BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 1 CDR

 

ROBERT RADFORD (NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, 13 MAY, 1874 – LONDON, ENGLAND, 3 MARCH, 1933)

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Albert Randegger, Battison Haynes, and Frederick King, and made his concert debut at the Norwich Music Festival in 1899. In 1904, he made his stage debut at Covent Garden in London as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni under Hans Richter. He was engaged again for Richter’s Ring Cycle in 1908, performing the roles of Fasolt in Das Rheingold, Hunding in Die Walküre, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung. In 1909, he sang in the premiere of the opera The Angelus by Naylor. In 1910, he appeared in the English premiere of d’Albert’s Tiefland. That same year, he performed at His Majesty’s Theatre in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including the role of Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. During the 1911-1919 seasons, he was engaged as the principal bass by the Beecham Opera Company, with one of his best roles being Boris Godunov. In 1921, he was one of the founders of the British National Opera Company, where he also took over management. In 1929, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His daughter, Winifred Radford (1901-1993), sang at prestigious venues such as the Glyndebourne Festival.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 London Covent Garden Don Giovanni (Commendatore)

1908 London Covent Garden Das Rheingold (Fasolt)

1908 London Covent Garden Die Walküre (Hunding)

1908 London Covent Garden Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1910 London His Majesty’s Theatre Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Osmin)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Acis and Galatea (Händel) I rage, I melt, I burn… O ruddier the the X-3-42933 y21061e Zonophone, Hayes 1918-03-26
2. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) My power is absolute  D115 Ho3086af HMV, London 1918-02-20
3. Coffee and Cupid (Bach, arr Terry) All one gets from plaguey daughters E431 (6-2537) HMV, Hayes 1925-12-04
4. Coffee and Cupid (Bach, arr Terry) Maidens are all stubborn creatures E431 (6-2529) HMV, Hayes 1925-12-04
5. Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) Ah, my pretty brace of fellows 02804 Ho3089af HMV, London 1918-02-20
6. Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) When a maiden takes your fancy D114 02819 HMV, London 1918-02-20
7. Faust (Gounod) Be mine the delight (w. Hyde) 04308, D585 HMV, London 1920-04-19
8. Faust (Gounod) The Calf of Gold X-3-42127 ak18124e Zonophone, Hayes 1914-07-15
9. Geneviève de Brabant (Offenbach) We’ll run ’em in (w. Harrison) 4483 8862e Gramophone, London 1908-08
10. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Gunther and Gutrune welcome Siegfried (w. B Jones & T Davies) D704 (3-0861) HMV, London 1923-04-26
11. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Hagen meditates revenge D704 (3-0857) HMV, London 1922-06-29
12. Had a horse (Hungarian folk song, arr Korbay)… In sheltered vale (Gluck, arr Alquen) E351 (5-2989), E388 (6-2185) HMV, London 1924-05-26
13. I would I were a King (Sullivan) X-3-42990 y21062e Zonophone, Hayes 1918-03-26
14. In cellar cool (Fischer) 3-2907x Ho1467ab HMV, London 1915-05-06
15. Israel in Egypt (Händel) The Lord is a Man of war with Peter Dawson D967 (04386) HMV, London 1925-01-05 (ac)
16. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Disdain not the Master’s ways (w. chorus Trenton, Coltham, Glynne, Hubbard, Halland, B Jones, Furmedge & Peel) D758 (3-0942) HMV, London 1922-12-18
17. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Pognor extols the art of singing – Then hear me D747 (3-0919) HMV, London 1923-08-27
18. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Quintet of Sachs and the lovers (w. Austral, Walker, Davies & Mummery) D756 (3-0937) HMV, London 1923-07-18\

BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 1 CDR

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BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 2 CDR

 

ROBERT RADFORD (NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, 13 MAY, 1874 – LONDON, ENGLAND, 3 MARCH, 1933)

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Albert Randegger, Battison Haynes, and Frederick King, and made his concert debut at the Norwich Music Festival in 1899. In 1904, he made his stage debut at Covent Garden in London as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni under Hans Richter. He was engaged again for Richter’s Ring Cycle in 1908, performing the roles of Fasolt in Das Rheingold, Hunding in Die Walküre, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung. In 1909, he sang in the premiere of the opera The Angelus by Naylor. In 1910, he appeared in the English premiere of d’Albert’s Tiefland. That same year, he performed at His Majesty’s Theatre in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including the role of Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. During the 1911-1919 seasons, he was engaged as the principal bass by the Beecham Opera Company, with one of his best roles being Boris Godunov. In 1921, he was one of the founders of the British National Opera Company, where he also took over management. In 1929, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His daughter, Winifred Radford (1901-1993), sang at prestigious venues such as the Glyndebourne Festival.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 London Covent Garden Don Giovanni (Commendatore)

1908 London Covent Garden Das Rheingold (Fasolt)

1908 London Covent Garden Die Walküre (Hunding)

1908 London Covent Garden Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1910 London His Majesty’s Theatre Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Osmin)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) The scent of the elder blossoms inspires Sachs D750 (3-0925) HMV, London 1923-07-11
2. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Walther confesses Nature his only teacher (w. Davies & Michael) D747 (3-0920) HMV, London 1923-07-16
3. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Walther tells Sachs of the song he dreamt (w. Davies) D753 (3-0932) HMV, London 1923-08-27
4. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Walther’s song (w. T Davies & W Michael) D748 (3-0922) HMV, London 1923-07-18
5. Messiah (Händel) Why do the nations D1213 (2-02162) HMV, Hayes 1926-01-15
6. Parsifal (Wagner) Gurnemanz leads Parsifal to Montsalvat (Vom Bade kehrt) with Widdop D1027 (4-0720) HMV, London 1925-07-31
7. Parsifal (Wagner) Gurnemanz reproaches Parsifal (Unerhörtes Werk! Du konntest morden) with Baker TRC with Widdop D1026 (4-0719) HMV, London 1925-07-31
8. Parsifal (Wagner) The Grail scene, pt 3 with Walker D1029 (4-0725) HMV, London 1925-07-31
9. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Vulcan’s song X-3-42126 ak 18121e Zonophone, Hayes 1914-07-15
10. Queen of the night (Smart) (w. Thornton) 04131 ac7254f HMV, London 1913-03-28
11. Reine de Saba (Gounod) She alone charmeth my sadness (Sous les pieds) 02294x Cc3146 HMV, London 1923-06-25
12. Rheingold (Wagner) Alberich steals the gold (w. B Jones, Furmedge & Trenton) D677 (3-0814) HMV, London 1922-12-18
13. Rheingold (Wagner) The capture of Alberich & Closing, scene 3 (w. Furmedge) D677 (3-0815) HMV, London 1922-12-18
14. Rocked in the cradle of the deep (Knight) 3-2788  8928b G&T, London 1906-09-11
15. Samson (Händel) Honour and arms 02209 3411f Gramophone, London 1909-07-02
16. Schöpfung (Haydn) Rolling in foaming billows X-3-42955 Zonophone, Hayes 1918-02-21
17. Shipmates o’mine (Sanderson) 4-2494 Bb583 HMV, London 1921-10-24
18. Simon the Cellarer (Hatton) 3-2934 6655e G&T, London 1907-09

BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 2 CDR

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BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 3 CDR

 

ROBERT RADFORD (NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, 13 MAY, 1874 – LONDON, ENGLAND, 3 MARCH, 1933)

He studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Albert Randegger, Battison Haynes, and Frederick King, and made his concert debut at the Norwich Music Festival in 1899. In 1904, he made his stage debut at Covent Garden in London as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni under Hans Richter. He was engaged again for Richter’s Ring Cycle in 1908, performing the roles of Fasolt in Das Rheingold, Hunding in Die Walküre, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung. In 1909, he sang in the premiere of the opera The Angelus by Naylor. In 1910, he appeared in the English premiere of d’Albert’s Tiefland. That same year, he performed at His Majesty’s Theatre in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including the role of Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. During the 1911-1919 seasons, he was engaged as the principal bass by the Beecham Opera Company, with one of his best roles being Boris Godunov. In 1921, he was one of the founders of the British National Opera Company, where he also took over management. In 1929, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His daughter, Winifred Radford (1901-1993), sang at prestigious venues such as the Glyndebourne Festival.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 London Covent Garden Don Giovanni (Commendatore)

1908 London Covent Garden Das Rheingold (Fasolt)

1908 London Covent Garden Die Walküre (Hunding)

1908 London Covent Garden Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1910 London His Majesty’s Theatre Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Osmin)

 

 

TRACKLIST

1. The mill wheel (trad) E472 (6-2780) HMV, London 1927-04-26
2. The palms (Faure) (w. Westminster Cathedral Choir) 02451, D270 HMV, London 1913-01-29
3. The Sergeant’s song (Holst) E472 (6-2781) HMV, London 1927-04-26
4. The Tempest (Purcell) Arise ye subterranean winds D530 Ho4642-2af HMV, London 1920-11-23
5. Walküre (Wagner) Brünnhilde’s battle cry with Austral D680 (3-0819) HMV, London 1922-12-08
6. Walküre (Wagner) Wotan warns Brünnhilde not to disobey with Austral D680 (3-0820) HMV, London 1922-12-11
7. When hands meet (Pinsuti) (w. Allen, Thornton & Harrison) 04096, D299 HMV, London 1911-09-20
8. Zauberflöte (Mozart) O Isis and Osiris 4-2781 Ho2862ab HMV, London 1916-06-13
9. Zauberflöte (Mozart) O Isis and Osiris X-3-42484 Ho1157b Zonophone, London 1915-02-15
10. The Army and the Navy (Cooke) (w. Harrison) 04048 3589f Gramophone, London 1909-08-05
11. The call to arms (Thompson) 4-2508 ak18298e HMV, Hayes 1914-10-01
12. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs gives Eva and Walther his blessing (w. Austral) D755 (3-0936) HMV, London 1923-07-23
13. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs laments the folly of mankind D753 (3-0931) HMV, London 1923-07-18
14. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs recognises Eva’s love for Walther (w. Austral & Davies) D755 (3-0935) HMV, London 1923-09-15
15. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) The apprentices celebrate mid-summer day (w. chorus Austral, Davies & Coltham) D749 (3-0924) HMV, London 1923-05-08
16. Son and Stranger (Mendelssohn) I’m a roamer 25488 Columbia, London 1904 (Spring)
17. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O Star of Eve X-3-42483 Zonophone, London 1915-04-13

BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 3 CDR

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GERMAN SOPRANO EVA VON DER OSTEN (1881-1936) VOL. 1 CDR

 

EVA HELGA BERTHA VON DER OSTEN (HELGOLAND, 19 AUGUST 1881 – DRESDEN, 5 MAY, 1936)

 

 

 

 

Her parents were the actors Emil von der Osten (1847-1905) and Rosa von der Osten-Hildebrandt (1850-1911); her sister, Vally von der Osten (1882-1923), became a well-known soprano. She married the tenor Fritz Windgassen (1883-1963) and was the mother of the famous Wagner tenor Wolfgang Windgassen (1914-74). Eva von der Osten initially wanted to be a pianist but was then trained as a singer by August Iffert in Dresden. She made her debut in 1902 at the Dresden Court Opera as the Page Urbain in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots and remained a member of the company until the end of her career. In 1903, she participated in the premiere of Leo Blech’s Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind in Dresden.

After initially singing smaller roles, she garnered significant attention in 1908 for her portrayal of Tatjana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in Dresden. She soon became one of the most popular artists at the Dresden Opera; her husband, the baritone Friedrich Plaschke (1875-1952), was also engaged there. On January 26, 1911, she sang Octavian in the brilliant premiere of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier in Dresden, reprising the role later that year in the Dutch premiere in The Hague and at several German theaters. In 1913, she performed it at Covent Garden in London.

In 1916, she participated in the premiere of J. Bittner’s Höllisch Gold at the Dresden Court Opera, followed by the 1918 premiere of Franz Schreker’s Der ferne Klang and the 1920 premiere of Paul Graener’s Schirin und Gertraude. Richard Strauss himself praised her portrayal of the Dyer’s Wife in the Dresden premiere of his opera Die Frau ohne Schatten as “magnificent.”

From 1906 onwards, she was a regular guest at the Komische Oper in Berlin. In both Dresden and Berlin, she created the title role in the premiere of Leoncavallo’s Zazà during the 1908-09 season and sang Blanchefleur in Wilhelm Kienzl’s Der Kuhreigen in the 1912-13 season. She appeared as a guest at the Berlin Court Opera (1902, 1907), the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels (1913, 1914), and the Boston Opera (1912-13).

In 1914, she sang Isolde in Tristan und Isolde at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and Brünnhilde in Die Walküre at the Amsterdam Wagner Society. She also portrayed Kundry in the English premiere of Parsifal at Covent Garden in 1914, and in 1913, she sang Ariadne in the English premiere of Ariadne auf Naxos at His Majesty’s Theatre in London under Sir Thomas Beecham.

In 1923-24, she and her husband were members of the German Opera Company, touring North America, where she enjoyed great success in the roles of Isolde and Sieglinde in Die Walküre. In 1926, she took part in the premiere of Alfred Schattmann’s The Monk’s Wedding at the Dresden Opera.

She left the stage in 1930, performing Brünnhilde in Die Walküre in Dresden, while Friedrich Plaschke sang Wotan. Despite retiring from singing, she continued working as a director at the Dresden State Opera. In 1933, she directed the premiere of Richard Strauss’s Arabella. Unfortunately, shortly after this premiere, she suffered a stroke that left her with extensive paralysis.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Zu dir führt mich, pt 1 (w. Plaschke) 044147 438m Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
2. Aida (Verdi) Zu dir führt mich, pt 2 (w. Plaschke) 044148 439m Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
3. Boccaccio (Suppé) Mia bella Fiorentina (w. Nast) 13932 15700b Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-25
4. Carmen (Bizet) Draussen am Wall (Seguidilla) 14001 10135L Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
5. Carmen (Bizet) Ja, die Liebe (Habanera) 14001 10137L Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
6. Carmen (Bizet) Ja, die Liebe (Habanera) 43681 176r G&T, Berlin 1905
7. Der Rosenkavalier Ist ein Traum, Schluss-Duett R Strauss with Minnie Nast Gramophone 044183 2304c 25-8-11
8. Kuhreigen (Kienzl) Ein Tanz war mein Leben (w. Frederich) 044211 238al Gramophone, 1912-09-16
9. Kuhreigen (Kienzl) Er kriegt ein rotes Kamisol 2-43408 1450½ak Gramophone, 1912-09-16
10. Kuhreigen Gesang des Primus Thaller, 1 Akt – Sie müsste sein, wie eine Fee Kienzl 4-42513 1416ak Gramophone 12- 9-12
11. Kuhreigen Wie elend wär’s, Soldat zu sein, Trinklied; Wenn Doris meine Schäf’rin wär’ 1 Akt Kienzl Gramophone 042355 232AL 12- 9-12
12. Lohengrin (Wagner) Einsam in trüben Tagen 043196 2295c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-24
13. Lohengrin (Wagner) Euch Lüften 043197 2296c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-24
14. Mignon (Thomas) Dort bei ihm ist sie jetzt 043135, 441m Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
15. Mignon (Thomas) Dort bei ihm ist sie jetzt 0943047 441m Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10

GERMAN SOPRANO EVA VON DER OSTEN (1881-1936) VOL. 1 CDR

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GERMAN SOPRANO EVA VON DER OSTEN (1881-1936) VOL. 2 CDR

 

EVA HELGA BERTHA VON DER OSTEN (HELGOLAND, 19 AUGUST, 1881 – DRESDEN, 5 MAY, 1936)

 

 

 

Her parents were the actors Emil von der Osten (1847-1905) and Rosa von der Osten-Hildebrandt (1850-1911); her sister, Vally von der Osten (1882-1923), became a well-known soprano. She married the tenor Fritz Windgassen (1883-1963) and was the mother of the famous Wagner tenor Wolfgang Windgassen (1914-74). Eva von der Osten initially wanted to be a pianist but was then trained as a singer by August Iffert in Dresden. She made her debut in 1902 at the Dresden Court Opera as the Page Urbain in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots and remained a member of the company until the end of her career. In 1903, she participated in the premiere of Leo Blech’s Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind in Dresden.

After initially singing smaller roles, she garnered significant attention in 1908 for her portrayal of Tatjana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in Dresden. She soon became one of the most popular artists at the Dresden Opera; her husband, the baritone Friedrich Plaschke (1875-1952), was also engaged there. On January 26, 1911, she sang Octavian in the brilliant premiere of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier in Dresden, reprising the role later that year in the Dutch premiere in The Hague and at several German theaters. In 1913, she performed it at Covent Garden in London.

In 1916, she participated in the premiere of J. Bittner’s Höllisch Gold at the Dresden Court Opera, followed by the 1918 premiere of Franz Schreker’s Der ferne Klang and the 1920 premiere of Paul Graener’s Schirin und Gertraude. Richard Strauss himself praised her portrayal of the Dyer’s Wife in the Dresden premiere of his opera Die Frau ohne Schatten as “magnificent.”

From 1906 onwards, she was a regular guest at the Komische Oper in Berlin. In both Dresden and Berlin, she created the title role in the premiere of Leoncavallo’s Zazà during the 1908-09 season and sang Blanchefleur in Wilhelm Kienzl’s Der Kuhreigen in the 1912-13 season. She appeared as a guest at the Berlin Court Opera (1902, 1907), the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels (1913, 1914), and the Boston Opera (1912-13).

In 1914, she sang Isolde in Tristan und Isolde at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and Brünnhilde in Die Walküre at the Amsterdam Wagner Society. She also portrayed Kundry in the English premiere of Parsifal at Covent Garden in 1914, and in 1913, she sang Ariadne in the English premiere of Ariadne auf Naxos at His Majesty’s Theatre in London under Sir Thomas Beecham.

In 1923-24, she and her husband were members of the German Opera Company, touring North America, where she enjoyed great success in the roles of Isolde and Sieglinde in Die Walküre. In 1926, she took part in the premiere of Alfred Schattmann’s The Monk’s Wedding at the Dresden Opera.

She left the stage in 1930, performing Brünnhilde in Die Walküre in Dresden, while Friedrich Plaschke sang Wotan. Despite retiring from singing, she continued working as a director at the Dresden State Opera. In 1933, she directed the premiere of Richard Strauss’s Arabella. Unfortunately, shortly after this premiere, she suffered a stroke that left her with extensive paralysis.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Mignon (Thomas) Kennst du das Land 2-43390 10136L  Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
2. Mignon (Thomas) Schwalbenduett (w. Plaschke) 044149 440m Gramophone, Dresden 1909-10
3. Mignon (Thomas) Schwalbenduett (w. Plaschke) 0944059 353ac Gramophone, Berlin 1909-12-17
4. Mignon (Thomas) Styrienne 43682 177r G&T, Berlin 1905
5. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Hab’ mir’s gelobt (w. Nast & Siems) 80064 xxB5403 Odeon, Berlin 1911-05
6. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Ist ein Traum (w. Nast) 044183 2304c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-25
7. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Ist ein Traum (w. Nast) 044183, 2304c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-25
8. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Ist ein Traum (w. Nast) 80065 xxB5404 Odeon, Berlin 1911-05
9. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (w. Nast) 80066, xxB5405 Odeon, Berlin 1911-05
10. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Mit ihrem Augen voll Tränen (w. Nast) 044184 2305½c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-25
11. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Mit ihren Augen voll Tränen (w. Nast) 80067, xxB5406 Odeon, Berlin 1911-05
12. Tosca (Puccini) Ach, die Augen (w. Marak) 044193 2297c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-24
13. Tosca (Puccini) Nur deinetwegen wollt’ ich noch nicht sterben (w. Marak) 044194 2298c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-24
14. Zazà (Leoncavallo) Geh’, schilt mich nicht die Mutter 2-43197 5086½r Gramophone, Dresden 1908-08
15. Zazà (Leoncavallo) Was wird Milio aus mir 2-43198 5087r Gramophone, Dresden 1908-08

GERMAN SOPRANO EVA VON DER OSTEN (1881-1936) VOL. 2 CDR

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FRENCH BARITONE GUSTAVE HUBERDEAU (1874-1945) CDR

 

GUSTAVE HUBERDEAU (PARIS, FRANCE, 10 MAY, 1874 – BRAIN-SUR-L’AUTHION, FRANCE, 31 MAY, 1945)

 

 

 

He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut in 1898 at the Paris Opéra-Comique. On February 2, 1900, he appeared there in the premiere of Louise by Gustave Charpentier, on April 11, 1900, in Le Juif polonais by Camille Erlanger, on November 20, 1901, in Grisélidis by Massenet, on July 16, 1902, in La Carmélite by Reynaldo Hahn, and on March 16, 1904, in La fille de Roland by Henri Rabaud. Until 1908, he was a member of the ensemble at the Opéra-Comique.

From 1908 to 1911, he achieved significant success at the Manhattan Opera House in New York. In the 1919-1920 season, he was heard at the Beecham Opera in London, performing as Méphistophélès in Faust, Ramfis in Aida, Colline in La Bohème, and, in 1919, as Il Cieco in the English premiere of Pietro Mascagni’s Iris. During the 1920s, he made guest appearances in Nice, Monte Carlo, Vichy, Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam, where he performed the role of Arkel in the Dutch premiere of Claude Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande (1924). He also sang the role of Zuniga in Carmen and performed in concerts.

In addition to his operatic career, he appeared in several silent and sound films in character roles.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

1. Barbe-Bleue Le Theatre de Bob et Bobette (d’apres Perrault) Acte I – Le Depart (Zimmermann) with S. Feyrou Columbia DF 689 WL 3277

2. Barbe-Bleue Le Theatre de Bob et Bobette (d’apres Perrault) Acte II – Le Retsur (Zimmermann) with S. Feyrou Columbia DF 689 WL 3279

3. Elégie (Massenet) 59076 Pathé, New York 1919

4. Faust (Gounod) Scene de l’eglise with A. Laute-Brun BA 27122 Edison 4-min cylinders, Paris 1911

5. Le Lion et le Rat (Groffe-Zimmermann-Valsien) with Adrien Lamy Decca G-20636 B

6. Le Loup devenu Berger (Groffe-Zimmermann-Valsien) with Suzy Vinker Decca G-20634 A

7. Le Loup et la Cigogne (Groffe-Zimmermann-Valsien) with Suzy Vinker Decca G-20636 A

8. Le Petit chaperon rouge Chez la grand-mère (Zimmermann) with Villemur, Lamy and Myral Columbia DF684 L3269

9. Le Petit chaperon rouge Dans les bois (Zimmermann) with Villemur, Lamy, Leu and Myral Columbia DF684 L3268

10. Le Petit Poucet La maison de l’ogre (Zimmermann) with Bara and Myral Columbia DF685 L3270

11. Le Petit Poucet Le palais du roi (Zimmermann) with Leu, Bara and Myral Columbia DF685 L3272

12. Les Animaux malades de la Peste (Groffe-Zimmermann-Valsien) with Edmond Tirmont Decca G-20632 B

13. Les deux grenadiers (Schumann) 17011 BA 27151 Edison 4-min cylinders, Paris 1910

14. Les deux grenadiers (Schumann) 59076 Pathé, New York 1919

FRENCH BARITONE GUSTAVE HUBERDEAU (1874-1945) CDR

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FRENCH BARITONE UGO UGARO (1914-1999) CDR

 

UGO UGARO (ITALY, 1914 – PARIS, FRANCE, 4 DECEMBER, 1999)

 

His real name was Ugo Garbaccio. In 1936, he made his concert debut at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. In 1945, he appeared at the Grattacielo and at the Splendor in San Pier d’Arena in Genoa. It seems he participated only in concerts in Italy. Later, he moved to France and, under the name Ugo Ugaro, performed at provincial opera houses. His repertoire included Scarpia in Tosca, Rigoletto, Nelusko in L’Africaine, Tonio in Pagliacci, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera. After his retirement, he taught singing in Paris, with bass-baritone Michael Vier among his pupils. He made a few records for Pacific in Paris.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1936 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Concert

1945 Genova Grattacielo Concert

1945 Genova Splendor a San Pier d’Arena Concert

1948 Saint-Étienne Theatre Eden Tosca (Scarpia)

1948 Opéra de Lille Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Alzati… Eri tu 45. 061 C A 26.687 Pacific, Paris
2. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum PIZ1556 AI-0473-3-Z Pacific, Paris
3. Otello (Verdi) Credo in un Dio crudel 6572 TC500RE Pacific, Paris 1950
4. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue, pt 1 and pt 2 PIZ1557 PIZ1557 AI-0470-2-Z AI-0471-1-Z Pacific, Paris
5. Rigoletto (Verdi) Cortigiani vil razza dannata PIZ1556 AI-0472-I-Z Pacific, Paris
6. Tosca (Puccini) Gia mi dicon venal 6572 TC501ER Pacific, Paris 1950
7. Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 45. 060 B A 26685 Pacific, Paris
8. Trovatore (Verdi) Il balen 45. 060 B B 26686 Pacific, Paris
9. Santa Lucia (trad) 3154 AI-0797 Pacific, Paris
10. Dicitencello vuie (Falvo) LDP A 162 Pacific
11. Funiculi, funicula (Denza) PIZ1548 AI-0338-J-Z Pacific, Paris
12. O sole mio (di Capua) LDP A 162 Pacific
13. Tarantelle Napolitaine (Rossini) PIZ1548 AI-0341-IO-Z Pacific, Paris
14. Addio a Napoli (Cottrau) 45.072C A 28.262 Pacific, Paris
15. Marechiare (Tosti) EP 90. 013 B A 23.635 Pacific, Paris
16. Torna a Surriento (De Curtis) Pacific, Paris
17. Santa Lucia Luntana (Mario) Pacific, Paris
18. Piscatore ‘e pusilleco (Tagliaferri) Pacific, Paris
19. Musica Proibita (Gastaldon) Pacific, Paris

FRENCH BARITONE UGO UGARO (1914-1999) CDR

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BELGIAN BASS JEAN VALLIER (1863-1952) CDR

 

JEAN VALLIER (? 1863 – PARIS, 1952)

 

 

 

He was trained at the Paris Conservatory and became one of the leading French basses of his time. In 1899, he sang the role of King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, and in 1902, he performed as Hagen in the French premiere of Götterdämmerung at the Théâtre du Château d’Eau in Paris, conducted by Alfred Cortot.

He was active at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels during the 1890-91, 1900-01, and 1903-07 seasons. On November 30, 1903, he appeared in the premiere of Ernest Chausson’s Le Roi Arthus, and in 1907, he took on a smaller role in the Brussels premiere of Richard Strauss’s opera Salome.

He also performed at the Monte Carlo Opera in the 1903 and 1908-09 seasons and sang at the Grand Opéra in Paris during the 1910-11 season. In the 1909-10 season, he was engaged by the Manhattan Opera House in New York, where he participated in the New York premiere of Massenet’s Hérodiade. Additionally, he performed at Covent Garden in London.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1890 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1891 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1899 Paris Théâtre du Château d’Eau Tristan und Isolde (King)

1900 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1901 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1902 Paris Théâtre du Château d’Eau Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1903-1907 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1903 Monte Carlo Opera House

1908-1909 Monte Carlo Opera House

1909-1910 New York Manhattan Opera House

 

TRACKLIST

 

1. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade D17202 6647 Columbia, London 1915

2. Faust (Gounod): Le veau d’or D8082 35821 Columbia, London 1915

3. Favorite (Donizetti) Prière 17572 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906

4. Hamlet (Thomas) Prière 17564 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906

5. Hérodiade (Massenet) Scène de Phannel D17202 6620 Columbia, London 1915

6. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Choral 17004 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904

7. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Interrogatoire 3-32722 5069h G&T, Paris 1907

8. Juive (Halévy) Si la rigeur (Cavatine) (w. chorus) 032068 583i (5083i) G&T, Paris 1907

9. La rêve passe (Krier) D8082 35819 Columbia, London 1915

10. L’homme et la mer (Flégier) Edison

11. Reine de Saba (Gounod) Air 17566 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906

12. Reine de Saba (Gounod) Cavatine 3-32719 5064h G&T, Paris 1907

13. Sigurd (Reyer) Au nom du roi Gunther 3-32724 5067h G&T, Paris 1907

14. Zauberflöte (Mozart) Cavatine 17003 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904

BELGIAN BASS JEAN VALLIER (1863-1952) CDR

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FRENCH BASS-BARITONE ANDRÉ PERNET (1894-1966) CDR

 

ANDRÉ PERNET (RAMBERVILLERS/LES VOSGES, FRANCE, 6 JANUARY, 1894 – PARIS, FRANCE, 17 JUNE, 1966)

 

 

 

After serving as an officer in the French army during World War I, he pursued vocal studies in Jura, allowing his voice to develop naturally. He trained at the Conservatoire National de Paris, where he studied under André Gresse, among others. His operatic debut came in 1921 at the Nice Opera, where he performed the role of Vitellius in Massenet’s Hérodiade. Over the next several years, he sang on provincial stages in France, including Cannes, Strasbourg, Deauville, Toulouse, and Geneva.

In 1928, he was invited to perform at the Paris Grand Opéra, where he quickly rose to prominence as one of the leading French singers in his vocal category. His premieres at the Grand Opéra included roles in notable works such as Ibert’s Persée et Andromède (1929), Reynaldo Hahn’s Le marchand de Venise (as Shylock, 1935), George Enesco’s Oedipe (1936), Darius Milhaud’s Maximilien (1932), Canteloube’s Vercingétorix (1933), and Henri Rabaud’s Roland et le mauvais garçon (1934).

In 1931, due to disagreements over fees, he briefly left the Grand Opéra, performing exclusively at the Opéra-Comique for a season. His most celebrated roles included Massenet’s Don Quichotte, Méphisto in Gounod’s Faust, Boris Godunov, and Don Giovanni. He made renowned guest appearances internationally, including in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Monte Carlo, and North America.

Pernet also appeared in a film adaptation of Charpentier’s Louise, where he was partnered with Grace Moore and Georges Thill, conducted by the composer himself. He remained a member of the Paris Grand Opéra and Opéra-Comique until 1948. After retiring in 1949, he resided in Paris and sadly became completely paralyzed later in life.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Faust (Gounod) Vous qui faites l’endormie Odeon 188.782 Ki-3840

2. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calomnie HMV DB5019 2LA1457

3. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) J’ai le pouvoir suprème Odeon 123.723 XXP7148

4. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Je souffre, je succombe Odeon 123.723 XXP7149

5. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Chanson de la puce HMV unpubl 2LA1828

6. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Sérénade & Pour cette fête HMV DA4850 0PG1451

7. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Viens, une voix t’appelle (w. Delmas) HMV DA4850 0PG1453

8. Don Quichotte (Massenet) C’est vers ton amour Odeon 188.783 Ki-3838

9. Don Quichotte (Massenet) Je suis le chevalier Odeon 188.783 Ki-3839

10. Faust (Gounod) Le veau d’or Odeon 188.782 Ki-3841

11. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bénédiction HMV DB5044 2LA2257

12. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Les troubles HMV DB5044 2LA1827

13. Lakmé (Delibes) Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile (Stances) Odeon 123.693 XXP7058

14. Louise (Charpentier) Berceuse Odeon 123.711 XXP7089

15. Mireille (Gounod) Si les filles d’Arles Odeon 188.716 Ki-3241

16. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue HMV DB5019 2LA1460

17. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Au bruit des lourds Odeon 188.851 Ki-4980

18. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Que le songes heureux Odeon 188.851 Ki-4979

19. Thaïs (Massenet) Voilà donc la terrible cité Odeon 123.711 XXP7318

20. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Mort de Boris HMV unpubl. 2LA2258

FRENCH BASS-BARITONE ANDRÉ PERNET (1894-1966) CDR

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BELGIAN BASS ALBERT HUBERTY (1881-1955) CDR

 

ALBERT HUBERTY (SERAING-SUR-MEUSE, BELGIUM, FEBRUARY 2, 1881 – OSTENDE, BELGIUM, MARCH 10, 1955)

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Conservatoire de Bruxelles with Désiré Demest. In 1903, he joined the Flemish Opera in Antwerp as a comprimario, singing similar roles at the Théâtre de la Haye in The Hague during the 1903-1906 seasons. After refining his vocal technique under the famous bass Hypolite Belhomme in Paris, he became the principal bass of the Opéra de Rouen in 1908. Guest performances followed in Nantes and Algiers. In the 1908-1909 season, he sang at Covent Garden in London, followed by engagements at the Opera in New Orleans from 1909 to 1911 and in Montreal (Canada) from 1911 to 1913. In the 1913-1914 season, Huberty was active at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège.

In 1915, he joined the Opéra-Comique in Paris, and in 1916, he was engaged by the Paris Grand Opéra, where he made his debut as Capulet in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. He remained there until the end of his career in 1939. At the Grand Opéra, he appeared in notable premières, including Mussorgsky’s Khovantchina (1923) and R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier in its Paris première (1927). He also participated in the premières of La Légende de Saint Christophe by d’Indy (June 6, 1920), Le Jardin du Paris by A. Bruneau (October 29, 1923), L’Arlequin by Max d’Olonne (December 22, 1924), Virginie by Alfred Bruneau (January 6, 1931), Roland et le mauvais garçon by Henri Rabaud (May 28, 1934), and La Chartreuse de Parme by Henri Sauguet (March 16, 1939).

He was a regular guest at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he achieved great success in 1920 as Falstaff in Verdi’s Falstaff and later as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde. He also made guest appearances in Vichy, Antwerp, Ostend, and in 1921 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Later in his career, he taught singing at the Conservatoire de Bruxelles.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Antwerp Flemish Opera

1903-1906 The Hague Théâtre de la Haye

1908 Opéra de Rouen

1908-1909 London Covent Garden

1909-1911 New Orleans Opera

1911-1913 Monreal Opera

1913-1914 Liège Opéra Royal de Wallonie

1915 Paris Opéra-Comique

1916-1939 Grand Opéra

TRACKLIST

 

 

Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Chant de Varlaam 0677, X0677 Pathé, Paris

Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Scène du carillon X7161 201391 Pathé, Paris 1928

Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Air de Vulcan 7134 201208 Pathé, Paris 1928

Chant des bateliers de la Volga (trad) X7161 201392 Pathé, Paris 1928

Faust (Gounod) Sérénade X 7123 Pathé-Art

Hérodiade (Massenet) Air de Phanuel X7123 Pathé Art

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Piff paff 7134 201209 Pathé, Paris 1928

La Damnation de Faust (Gounod) Voici des roses 521894 Polydor

Le cor (Flégier) 3446 202285A Pathé, Paris

Le pas d’armes du Roi Jean (Saint-Saëns) 3446, 202284B Pathé, Paris 1928

Les deux grenadiers (Schumann) 0677, X0677 Pathé, Paris

Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscure 521894 (4153 BKP) Polydor

Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Je suis mort… Nobles Seigneur (w. Almona) PDT83, PDT83, CPTX534, CPTX535 Pathé, Paris

BELGIAN BASS ALBERT HUBERTY (1881-1955) CDR

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FRENCH BARITONE ALFRED MAGUENAT (1880-1928) CDR

 ALFRED MAGUENAT (1880 - 1928)

 

 

 

He began his career singing character and buffo roles, making his debut in 1908 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Baron Douphol in Verdi’s La Traviata. However, he soon transitioned to major baritone roles. In 1911, he sang at the Opéra de Nice as Sebastiano in the French premiere of d'Albert’s Tiefland. He became particularly known for his portrayal of Figaro in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

In 1913, he performed at the Théâtre Gaîté-Lyrique in Paris in the premiere of Henri Février’s Carmosine, and in 1914, he sang in Lamarjat’s opera Chacun pour soi. From 1914 to 1917, he achieved great success at the Monte Carlo Opera House in roles such as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor (with Enrico Caruso and Graziella Pareto), André in Massenet’s Thérèse, La Balafre in Godard’s La Vivandière, Amonasro in Aida, Germont in La Traviata, and Napoleon in Giordano’s Madame Sans-Gêne. He also appeared in the premiere of Massenet’s posthumous opera Cléopâtre in Monte Carlo in 1914.

From 1915 to 1919, he was engaged by the Chicago Opera, where he participated in the 1919 premiere of Henri Février’s Gismonda. In 1913, he made his debut at Covent Garden in London as Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande, a signature role. He returned to Covent Garden in 1914, 1919, 1920, and 1926, notably performing in the English premiere of Massenet’s Thérèse in 1919.

In 1922, he appeared at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Hérode in Massenet’s Hérodiade. In 1924, he joined Nellie Melba’s Australian tour. He retired from the stage in 1927 and subsequently became involved in teaching.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

 

1. La paloma (Yradier) X111224 XP5684 Odeon, Paris 1912

2. La carmagnole (Stanislas) 1156 Pathé, Paris 1913?

3. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue 44620 Unpubl., Edison, Paris 1913

4. La Poupee de Nuremberg (Adam) Pour la valse (w. Lafargue) 034170 02618v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-11

5. La veritable Manola (Bourgeois) X111256 XP5685 Odeon, Paris 1912

6. Le grand coureur (P. Pares, G. van Parys) D11025 LX460 Columbia 

7. Le grenier (Meissonnier) X111428 XP5918 Odeon, Paris 1912/1913

8. Les pecheurs de Groix (P. Pares, G. van Parys) D11025 LX459 Columbia 

9. L'Internationale (Degeyter) 1157 3010 Pathé, Paris 1913?

10. Quo Vadis? (Nouguès) Vien pres de moi 4-32581 P186 Gramophone, Paris 18-12-12

11. Quo Vadis? (Nouguès) Errer à travers les mers X111614 XP6077 Odeon, Paris 1913?

12. Si vous l'aviez compris (Denza) 0232190 02440v Gramophone, Paris 1912-05-22

13. Africaine (Meyerbeer) L'avoir tant adorée 032273 02603½v Gramophone, Paris 1912-11-28

14. Benvenuto (Diaz) De L'art splendeur immortelle W 181 Gramophone 

15. Thérèse (Massenet) Duo de la fontaine (w. Brohly) 034169/034171, 02619v, Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-11

FRENCH BARITONE ALFRED MAGUENAT (1880-1928) CDR

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NINETEENTH CENTURY GREEK TENORS GIOVANNI APOSTOLU GIOVANNI COCKINIS CDR

 

GIOVANNI APOSTOLU (IOANNIS APOSTOLOU) (MENIDIS, ATHENS 1860 – NAPLES, ITALY, 28 AUGUST, 1905)

 

  

 

He studied singing at the Conservatory in Athens and made his debut in 1888 as Yorghis in the opera ''The Parliamentary Candidate'' by Xyndas. 

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1891 Novara  Teatro Coccia Cavalleria Rusticana

1892 Ferrara  Teatro Comunale Cavalleria Rusticana

1892 Vicenza  Teatro Eretenio Gioconda

1893 Genova Politeama Genovese Cavalleria Rusticana

1893 Palermo  Politeama Gioconda

1893 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Lohengrin

1895 Napoil  Teatro Mercadante Carmen

1895 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Cavalleria Rusticana

1895 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alhambra Gioconda

1895 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Lohengrin

1896 Milano  Teatro La Scala Andrea Chenier

1896 Torino  Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier

1896 Brescia  Teatro Grande Boheme (Puccini)

1896 Firenze  Politeama Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria Rusticana

1897 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Boheme (Puccini)

1898 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Lohengrin

1898 Verona  Teatro Filarmonico Andrea Chenier

1898 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Boheme (Puccini)

1899 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Andrea Chenier

1899 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Carmen

1899 Roma Teatro Adriano Carmen

1899 Roma Teatro Adriano Cavalleria Rusticana

1899 Treviso  Teatro Sociale Carmen

1900 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Andrea Chenier

1900 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Boheme (Puccini)

1900 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Cavalleria Rusticana

1900 Atene  Grand Theatre Carmen

1903 Rostov  Teatro Nazionale Carmen

1904 Alessandria d'Egitto  Teatro Alcazar Boheme (Puccini)

1904 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alhambra Cavalleria Rusticana

 

 

GIOVANNI COCKINIS (IOANNIS COKINIS)

He likely made his debut in Greece but soon moved to Italy. In 1893, he sang the role of Enzo in I Promessi sposi by E. Petrella at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. The following year, he made successful guest appearances in Milan (Teatro Dal Verme), Bassano del Grappa (Teatro Sociale), Brisighella (Teatro Sociale), Bergamo (Teatro Riccardi), Busseto (Teatro Sociale), and Piacenza (Politeama). In 1896, he performed in Odessa, Moscow, and Helsinki. In 1900, he appeared at the National Old Theatre in Kraków. In 1902 and again in 1908, he performed at the Sporting Club in Smyrna.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1893 Milan Teatro Dal Verme I Promessi sposi

1894 Milan Teatro Dal Verme Rigoletto

1896 Odessa Teatro Municipale Linda di Chamonix

1896 Mosca Teatro Nikitzka Rigoletto

1896 Helsingfors Teatro Alexandre

1900 Cracovia Teatro Nazionale Puritani

1902 Smirne Sporting Club Cavalleria Rusticana

   

TRACKLIST

  

 

1. Giovanni Apostolu Faust (Gounod) Tardi si fa, addio with Cesira Ferrani 54035 2931b G&T, Milano 1902-12

2. Giovanni Apostolu Ghiati (Perchè) 12133 5517a G&T, Milano 1902-12

3. Giovanni Apostolu Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Tra voi belle 52284 5521a G&T, Milano 1902-12

4. Giovanni Apostolu Marcos Botsaris (Carrer) O Gero Demos (Old man Demos) 12123 5514a G&T, Milano 1902-12

5. Giovanni Cockinis O yero dimos as Jean Kokini Victor 63527 Oct. 1907 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire Istanbul, Turkey

6. Giovanni Cockinis Triandafila as Jean Kokini Victor 63527 3161909 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

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7. Giorgio Luca (Georgios Z. Chatziloukas) Mefistofele (Boito) Dai campi, dai prati 62296 XPh3042 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-12-19

8. Giorgio Luca (Georgios Z. Chatziloukas) Oneiron (A dream) (Papageorgiou) 39580 XPh1730 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-26

9. Nikos Moraïtis Ela pame sta xena 44365 Columbia

10. Nikos Moraïtis Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) To tragoudi tou Paliatsou (Vesti la giubba) E2988 44364 Columbia

NINETEENTH CENTURY GREEK TENORS GIOVANNI APOSTOLU GIOVANNI COCKI

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GIOVANNI MARTINELLI THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 6 CDR

 

GIOVANNI MARTINELLI (MONTAGNANA, ITALY, 22 OCTOBER, 1885 – NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, 2 FEBRUARY, 1969)

He was the eldest of his parents' 14 children. As a child he learned to play the clarinet; during his military service he was a clarinetist in a military band. The Kapellmeister noticed his beautiful voice and he then was trained by Giuseppe Mandolini in Milan. He made his concert debut in Milan in 1910 in G. Rossini's Stabat Mater. He made his stage debut at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan at the end of December 1910 as the title character in G. Verdi's "Ernani". His career developed very quickly. When Puccini heard him, at the European (and Italian) premiere of his opera "La Fanciulla del West" in 1911 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, he gave him the role of Dick Johnson in the last three performances (after Amedeo Bassi creates them in the actual premiere). would have). Toscanini had him sing the same role in the 1912 premiere of the opera at La Scala in Milan. He then sang this role in the first performances of this opera in Naples, Brescia and Genoa, as well as at the Monte Carlo Opera. In 1912 he made his debut at the Covent Garden Opera in London as Cavaradossi in "Tosca" and sang at this house in the following years, among others, Canio in "Pagliacci", Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly", Rodolfo in "La Bohème" (with Nellie Melba as Mimi), Dick Johnson (1912), Gennaro in "I Gioielli della Madonna" by E. Wolf-Ferrari (1913 in the London premiere of this opera), Paolo in "Francesca da Rimini" by R. Zandonai (1914 also in the premiere of the opera, he also attended the premiere at La Scala in Milan in 1916) and Riccardo in G. Verdi's "Ballo in maschera". In 1913 he accepted a call to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and until 1945 he worked as the celebrated first tenor at this opera house, where he presented the first role as Rodolfo in "La Bohème". When the great tenor Enrico Caruso heard him there in 1913, he gave him the costume he had worn as Canio in the "Pagliacci". Giovanni Martinelli took part in a large number of world premieres during his more than thirty-year affiliation with the Metropoliotan Opera: here he sang in the world premiere of "Madame Sans-Gêne" by U. Giordano (as Lefèvre) on January 25, 1915, on January 28, 1916 in "Goyescas" by E. Granados (as Fernando), in 1916 in the American premiere of R. Zandonai's "Francesca da Rimini" (as Paolo). In 1920 he was heard in the first performances of P. Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" (as Lenski) and G. Verdi's "Don Carlo" (as Carlo), in 1932 in "Simon Boccanegra" by G. Verdi (as Gabriele Adorno), in 1928 in "La Campana sommersa" by O. Respighi (as Henry). He also sang at the Metropolitan Opera in the premieres of C. M von Weber's Oberon (1918 as Hüon) and E. Wolf-Ferrari's "I Gioielli della Madonna" (1925 as Gennaro). Of the roles he took over at the Metropolitan Opera, Radames in "Aida", José in "Carmen", Manrico in "Trovatore", Canio, De Grieux in G. Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", Alvaro in "La forza del destino", Raoul in "Huguenots", Jean in "Le Prophète" and Vasco in "L'Africaine" by G. Meyerbeer, Arnoldo in G. Rossini's "Wilhelm Tell", Eleazar in "La Juive" by F. Halévy, Andrea Chénier by U. Giordano, Dick Johnson, Enzo in "La Gioconda", Loris in U. Giordano's "Fedora" and Milio in R. Leoncavallo's "Zazà". After the death of Enrico Caruso, he was widely regarded as one of the leading Italian tenors of his artistic generation. From New York he undertook guest performances in music centers all over the world. In 1914 he took part in the premiere of A. Ponchielli's opera "I Mori di Valenza" at the Monte Carlo Opera. In 1916 and 1921 he gave brilliant guest performances at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, in the 1928-1929 season at the Rome Opera (including in "La Campana sommersa" by O. Respighi), in 1929 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. In 1937 he sang the title role in G. Verdi's "Otello" at the Covent Garden Opera in London during the Coronation Season, which has been his star role ever since. In 1937 he made guest appearances in Paris, then also at the operas in Chicago and San Francisco, as Otello, which he then also performed at the Metropolitan Opera. In 1939 he was heard at the Chicago Opera as Tristan in R. Wagner’s "Tristan und Isolde" with Kirsten Flagstad as Isolde. In 1942 he sang for a season at the Rio de Janeiro Opera. In the USA he appeared with the San Francisco Opera (1923-1939), the Chicago Opera (1934-1941), the Opera Houses of St. Louis (1934-1941), Cincinnati (1934-1944 at the Zoo Opera) and Philadelphia (1945-1950), and at the Festival at the Summer Opera at Ravinia. During his many years at the Metropolitan Opera since 1913, he has sung 36 different roles in 603 performances in 32 seasons (in their New York home). His last role was Pollione in "Norma" at the Metropolitan Opera in March 1945; in November 1963 he appeared there again in a gala concert on the occasion of his 50th anniversary, after he had officially ended his career in 1950. In 1967, at the age of 82, he sang the Kaiser in G. Puccini's "Turandot" at the Seattle Opera. From 1946 he worked as a teacher in New York.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina 82515 1229-S1A Edison, 1912-07

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 83002 1230-S2B Edison, 1912-07

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Donna non vidi mai 82507 1232-S2B Edison, 1912-07

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 82515 1231-S3C Edison, 1912-07

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 82036 1216-S2B Edison, 1912-07

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 82036 1215-S1A Edison, 1912-07

 

Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina 74381 C14236-1 Victor, 1913-12-24

 

Aida (Verdi) Se quel guerrier... Celeste Aida 74424 C14237-5 Victor, 1914-11-25

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Di tu se fedele 64487 B15666-2 Victor, 1915-02-03

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 64409 B14340-1 Victor, 1914-01-16

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Donna non vidi mai 64410 B14341-1 Victor, 1914-01-16

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba 64484 B15546-1 Victor, 1914-12-24

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 64382 B14238-3 Victor, 1914-01-16

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 64393 B14277-1 Victor, 1914-01-08

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 64393 B14277-2 Victor, 1914-12-24

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 64420 B14276-1 Victor, 1914-01-08

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) O Paradiso 74440 C15944-1 Victor, 1915-04-23

Carmen (Bizet) Au quartier pour l'appel (w. Farrar) 88532 C16031-4 Victor, 1915-05-19

Carmen (Bizet) C'est toi (w. Farrar) 88533 C16032-2 Victor, 1915-05-19

Carmen (Bizet) Halte la! Qui va la! (w. Farrar) 88536 C16030-2 Victor, 1915-05-17

Carmen (Bizet) Je t'aime encore (w. Farrar) 88531 C16037-2 Victor, 1915-05-19

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur 74391 C16020-2 Victor, 1915-05-11

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola (harp Lapitino) 64544 B16709-5 Victor, 1915-10-29

Ernani (Verdi) Come rugiada al cespite 64514 B16021-1 Victor, 1915-05-11

Ideale (Tosti) (harp Lapitino) 64486 B15661-2 Victor, 1915-02-03

Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella 64286 B16710-3 Victor, 1915-10-29

Serenata (Mascagni) 74426 C15665-1 Victor, 1915-02-03

Trovatore (Verdi) Ah si ben mio 74439 C15907-2 Victor, 1915-04-16

Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira 64505 B15943-1 Victor, 1915-04-23

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Destinn & chorus) 88530 C15906-2 Victor, 1915-04-16

 

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Fra poco a me ricovero 74483 C17339-1 Victor, 1916-03-20

Martha (Flotow) M'appari 74469 C17340-4 Victor, 1916-03-28

Mattinata (Leoncavallo) 64595 B17385-1 Victor, 1916-03-28

Ouvre ton coeur (Bizet) 64574 B17384-3 Victor, 1916-03-28

 

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Com'è gentil (w. chorus) 64700 B19974-1 Victor, 1917-06-01

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Ah, Mathilde (w. Journet) 76032 C19136-2 Victor, 1917-01-26

Iris (Mascagni) Apri la tua finestra (harp Lapitino) 64652 B17613-5 Victor, 1917-01-19

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu che a Dio (w. chorus) 74537 C19973-1 Victor, 1917-06-01

Traviata (Verdi) Dei miei bollenti spiriti 74518 C19137-1 Victor, 1917-01-26

 

Bohème (Puccini) O soave fanciulla (w. Alda) 88598 C22245-2 Victor, 1918-09-20

Faust (Gounod) Salut demeure 74573 C21429-2 Victor, 1918-01-25

L'Ultima canzone (Tosti) 74517 C17614-4 Victor, 1918-02-14

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) O quanti occhi fisi (w. Alda) 89163 C22246-1 Victor, 1918-09-20

O ben tornato amore (Roxas) 64772 B21428-2 Victor, 1918-01-25

Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi me reveiller 64774 B21430-4 Victor, 1918-02-14

 

Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Lontan, lontan 74712 C24931-3 Victor, 1920-02-09

Zazà (Leoncavallo) O mio piccolo tavolo 74683 C24930-1 Victor, 1920-02-09

 

Don Carlo (Verdi) Dio che nell'alma (w. de Luca) 89160 C25179-2 Victor, 1921-04-11

 

Zazà (Leoncavallo) E un riso gentil 66062 B26164-1 Victor, 1922-03-16

 

Giovinezza (Blanc) 74809 C27527-2 Victor, 1923-02-01

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) O muto asil 74800 C27526-2 Victor, 1923-02-01

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Troncar suoi di (w. de Luca & Mardones) 95213 C27392-4 Victor, 1923-01-23

 

Aida (Verdi) La fatal pietra (w. Ponselle) ABHB3 C29451-1 Victor, 1924-02-08 (4)

Aida (Verdi) La tra foreste (w. Ponselle) VB73 C29447-2 Victor, 1924-02-07

Aida (Verdi) O terra addio (w. Ponselle) ABHB3 C29450-1 Victor, 1924-02-08

Aida (Verdi) Pur ti riveggo (w. Ponselle) VB73 C29446-2 Victor, 1924-02-07

 

Juive (Halévy) Dieu, que ma voix 6545 CVE31363-5 Victor, 1925-06-22

Juive (Halévy) Rachel, quand du Seigneur 6545 CVE31364-6 Victor, 1925-06-22

Nina (Tanara) 1100 BVE29444-4 Victor, 1925-06-22

Torna a Surriento (de Curtis) 1100 BVE29445-5 Victor, 1925-06-22

 

Aida (Verdi) La fatal pietra... Morir, si pura e bella...  O terra addio, pt 1, pt 2 (w. Ponselle) 1744, 1744, 1745, 1745, BVE35459-3, BVE35460-3, BVE35461-1, BVE35462-2 Victor, 1926-05-17

Aida (Verdi) Se quel guerrier... Celeste Aida 6595 CVE14237-7 Victor, 1926-03-10

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Un dì, all'azzurro 6707 CVE34944-2 Victor, 1926-03-12

Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina 6595 CVE14236-4 Victor, 1926-03-10

Fedora (Giordano) Amor ti vieta 1200 BVE34941-5 Victor, 1926-04-07

Fedora (Giordano) Mia madre, la mia vecchia madre 1200 BVE34942-2 Victor, 1926-03-11

Gesu bambino (Yon) (w. Ladies' Chorus) 6602 CVE34996-3 Victor, 1926-04-07

Giovinezza (Blanc) 6581 CVE27527-4 Victor, 1926-03-11

Hosanna (Granier) 6602 CVE34997-2 Victor, 1926-04-07

La leggenda del Piave (Mario) 6581 CVE34943-2 Victor, 1926-03-11

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 1208 BVE14238-9 Victor, 1926-04-08

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 1208 BVE14277-5 Victor, 1926-03-10

 

Aida (Verdi) Nume custode e vindice (w. Pinza & Anthony) 8111 CVE41076-2 Victor, 1927-11-29

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Come un bel dì di maggio 6707 CVE34998-4 Victor, 1927-03-17

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Mamma, quel vino 6637 CVE37896-1 Victor, 1927-04-15

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Preludio e Siciliana (O Lola) 8109 CVE40721-1 Victor, 1927-11-15

Forza del destino (Verdi) Invano Alvaro... Le minaccie (w. de Luca) 8085, 8085, CVE41215-2, CVE41216-2 Victor, 1927-12-08

Forza del destino (Verdi) O tu che in seno 6637 CVE37853-1 Victor, 1927-03-17

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) No, Pagliaccio non son (w. Anthony) 6754 CVE41045-2 Victor, 1927-11-17

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba 6754 CVE15546-1 Victor, 1927-11-15

Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira (w. Anthony & chorus (Setti)) 8109 CVE41046-2 Victor, 1927-11-17

Zazà (Leoncavallo) E un riso gentil AGSA23 BVE26164-4 Victor, 1927-11-15

 

Forza del destino (Verdi) Io muoio, confessione... Non imprecare (w. Ponselle & Pinza) 8104, 8104, CVE41625-2, CVE41626-2 Victor, 1928-01-18

Juive (Halévy) O Dieu de nos pères 8165 CVE49015-2 Victor, 1928-12-24

Juive (Halévy) Si trahison ou perfidité 8165 CVE49016-1 Victor, 1928-12-24

Trovatore (Verdi) Ai nostri monti (w. Homer) 8105 CVE41606-2 Victor, 1928-01-10

Trovatore (Verdi) Mal reggendo (w. Homer) 8105 CVE41605-2 Victor, 1928-01-10

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Ponselle & chorus) 8097 CVE41637-2 Victor, 1928-01-23

 

Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida 82351 19047-A Edison, New York 1929-02-13

Martha (Flotow) M'appari 82351 19050-A Edison, New York 1929-02-14

 

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Arrêtez, o mes frères... L'as-tu-donc 8159, 8159, CVE49714-2, CVE49715-2 Victor, 1929-02-07

Otello (Verdi) Dio mi potevi... Vieni, l'aula e deserta (w. Tibbett & Massue) 15805, 15805, CS036871-1,1A, CS036851-2,2A Victor, 1939-05-09

Otello (Verdi) Già nella notte... Ed io vedea (w. Jepson) 15801, 15802, CS036875-1,1A, CS036876-1,1A Victor, 1939-05-09

Otello (Verdi) Niun mi tema 15806 CS036873-1,1A Victor, 1939-05-09

Otello (Verdi) Non pensa teci più... Ora e per sempre... O mostruosa colpa... Si pel ciel (w. Tibbett) 15803, 15804, CS036869-2,2A, CS036870-2,2A Victor, 1939-05-09

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) Plebe! Patrizi!... Piango su voi (w. Tibbett, Bampton, Warren, Nicholson & chorus) 16542m CS036850-1,1A Victor, 1939-05-03

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