The
first season of the lyrical company set up by Constantin Grigoriu ends in
September 1904. For a year, the band that Grigoriu had formed leaves the
cultural landscape of the Capital. In the summer of 1905, the Grigoriu company
recovered, but new people came, including the young tenor Nicolae Leonard. The
band is hugely successful with Winterberg's "Happy Heirs." For a long
time, Otetelişanu Garden remains the summer headquarters of the Grigoriu
Company. Almost a decade after the company's founding, Grigoriu fell ill and
relinquished leadership to Maximilian and Leonard. Shortly afterwards, in 1913,
he died. However, the band does not break up and continues to play on the stage
in Otetelişanu during the summer, touring in winter or playing at the Lyric
Theater. In 1922, the band moved back to Bucharest, but due to the decline of
the operetta, it would not be a resounding success, and Maximlian withdrew
completely from the band, joining the Bulandra couple. Leonard fell ill in
1924, when he received two offers of engagement from France and left for Paris,
where he was hired after an audition. In 1925 he made his debut in Lyon, in
"Baiadera", representing a great success. He returns to the country,
but fails to relaunch the operetta on the lands of Bucharest, being recalled to
France, where he will start the tour in Marseille. Sick, with chills and
temperature, Leonard will play as if he had nothing, with a resounding success.
Following is a series of 40 highly successful shows held in Marseille, with
crowded halls. He sang in Paris (1926), at "Mogador". Returns to
Bucharest, where he stages the operetta "Countess Maritza", but will
have only 10 shows with dubious success. His health is deteriorating. In 1928
he played at the "Alhambra" in the operetta "Fritz". He
gives 50 shows in a row, and due to his health, he finds it harder and harder
to cope, he has coughing fits right on the stage, and at the last show he
collapses on the stage and the show is suspended. He was hospitalized in a
sanatorium and not long after was transported to Câmpulung-Muscel, where his
father now lived. On December 24, 1928, he passed away, in his father's house,
while listening to the gramophone, the plate on which was printed an aria from
"Countess Maritza", performed by him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-76243462952994439272022-08-19T10:14:00.003+04:002022-08-19T14:18:51.412+04:00Arnaldo Matteucci (Tenor)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8tenAsHBCML-Il15fQ514ykyqImlGeOYAtjVrCTHZvNRoLvVeW_10JVAC9WQRpC92CG6QVwqJYXEtaulcvzcsHj51UELLWQ2RRs-dcK5ZixMnHlie5rfre0E-q8hE78u0bUMkYE_IrG6VSNJD-XOwMnxy-XOuKxm6WJLExt6vIEbC9Ek_2abJxB6/s1354/Arnaldo%20Matteucci%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8tenAsHBCML-Il15fQ514ykyqImlGeOYAtjVrCTHZvNRoLvVeW_10JVAC9WQRpC92CG6QVwqJYXEtaulcvzcsHj51UELLWQ2RRs-dcK5ZixMnHlie5rfre0E-q8hE78u0bUMkYE_IrG6VSNJD-XOwMnxy-XOuKxm6WJLExt6vIEbC9Ek_2abJxB6/s320/Arnaldo%20Matteucci%2022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div> Cavaradossi</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vb6Xg_qrtmbPR62fBiwp19Sx-bWg5aQss7E4Ryk4RDntZ25Ggj9JDo7U09Z2DZILKy1HFJ020N63oSp08qdnHtq4ZYRgaFJWK9rUQIzUv8wS6yG_1i0E0PrUlhh_1_N4YuGrGLQR9OKJptj2EEbICL_8553kPstd9eUsFCrQd_gDEIxConsGlxm7/s1292/Arnaldo%20Matteucci.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vb6Xg_qrtmbPR62fBiwp19Sx-bWg5aQss7E4Ryk4RDntZ25Ggj9JDo7U09Z2DZILKy1HFJ020N63oSp08qdnHtq4ZYRgaFJWK9rUQIzUv8wS6yG_1i0E0PrUlhh_1_N4YuGrGLQR9OKJptj2EEbICL_8553kPstd9eUsFCrQd_gDEIxConsGlxm7/s320/Arnaldo%20Matteucci.jpg" width="192" /></a></div> Manrico<div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His career lasted
around 10 years, which he spent mostly at the Italian provincial opera houses. He
went abroad only to appear at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Ayres. His
repertoire included Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’, Rodolfo
in ‘’Boheme’’, Pinkerton in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’, Almaviva in ‘’Barbiere di
Siviglia’’, Ernesto in ‘’Don Pasquale’’. He never made records.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Chronology of some appearances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1919 Roma Teatro Nazionale Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1919 Roma Teatro Nazionale Traviata
(Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1920 Torino Teatro Verdi Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1920 Carpi Teatro Comunale Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1920 Ancona Teatro delle Muse Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1920 Faenza Teatro Masini Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1921 Palazzolo sull'Oglio Teatro
Sociale Boheme (Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 Domodossola Teatro Galletti Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 San Giovanni in Persiceto Teatro
Sociale Boheme (Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 Domodossola Teatro Galletti Don
Pasquale (Ernesto)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 Mantova Teatro Sociale Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 Milano Teatro Fossati Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1922 Milano Teatro Fossati Traviata
(Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 Milano Teatro Verdi Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 Milano Teatro Verdi Traviata
(Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 Merano Teatro Civico Barbiere
di Siviglia (Almaviva)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 Parma Teatro Regio Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 Suzzara Teatro Sociale Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1925 Merano Teatro Civico Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1925 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1926 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Mefistofele
(Faust)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Madama
Butterfly (Pinkerton)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo
Rigoletto (Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Traviata
(Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1928 Modena Teatro Storchi Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1928 Modena Teatro Storchi Traviata
(Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-74192100699369523152022-08-14T23:11:00.004+04:002022-08-14T23:12:28.186+04:00Enzo Bannino (Tenor)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs4HspPeslRVuqa5nIMwsKxgVdw36dgzxKkZwkwQtTGV6lM5hAIGpDmbJB-ECl3AeR5MRnyMNRPBI9cUm0VZdwZAwZVavzxGh2HER_GqKoDgOJcoAMX3ggd8gl97cOcpunQWOwFNh2lhfPxN3l696qwk4OkE3_2EG_kht_nS7HA5hhxuYlG2C7iLT/s1091/711_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs4HspPeslRVuqa5nIMwsKxgVdw36dgzxKkZwkwQtTGV6lM5hAIGpDmbJB-ECl3AeR5MRnyMNRPBI9cUm0VZdwZAwZVavzxGh2HER_GqKoDgOJcoAMX3ggd8gl97cOcpunQWOwFNh2lhfPxN3l696qwk4OkE3_2EG_kht_nS7HA5hhxuYlG2C7iLT/s320/711_001.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Probably he made his
debut in 1910. It seems to me, that his career was limited by appearances only
in Buenos Ayres, Montevideo and San Paolo. At the end of his career he performed
as comprimario. He never made records.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Chronology of some appearances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Victoria Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Victoria Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Victoria Traviata (Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Victoria Rigoletto (Duca) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1911 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1911 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1911 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1911 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Boheme (Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1913 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1913 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1913 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1915 Montevideo Teatro Solis Ballo
in maschera (Riccardo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1915 Montevideo Teatro Solis Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1915 Montevideo Teatro Solis Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1915 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1916 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1916 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1917 San Paolo Teatro San Jose Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1917 San Paolo Teatro San Josè Traviata (Alfredo) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1917 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1917 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1917 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1919 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Boheme (Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1919 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">1924 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Pagliacci (Arlecchino)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-44014144011373273282021-10-10T23:34:00.006+04:002021-10-10T23:35:51.085+04:00Giuseppe Micheli (Tenor)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_JrWdEldRxpqOw3wWBRd0RscyOL9jDG4X9seGu0Yp3LRMN2k93YPWBlKkEtRwuT_Mw8tukmEiIWYQ9bch4ZE23jhuknXnQtNy13uJW9xD9mY-1v8NHe7a_AZu3dovgTj1-dqqbEx94/s2048/Micheli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_JrWdEldRxpqOw3wWBRd0RscyOL9jDG4X9seGu0Yp3LRMN2k93YPWBlKkEtRwuT_Mw8tukmEiIWYQ9bch4ZE23jhuknXnQtNy13uJW9xD9mY-1v8NHe7a_AZu3dovgTj1-dqqbEx94/s320/Micheli.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Giuseppe Micheli made
his debut in 1909. During his career he rarely made guest appearances abroad (Alessandria
1909/1910 season) and mostly spent his career by performing at the provincial
Italian opera stages. At the end of his career he switched to baritone and sang
the role of Tonio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ in Torino (Teatro Balbo/1925) and Bergamo (Teatro
Nuovo/1926). His repertoire included Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Rodolfo in ‘’Boheme’’,
Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, Don Jose in ‘’Carmen’’, Duca in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Turiddu
in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’, Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’ and Hagenbach in ‘’Wally’’.
He retired from the stage in 1926 and taught singing in Italy. Giuseppe
Micheli never made records. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chronology of
appearances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1909 Treviglio Teatro Sociale Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1909 Alessandria <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teatro Verdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1910 Alessandria <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teatro Verdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1910 Asti <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Politeama Nazionale Tosca (Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1910 Alba Teatro Sociale Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1910 Bergamo Teatro Sociale Tosca
(Cavaradossi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1912 Pisa Teatro Rossi Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vicenza Teatro Eretenio Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1913 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Ballo
in maschera (Riccardo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1913 Como Politeama Lariano Carmen
(Don Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1913 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Wally
(Hagenbach)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1914 Pisa Politeama Boheme (Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Parma Politeama Reinach
Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale
Pagliacci (Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Asti Teatro Alfieri Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1915 Napoli Teatro San Carlo
Traviata (Alfredo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1916 Amica Milano Teatro Dal Verme (Giorgio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1916 Vigevano Teatro Cagnoni Carmen
(Don Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1916 Casalmaggiore Teatro Sociale Rigoletto
(Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1916 Roma Teatro Adriano Rigoletto
(Duca)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Novara Teatro Coccia Cavalleria
Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Novara Teatro Coccia Pagliacci
(Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Genova Politeama Genovese Cavalleria
Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Genova Politeama Genovese Pagliacci
(Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Como Politeama Lariano Carmen
(Don Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Milano Teatro Lirico Carmen (Don Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Pagliacci
(Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Pagliacci
(Canio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1918 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Boheme
(Rodolfo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1918 Torino Politeama Chiarella Cavalleria
Rusticana (Turiddu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1919 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Carmen
(Don Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1922 Lodi Teatro Verdi Carmen (Don
Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1925 Torino Teatro Balbo Pagliacci (Tonio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1926 Bergamo Teatro Nuovo Pagliacci
(Tonio)</span></p><p></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-90478094697430515242021-05-31T08:52:00.007+04:002021-05-31T08:52:51.459+04:00Alexander Ilyich Mozzhukhin (Bass) (Village Sergievka, Saratov Province, Russian Empire August 11, 1878 (or March 11 (23), 1879) - AsnièreS-Sur-Seine, Near Paris July 1, 1952)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBL02iOd6NB2OVQkXAzg39Slr_NDmowaOTTmAAP_JHT2YBmf1X5Rpgd9WdSR90VETO7CAwGA0dgWOfAFNuV0Ve47hRZhQNhzG1lly5Hru924HvWiH2hu2jKs5mn-HqVJ5ji4ncoQhyphenhyphenfQ/s500/s-l500+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBL02iOd6NB2OVQkXAzg39Slr_NDmowaOTTmAAP_JHT2YBmf1X5Rpgd9WdSR90VETO7CAwGA0dgWOfAFNuV0Ve47hRZhQNhzG1lly5Hru924HvWiH2hu2jKs5mn-HqVJ5ji4ncoQhyphenhyphenfQ/s320/s-l500+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">He was Born into a
peasant family. He graduated from a theological school and a theological
seminary in Penza. In 1900 he entered the Moscow Philharmonic School of Music
and Drama, where he studied violin until 1903, teachers prof. M. I. Press and
V. Bezekirsky. For the last year and a half of his studies there, he
simultaneously took singing lessons from the singer prof. Y. Vishnevetskaya. Then
he began his artistic career, performing in 1903 in a charity performance on
the stage of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater as Ivan Susanin in "A Life for the
Tsar " by M. Glinka. In 1904 he performed in Penza on the stage of the
Summer Theater. Since that time, since 1904, he took part in concerts of the
Circle of Russian Music Lovers. He entered the vocal department at the Moscow
Conservatory (teacher M. Medvedev ). However, without completing his studies,
in 1905 he began performing in private opera houses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His career was
developed as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1906-1907 - M. K.
Maksakov's entreprise, on the stage of the Moscow Solodovnikov Theater.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1908, 1909 - in Kazan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Winter 1909-1910 - in
Saratov, Samara (as Boris Godunov); later he came on tour as part of the Yuzhin
enterprise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1909 - made his debut
as Melnik in A. Dargomyzhsky 's Rusalka at the Bolshoi Theater.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1910 - in Tiflis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1911-1914 or before
1921 - in St. Petersburg (Theater of Musical Drama). Since 1914 he
performed mainly as a chamber singer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1915-1920 - toured a
lot, sang in the troupe of the permanent opera house under the direction of D.
Kh. Yuzhin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In 1921 he organized
the Society of Chamber Music Lovers, where he taught.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1922-1923 - in
Moscow, Zimin's Opera.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1923 - in Petrograd
(People's House), Yekaterinburg.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">He performed a number
of concerts abroad together with the accompanist-wife of K. Carini:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">May - September
1923-1924 - a tour of Europe: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium,
France, England, Italy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">October 1923 - May
1924 - in America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1924-1925 - in China
(Shanghai) and Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1925 - in Tiflis and
Baku.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">From 1926 he lived
abroad, in exile, where he continued his musical activity, performing both in
opera performances and in concerts. Collaborated with the Russian émigré opera
troupe A. Tsereteli.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">He was buried in the
cemetery Cemetery Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His widow Cleo
Carini, returning to Russia from Paris, brought archival materials (over 5
thousand documents) and the singer's things, which are now kept in the Russian
State Archive of Literature and Art ( f. 2625), in the Bakhrushin Museum
(Moscow) and the Penza Regional Museum of Local Lore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-61068296548675047142021-05-31T08:50:00.001+04:002021-05-31T08:50:04.972+04:00Einar Nørby (Bass-Baritone) (Thisted, Denmark May 8, 1896 - Copenhagen, Denmark January 12, 1983)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqK9tc7YzpLa2oGd1Yzwe7CrGU7xh7hy70cJ49yFolfUxYm1iqENP9UmwtQX31FZz08i_3LJMx37dkDVbN97tCfe3GgvdRFi4bbsPN-9NjwoUYmpRX48ukwkU7_X6-r2rfhXgBTu2hwI/s500/s-l500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqK9tc7YzpLa2oGd1Yzwe7CrGU7xh7hy70cJ49yFolfUxYm1iqENP9UmwtQX31FZz08i_3LJMx37dkDVbN97tCfe3GgvdRFi4bbsPN-9NjwoUYmpRX48ukwkU7_X6-r2rfhXgBTu2hwI/s320/s-l500.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Originally he was
employed in the state telegraph service. His voice was noticed in an amateur
competition. Then he trained as a singer in the opera school of the Royal
Copenhagen Opera under Vilhelm Herold and Valdemar Lincke. He supplemented this
with studies with Albert Huberty in Paris. In 1928 he made his debut at the
Copenhagen Opera as Mephisto in Gounod's "Faust" and remained active
for a long time until 1969 at this largest Danish opera house. In almost 40
years he sang a multitude of very different roles. His repertoire included
Basilio in "Barbiere di Siviglia", Osmin in "Entführung aus dem
Serail", Sarastro in "Zauberflöte", Figaro in "Figaros
Hochzeit", Leporello in" Don Giovanni ", Salomon in "Saul
og David" and Henrik in "Maskarade" by C. Nielsen, Daland in
"Fliegende Holländer", Landgrave in "Tannhäuser", King
Heinrich in "Lohengrin", Pater Guardian in "La Forza del
Destino" and Porgy in" Porgy and Bess" by G. Gershwin. He has
made guest appearances in Hungary, France and the Scandinavian countries and
has been a successful concert and oratorio soloist, making recordings under the
labels of Columbia, HMV, Tono, Parlophon and Haydn Society. He also appeared on
the radio. He was a teacher at the Funen Music Conservatory and chairman of the
Music Students' Association (1956-1960). Married to the pianist Guldborg
Laursen (1903 - 2002). Father of the actress Ghita Nørby and opera singer Claus
Nørby. He became a Knight of Dannebrog in 1942.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-38940592710416835472021-05-31T08:45:00.002+04:002021-05-31T08:45:47.032+04:00Rudolf Krasa (Bass-Baritone) (Loket, Czech Republic 16. 1. 1859 – Berlin, Germany 24. 7. 1936)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F7vZIMJySqEEexdtmlBgx3GDstt_RY3aKJBUTHYE2Xv-_ymBVgngCunAZSuIcRKELACrSa1CinibNzwoiWy3DKtw649B7KC7xUOGJyblfAnfdUDIFBEGJGk-_crYLMEaIF2FKhrbk8I/s1113/s-l1600+%25285%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F7vZIMJySqEEexdtmlBgx3GDstt_RY3aKJBUTHYE2Xv-_ymBVgngCunAZSuIcRKELACrSa1CinibNzwoiWy3DKtw649B7KC7xUOGJyblfAnfdUDIFBEGJGk-_crYLMEaIF2FKhrbk8I/s320/s-l1600+%25285%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His voice was discovered when, after his service as an officer in the
Austrian artillery, he took part in a concert of the German students in
Prague. The Prague pedagogue A. Vogel took over his training, after which
he started his stage career at the Court theater of Gera (Thuringia). In
1886 he joined to the Berlin Court Opera, then he appeared at the City Theater
of St. Gallen, also sang at the Court Theaters of Neustrelitz and Darmstadt and
at the City Theater of Zurich. He remained a member of this opera house
for many years. He had a sensational successes as Beckmaesser in the
"Meistersingern" (1898) and as Alberich in the Nibelungenring (1899),
which then resulted in roles such as Biterolf in "Tannhäuser" and
Fasolt in "Rheingold". On December 13th, 1904 he appeared at the
Königliches Opernhaus in Berlin in the world premiere of Ruggero Leoncavallo's
opera "Der Roland von Berlin" and before that he sang in the world
premieres of three operas by Wilhelm Kienzl "Der Evangelimann" (May
4, 1895), "Don Quixote" (November 18, 1898 ) and "Heilmar, der
Narr" (January 28, 1902). In 1897 he participated also in the world
premiere of the opera "Enoch Arden" by Victor Hansmann, in 1899 in
the posthumous opera "Regina" by Albert Lortzing. After his
retirement (1927), he taught singing in Berlin.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-748136501230247042021-05-31T08:38:00.006+04:002021-05-31T08:38:51.187+04:00Hermann Gallos (Tenor) (Vienna, Austria 21 January 1886 – Vienna, Austria 20 February 1957)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KI5lBgTL8-fN9qWLXltJLEAp4It1nU7x-PaorOaPEy9iDoHMu5n11iDl11AzJpEGXpWqw8o5ghCh2mWKitj_g60Y8cZQaaVoyqfbICyNjEYHiLTlURmW4LPf3qAiHveFMB49nbksOao/s899/s-l1600+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KI5lBgTL8-fN9qWLXltJLEAp4It1nU7x-PaorOaPEy9iDoHMu5n11iDl11AzJpEGXpWqw8o5ghCh2mWKitj_g60Y8cZQaaVoyqfbICyNjEYHiLTlURmW4LPf3qAiHveFMB49nbksOao/s320/s-l1600+%25284%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">First he studied law
at the University of Vienna, but also took singing lessons at the Vienna
Conservatory with Philipp Forstén. He joined the Vienna Academic Choral
Society; His voice was discovered on a tour of this choir in North America. In
1915 he made his debut at the Vienna Court Opera; throughout his long career he
stayed at this opera house, which later became the State Opera. He was the
first tenor buffo at the Vienna Opera and was incredibly popular with opera
audiences in the Austrian metropolis. On October 4th, 1916, at the Vienna Court
Opera, he took part in the world premiere of the new adaptation of the opera
'Ariadne auf Naxos' by R. Strauss. As early as 1922 he sang the role of
Pedrillo in 'Entführung aus dem Serail' at the Salzburg Festival, and since
then he has participated in these festivals almost year after year until 1950;
here he appeared as Valzacchi in 'Rosenkavalier' (1929-1935, 1937-1939, 1941
and 1946), Pedrillo (1922, 1926, 1932), Jacquino in 'Fidelio' (1927-1929 and
1932-1933), Don Curzio in 'Figaros Hochzeit' (1925, 1927, 1930-1935, 1941),
Augustin Moser in 'Meistersingern' (1936-1938) and, as the last part in 1950,
the first prisoner in 'Fidelio'. In addition, he repeatedly appeared in the
Salzburg Mozart and church concerts. In 1928 he sang in a guest performance by
the Vienna Opera at the Grand Opéra in Paris. He was also a highly valued
concert and oratorio singer, especially in the context of the Salzburg
Festival. Almost until his death he appeared on the stage of the Vienna State
Opera and in the concert hall; Since 1937 he has been a professor at the Vienna
Music Academy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-78118349025079221942021-05-31T08:25:00.007+04:002021-05-31T08:27:03.778+04:00Max Meili (Tenor) (Winterthur, Switzerland 11 December 1899 - Zürich, Switzerland 17 March 1970)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8wiasRMTKyj5FFR5AakA87O95bjahu6HlEt9Ib0-VYxp5uutahxJI0bwh4QCiUhHBfIVlBadArM6pVLtDLc5fNz_ezpHD3-BbtAO5oPT-NLNOTwtno5l4j023GP0lvHNyqdwefxtS80/s922/s-l1600+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8wiasRMTKyj5FFR5AakA87O95bjahu6HlEt9Ib0-VYxp5uutahxJI0bwh4QCiUhHBfIVlBadArM6pVLtDLc5fNz_ezpHD3-BbtAO5oPT-NLNOTwtno5l4j023GP0lvHNyqdwefxtS80/s320/s-l1600+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">His voice was trained
by the famous Felix von Kraus in Munich. The artist was then able to
distinguish himself as a concert and oratorio singer, devoting himself
particularly to the interpretation of early music and the compositions of the
Baroque era. The taste of his presentation, the delicacy of the text handling
and the nuanced beauty of the voice were emphasized in his performances in his
Swiss homeland as well as in Germany, Austria, France and other countries. He
made great contributions as a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in
1933, with which he undertook extensive concert tours. Appreciated as a Bach
and Handel interpreter, at the same time an important educational activity. In
1955 he founded the Collegium Cantorum Turicense, which, under his leadership,
advocated the music of Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz on an international
level. He was considered a specialist in medieval vocal music, works by the Ars
nova, the troubadours, trouvères and the minstrels. As an opera singer he only appeared
occasionally. In 1936 and 1937 he appeared as a concert singer at the Salzburg
Festival, from 1932 to 1937 he made a guest appearance in Berlin, and in 1947
at the Openhaus in Zurich. On May 17, 1931 he took part in the world premiere
of the opera "Die Mutter" by A. Hába at the Gärtnerplatztheater in
Munich.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-30061089598128904542020-08-24T10:41:00.005+04:002020-08-24T10:47:03.832+04:00Maria Ivogün (Soprano) (Budapest, Hungary 18 November 1891 – Beatenberg, Switzerland 3 October 1987)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrqkggvz9ShVgo3feSTRGtIPnjwPbotjvcZQdYgKdHeAHcOG47-JsbXhrotId_cfmvfcFiwlXODHgrvOJ5-zMvgLro72snXq-qj2ZWs-ZQMptltG6Rbqd4cmV93mUcsGDsozm20vMr78/s711/Maria+Ivogun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrqkggvz9ShVgo3feSTRGtIPnjwPbotjvcZQdYgKdHeAHcOG47-JsbXhrotId_cfmvfcFiwlXODHgrvOJ5-zMvgLro72snXq-qj2ZWs-ZQMptltG6Rbqd4cmV93mUcsGDsozm20vMr78/s640/Maria+Ivogun.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Her real name Maria
Kempner was shortened to "Ivogün" after the maiden name of her
mother, the operetta singer I (da) vo (n) Gün (ther); her father, Pál Kempner,
was an Austro-Hungarian officer; she was not related to the soprano Mizzi
Günther, who created Lehár's "Lustige Witwe". She was trained by
Irene Schlemmer-Ambros in Vienna. Bruno Walter recognized her outstanding
talent and engaged her for his new workplace at the Court Opera in Munich. She
gave her debut in Munich in the role of Mimi in Puccini's "La
bohème". From 1913 to 1925 she worked as a highly valued prima donna at
the Court Opera in Munich; Here she sang the part of Ighino in the world
premiere of Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" on June 12th, 1917, and in
1918 the title role in "Das Christelflein" by the same composer in a
new version of the opera. In Munich she continued to work in the world
premieres of the operas "Der Ring des Polykrates" by Korngold (March
28, 1916) and "Die Vögel" (December 4, 1920) by Walter Braunfels. In
1916 and 1919 she made guest appearances at the Berlin Court Opera and the
Berlin State Opera, in 1917 at the Dresden Court Opera, in the 1916-1919 at the
City Theater of Zurich, in 1919 and 1932 at the City Theater of Basel. From
1921 to 1932 she was married to the tenor Karl Erb (1877-1958), and from 1933
to the pianist and song accompanist Michael Raucheisen (1889-1984). Since 1925
she has belonged to the ensemble of the Berliner Städtische Oper. She made
guest appearances at the Covent Garden Opera in London (1924 as Zerbinetta in
"Ariadne auf Naxos", one of her great creations, and as Gilda in
"Rigoletto", in 1927 as Konstanze in "Entführung aus dem
Serail") at La Scala in Milan, brilliant successes at the Vienna State
Opera and at the Berlin State Opera. In 1922 she undertook a very successful
concert tour through the USA, in 1923 she toured North America as a guest
artist with the German Opera Company; she was heard in New York as Frau Fluth
in Nicolai's "Lustige Weibern von Windsor". From 1922 to 1923 she sang
at the Chicago Opera and made guest appearances with their ensemble in 1926 at
the Metropolitan Opera in New York as Rosina in "Barbiere di
Siviglia". (However, she did not become a member of this House). At the
Salzburg Festival in 1925 and 1930 she was seen as Norina in "Don
Pasquale" as well as at recitals and concerts. As a concert singer she
also appeared in Budapest (1926, 1933), Paris (1931), Amsterdam (1932, 1933),
Oslo (1922), Copenhagen (1932) and in Spain. She was famous as an operetta
singer and as an interpreter of coloratura waltzes and canzons. When she made
her debut, she had decided to sing for twenty years and not a day longer, which
she then did. So she gave up her career in 1932, but sang Zerbinetta again in
Berlin in 1934. In 1948 she received a professorship at the Vienna Music
Academy, and in 1950 at the Berlin Music Academy. Her students included the
famous sopranos Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rita Streich, Renate Holm, Michi Tanaka
and Alexandra Trianti. She spent her twilight years in Beatenberg, where she
died very old.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-77827531930997519532020-08-18T12:19:00.000+04:002020-08-18T12:19:04.706+04:00Domenico Russo (Tenor) (Messina, Italy 11 March 1874 - USA 28 September 1932)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTbXOyaLBBFYr8jxAYOZHAw3q3kEMBtqM6VSkivPxIiu-Rksn2AUTh5CDixOjl-s2x61uT_HjzTsK-LejSsRcWIfAnp3PGtubN2L3cpCP1HKCzsLE69GMXoIMOwTc_GxRtxSblmTdjeo/s2048/Domenico+Russo+signed+photo+in+role+M8079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTbXOyaLBBFYr8jxAYOZHAw3q3kEMBtqM6VSkivPxIiu-Rksn2AUTh5CDixOjl-s2x61uT_HjzTsK-LejSsRcWIfAnp3PGtubN2L3cpCP1HKCzsLE69GMXoIMOwTc_GxRtxSblmTdjeo/s640/Domenico+Russo+signed+photo+in+role+M8079.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I wish to thank Nestor H. Masckauchan for providing me this rare photo</p><p>Please, visit his site <a href="https://www.taminoautographs.com/">https://www.taminoautographs.com</a> to buy autographs, fine prints and books</p>Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-86631739568681289102020-07-29T19:51:00.001+04:002020-07-29T19:51:06.696+04:00Teresa Di Leva (Soprano)<br />
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I wish to thank Jerry Carbone for providing informationAshot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-72569053746268849592020-07-29T19:40:00.002+04:002020-07-29T19:40:33.974+04:00Francesco Garguilo<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Born: Around 1858 (or
thereabouts) in Sorrento, Napoli, Campania, Italy (father listed as Antonio,
mother unknown) – he died in Sydney Australia in 1915 and at that time his
death certificate states he was Caretaker at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Sydney.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Married: Anne
Elizabeth ORPWOOD (she was English) in Vichy, Allier, Auvergne, France on 22
Nov 1882. She was described as an Actress (died in 1899 in Sydney Australia) on
her death certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The family story was
that either or both of them were opera singers – possibly performed or lived in
Scotland at some point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Francesco and Ann and
their first child - (Elanor Kate/Eleanor Kate) also known as Annie was born in
Mile End, Middlesex, England in 1884/1885 – the three of them emigrated to
Australia arriving in 1885.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Family story also
states that he was related (a cousin of some kind) of Antonietta Meneghel (Toti
Dal Monte). An Australian newspaper article notes that he sang at his
daughter’s (Marie Carmella) wedding in 1915 – from what I can gather only a few
days before his death. I cannot seem to find any other information as to
whether he sang (either professionally or as an amateur).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-87551102886432775092020-07-29T19:29:00.004+04:002020-07-29T19:30:09.243+04:00Eduard Habich (Baritone) (Kassel, Germany Sept. 3, 1880 - Berlin, Germany March 15, 1960)<br />
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Conservatory in Frankfurt a.M., where he was a student of Max Fleisch. He began
his stage career in the 1904-1905 season with an engagement by the City Theater
in Koblenz. In the 1905-1906 season he appeared at the Theater von Posen
(Poznan), from 1906 to 1907 he sang at the City Theater in Halle / Saale, in
the 1907-1910 season he performed at the Opera House in Düsseldorf and from
1910 to 1930 he was engaged by the Hofoper (since 1918 State Opera) in Berlin.
He was heard there, among others, in 1924 in the premiere of 'Die Zwingburg' by
E. Kr venek, in 1928 in the premiere of the opera 'Der singende Teufel' by
Franz Schreker. He gave numerous guest appearances, such as 1908 in Amsterdam
and Rotterdam, in 1929 and 1942 at the Sopot Festival (as Alberich and
Beckmesser), in 1930 and 1933 at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva (Alberich in ring
performances), in 1933 at the Stadttheater in Basel, in 1934 at the Théâtre de
la Monnaie in Brussels, in 1935 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, also in
1935 at the Monte Carlo Opera (again as Alberich). His stage roles included
Masetto in 'Don Giovanni', Figaro in 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Monterone in
'Rigoletto', Alfio in 'Cavalleria Rusticana', Colline in 'La Bohème', Escamillo
in 'Carmen', the Laërte in 'Mignon' and the Harlequin in 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by
R. Strauss. Alberich was considered to be his major role in the operas of the
Ring Cycle, which he also sang at the Bayreuth Festival (1911, 1912, 1914 and
1924-31), where he also appeared as Klingsor in 'Parsifal' and in 1912 and
1924-1927 as Kurwenal in 'Tristan und Isolde'. He also sang the part of Klingsor
in 1914 in the Berliner 'Parsifal' premiere. From 1924 to 1936 (and again 1938)
he was a regular guest at the Covent Garden Opera in London. In 1928 he appeared
in Amsterdam, in the 1930-1932 season sang at the Chicago Opera. In the 1935-1937
seasons he was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he made
his debut as father in 'Hansel and Gretel'. In 1939 he sang at the State
Theater of Kassel in the premiere of the opera 'Elisabeth von England' by Paul
von Klenau. In 1944 he was still a guest at the theater in his hometown Kassel
as Bartolo in 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'. After completing his long career, he taught
singing in Berlin. Married to the singer Mathilde Schrecker, who was engaged in
Koblenz, Krefeld and Düsseldorf.</span></div>
Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-8609497102837938952020-07-17T16:18:00.001+04:002020-07-17T16:18:12.738+04:00ITALIAN TENOR GUIDO CICCOLINI<br />
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Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-23058691682869846162020-07-04T22:42:00.002+04:002020-07-04T22:42:47.672+04:00Enrico Nani (Baritone) (Parma 1873 - Rome 1940)<br />
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I wish to thank Jose Almeida for providing me photo of Enrico NaniAshot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-10602720198364353502020-07-01T19:07:00.001+04:002020-07-01T19:12:10.242+04:00Mary C. Carbone (aka Marie Montain) “She Lived for Her Music”<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mary C. Carbone was born in the Wyoming mining
coal-camp of Carneyville, Wyo. on 19 January 1914 to the parents, Rosa
(Montegna) Carbone and Francisco Carbone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mary studied violin and chorus at Sheridan
(Wyoming) High School, and in April 1930 won the state high school championship
for violin. In 1932 she and her mother set sail for Naples, Italy, where she
undertook study for three years at the Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a
Majella. She studied there under Signora Giuseppina de Rogatis, director of the
Neapolitan Quartet and Trio; Signora Rachele Maragalino Mori,
director of the singing school at Consevatory in Naples;
pianist, Benedetto Rizzo; and Ottilia Haffeli,
composer and music critic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">She concentrated on voice and after she returned
to New York City in late 1935, she sang with the J.J. Schubert Operettas.
Eventually during the war years, beginning in 1943, she went on tour with the
Philadelphia Opera Company, whose primary mission was to bring opera to the
mid- sized and smaller cities in the U.S. and Canada to be sung in
English. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">She performed as Adele in Mozart’s “Die
Fledermaus (English)”and Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia (English), as
well as other roles, including, Violetta in La Traviata; Micaela in
Carmen; Nedda in Pagliacci; Mimi and Musetta in La Boheme; Marguerite in
Faust; Norina in Don Pasquale; Gretel (The Dew Fairy & Sandman
arias); and Gilda in Rigoletto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California, and continued singing radio concerts and likely did teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">By 1975 she retired to her hometown, Sheridan,
Wyoming. She passed away on 31 May 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I wish to thank Jerry Carbone for providing me
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Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-31825439983756830032020-06-22T22:23:00.001+04:002020-07-03T18:19:24.541+04:00Sara Melita (Soprano)<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She came from
Trecastle (South Wales).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her real name
was Sara Davies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[ Davies is a very
common family name in Wales. ]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From the BBC
Archives:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the soprano at the
Weds 25 Sep 1912 Queen's Hall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>"Proms"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SARA MELITA, RINALDO
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Advert in “The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stars and Stripes”,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>France<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A review<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>July 28th, 1923 relating to the "Welsh concert at Queen's Hall,
London, on Wednesday evening" reports:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"Miss Sara
Melita has clearly under-gone a long and careful training ; she showed an
astonishing mastery of technique, especially in the difficult aria of Verdi's,
" Ah ! Fors e lui,"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[Other artistes were
Miss Elsie Owen (violin), Walter Glynne (tenor) ]</span></div>
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</span>(Davies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost certainly no
relation to Sara )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[ Conductor, Henry
Wood; Robert Burnett, base-baritone; The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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('Fingal's Cave')<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Benjamin Dale:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Concertstück<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(premiere)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Charles‐François
Gounod:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Le Vallon (arr. Henry
Wood)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mozart:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Symphony No 39 in E flat
major, K543<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cowen:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 English Dances in the Olden
Style Set 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bishop:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Comedy of Errors:
"Lo! Here the Gentle Lark"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sir Arthur
Somervell:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maud. No. 4 O let
the solid ground<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Proms premiere)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maud. No. 5
Birds in the high hall garden (Proms premiere)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I wish to thank Trevor
Davies for providing me information <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-44793870742252254362020-06-22T22:20:00.001+04:002020-06-22T22:20:19.642+04:00Charles Moorhouse (Baritone)<br />
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<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-58492521289400453652020-06-22T10:50:00.003+04:002020-06-22T10:52:53.633+04:00Dan Beddoe (Dan Theophilus Beddoe) (Tenor) (Aberdare, Wales, UK March 16th 1863 - New York, USA December 1937)<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He won a gold medal
in a singing competition in Wales (1882). He emigrated to North America and
studied singing first in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, then in New York. After an
unsuccessful concert tour in England, he sang in New York churches. In 1903 he
made his official debut as an oratorio singer. In 1904 Walter Damrosch selected
him for a concert performance of ‘’Parsifal’’. In 1910 he was celebrated at the
Cincinnati Festival, where he also achieved great success in 1914, 1920, 1925
and 1927. In 1925 he sang the tenor solo in Mendelssohn's ‘’Elias’’ with great
success in New York. From 1925 to 1929 and still in 1934 (71 years old) he was
admired in New York at performances of the Messiah by Handel. In 1911 he came
to England and sang at the London Crystal Palace at the celebrations for the
coronation of George V in Handel's ‘’Messiah’’ and Mendelssohn's ‘’Elias’’. He
was considered one of the most important oratorio singers of his era. Enrico
Caruso attended his concerts in New York because he admired his incomparable
messa-di-voce technique. </span>He didn't appear on stage.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-18271751954290045022020-05-28T20:57:00.000+04:002020-05-28T21:00:49.032+04:00Licinio Francardi (Tenor) (Pitigliano December 13, 1920 – Roma March 31, 1994)<br />
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four children, who was born into a family of barber. In 1939 he began his
education at the school of Manfredo Polverosi, an excellent tenor and, at the
time, director of the Experimental School of Singing and Dance at the Teatro
dell'Opera in Roma and later with Beniamino Gigli, who was an enthusiastic
about his vocal qualities and became his protector and friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1948 he was presented by Gigli himself on
the radio with this statement: "authentic golden voice, a voice where you
hear not only a beautiful sound but, above all, a soul". In 1949 he took
part in "Viotti" International Singing Competition and was the
winner. On 11 August 1949 he made his debut as Elvino in "Sonnambula"
by Vincenzo Bellini at the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto and on
November 3 at the Teatro “Morlacchi” in Perugia as Nemorino in G. Donizetti’s
"Elisir d'amore". In 1950 he won the International Singing
Competition in Spoleto. Then he appeared in "Sonnambula" and
"Puritani" at the major Roman theaters: Teatro dell’Opera, Teatro
Argentina, Teatro Costanzi, sharing the scene with singers of the first orders
such as the bass Boris Christoff and the soprano Margherita Carosio under the
direction of Vincenzo Bellezza and Gianandrea Gavazzeni. He added to his repertoire
also "Favorita", "Werther", "Manon Lescaut",
"Boheme", "Tosca" and "Il Signor Bruschino" by G.
Rossini. In 1953, still on the recommendation of Beniamino Gigli, he signed the
contract with CETRA for the recording of operatic arias with the Lyric Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Basile. In the 1950-1954 seasons he appeared at the Teatro
dell'Opera in Roma, at the Teatro “Pergolesi” in Jesi and other minor
performances as well as concerts for various institutions including National
Academy of Santa Cecilia in Roma. At the same time and until 1957 he
participated in the radio lyric seasons of RAI ("Monte Ivnor" by L.
Rocca, "Morte dell'Aria" by Goffredo Petrassi, "Luisa" by
Gustave Charpentier, "Antigone" by Lino Liviabella, " From the
House of the Dead " by Leos Janacek). Starting in the 60s, he decided to
devote himself almost entirely to teaching. From 1973 to 1982 he taught singing
in Tampere (Finland). In 1975 he was invited again as vocal pedagogue at the
Tokyo College of Music and at the Showa College of Music in Tokyo (Japan). In
1978, at the height of his artistic maturity, his last solo concert was held at
Tokyo's Aoyama Tower Hall. On October 1, 1988 he received In Roma, along with
other famous Italian opera singers, the award organized by the OIPEC
(International Organization for Economic and Cultural Programming) -
"Targa d'Oro - Tribute to Beniamino Gigli" at the Sala Borromini and
on January 21, 1989 the "Tito Schipa" award (OIPEC) at the Sala della
Protomoteca in Campidoglio. He died suddenly in Roma on March 31, 1994.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-38769078113576357572020-05-28T20:54:00.004+04:002020-05-28T20:54:58.390+04:00Ermanno Lorenzi (Tenor)<br />
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appearances at the Vienna State Opera, at the Teatro alla Scala and sang in
many other major Italian opera houses and also at the Metropolitan in New York.
Here he made hius debut as Cassio in ‘’Otello’’. He was famous as an
interpreter of comprimario roles and appeared in parts such as Goro in ‘’Madama
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<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-13005812821749308832020-05-28T18:05:00.002+04:002020-05-28T18:06:21.192+04:00Miroslav Staryckyj (Tenor) (also known as Miroslav Grygorovich Skala-sStaryckyj; alias Miro Skala) (Skala-Podilska, now Borshchiv district of Ternopil region, Ukraine June 13, 1909 - Epine, Suburb of Paris, France February 17, 1969)<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He studied in high
schools in the cities of Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk) and Lviv. Then he
graduated from the Higher Music Institute. M. Lysenko (1939) and the Ukrainian
State Conservatory (1941) in Lviv and the Vienna Music Academy (1942). He
worked as a soloist at the Ukrainian National Theater named after Ivan
Tobilevich, from 1939 to 1941 he was a soloist of the Lviv Radio. He performed
his first roles at the Lviv Opera House. He appeared in the cities of Lviv
(1941-1942), Kaiserslautern (1943-1944), Vienna (Folksoper, 1945-1947), Madrid
(1948), Barcelona (Gran teatro del Liceo, 1948-1949), Paris (Opera Comique,
1949), Lille (1949), Bordeaux (1949, 1950), Zurich (1950), Brussels (Theater
Royal de La Monnaie, 1953-1963), San Francisco (1959). From 1940 to 1960 he
appeared in solo concerts in Berlin, Munich, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg,
Innsbruck, Paris, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago),
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edinburgh, Leicester,
London, Manchester, Nottingham, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In 1963 he
organized his own music and drama studio, where he taught singing to
Ukrainians. He is active in the public-art life of Ukrainian emigration.
Miroslav Staryckyj was married to soprano Eugene Lasovskaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Ashot Arakelyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334729826165373343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282847728370844417.post-69956261607369096582020-05-16T12:27:00.000+04:002020-05-16T12:32:59.545+04:00Johanna Gadski (Soprano) (Anklam, Prussia 15 June 1872 – Berlin, Germany 22 February 1932)<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Johanna Emilia Agnes Gadski. She was blessed with
a secure, powerful, ringing voice, fine musicianship and an excellent
technique. These attributes enabled her to enjoy a top-flight career in New
York City and London, performing heavy dramatic roles in the German and Italian
repertoires. She made her debut at the Kroll Opera in Berlin (1894), Covent
Garden (1898), Metropolitan Opera (1900), Munich (1905), Salzburg (1917);
became leader of Wagnerian touring company (1920s). Johanna Gadski was one of
the first Victor Red Seal artists and made almost 100 recordings during her
career. Singing in Germany between 1889 and 1895, she debuted at age 17 in
Lortzing's Undine at the Kroll Opera in Berlin. When she joined New York's
Metropolitan Opera in 1900, she became one of the company's leading Wagnerian
sopranos although she performed Mozart and Mahler ably as well. Also a
recitalist, Gadski was one of the few to include songs by American composers on
her program. An extremely popular recitalist, Gadski was much loved by
audiences but fared less well with critics who complained that her pitch
varied, her interpretation was flawed, and that she had a limited emotional
range. Numerous recordings, however, demonstrate that she had a large voice
with a pure tone. Her recordings, in fact, are considered classics. Gadski was
forced to discontinue her American career during World War I due to anti-German
sentiment, but she returned as a popular performer after the Armistice. She
formed her own Wagnerian touring company in the 1920s which performed in Europe
and the United States. Johanna Gadski died in an auto accident on February 22,
1932. Records kept her voice alive, giving Gadski a much deserved
reputation—far greater than the one she enjoyed in her lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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