Ottokar Mácha (Tenor) (Celovec, Czechoslovakia 1895 - ?)

He been descended from a Czech family and received the first singing education at the conservatoire in Prague from K. Burian, then he continued with August Iffert in Dresden. His debut took place in 1915 at the Municipal Theatre of Pilsen to which he belonged till 1918. Then he joined to the Vinohradské Divadlo (Theatre in Weinbergen) in Prague. In 1920 he was engaged as a heroic tenor by the German Land Theatre in Prague, where he sang mostly R. Wagner's repertoire. In the 1927-29 seasons he was active at the Theatre in Saarbrücken, in the 1929-30 season at the Municipal Theatre of Münster, in the 1930-33 seasons at the German Theatre in Teplitz-Schönau, in the 1933-34 season at the German Theatre of Aussig (Ustí nad Labem). From 1934-37 he appeared as a guest in different Czech theaters, also at the National Theatre in Prague. In 1939-42 again he was a member of the German Theatre in Brünn (Brno). His repertoire included roles like Florestan in ‘’Fidelio’’, Max in the ‘’Freischütz’’, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Otello of Verdi, Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, José in ‘’Carmen’’, Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saëns etc. He was married with dancer Maria Klimesch. He spent his old age in Baden, near Vienna.   

Chronology of some appearances

1915-1918 Pilsen Municipal Theatre

1920 Prague German Land Theatre

1927-1929 Saarbrücken Theatre

1929-1930 Münster Municipal Theatre

1930-1933 Teplitz-Schönau German Theatre

1933-1934 Aussig German Theatre

1939-1942 Brünn German Theatre

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone

Tannhäuser (Wagner): Auch ich darf mich so glücklich nennen B42069 14668
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Steuermannslied B42070 14668

Roberto Turrini (Tenor) (Arco 1913 - Arco 2001)

He studied in Milan with the tenor Alfredo Cecchi and made his debut in April 1947 as Pinkerton at the Teatro Sociale di Asola in Mantua. He followed that with further appearances in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ in Naples, and in 1948 went on to sing in Turin and Florence (‘’Aida’’), in Parma in 1949 and Milan and Rome in 1950. His performances in London were in ‘’Aida’’ (Stoll Theatre, 1957), ‘’La forza del destino’’ (Drury Lane, 1958) and ‘’Aida’’ (Covent Garden, 1958 and '59). He appeared as widely as Portugal, Switzerland, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Egypt, Turkey and Iran, and ended his career in 1961 singing Otello in Antwerp. Other roles included Don Carlos, Macduff, Gabriele Adorno, Arrigo, Cavaradossi, Calaf, Dick Johnson, Don Jose, Enzo Grimaldi, Andrea Chenier, Turiddu and Canio. He sang in the first modern performance of Cherubini's ‘’Lodaska’’ (Milan, 1950), in a new edition of Alfano's ‘’Sakuntala’’ (Rome, 1952) and in the premiere of Chailly's ‘’La riva delle Sirti’’ (Monte-Carlo, 1959). He was a dramatic tenore di forza with a voice of burnished and penetrating tone that took him to many major international operatic centres. He was heard at London’s Drury Lane Theatre in ‘’Aida’’, underlining his reputation as a singer who could thrill by the sheer power of his voice.

Chronology of some appearances

1947 Mantua Teatro Sociale di Asola Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1957 London Stoll Theatre Aida (Radames)

1958 London Drury Lane La forza del destino (Alvaro)

1958 London Covent Garden Aida (Radames)

1959 London Covent Garden Aida (Radames)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Cetra

La fanciulla del West (Puccini): Ch'ella mi creda AT0292 55202

Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra AT0292

Gaston Rye-Jean (Tenor) (Mauguio 1900 - Nogent-sur-Marne 1961)

He studied singing under Mme Mellot-Joubert and made his debut (probably at the Opéra Comique) as Eleazer in ‘’Juive’’ by Halevy (1934). Sang in premiere of  ''Samaritaine'' by D'Olonne.

Chronology of appearance 

1934 Opéra Comique? Juive (Eleazar)

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I wish to thank Leon Rye-Jean for providing me this record

Private Record

Guillame Tell (Rossini): Asile héréditaire

Willy Schüller (Tenor)

He began his stage career in 1902 at the Municipal Theatre of Essen and went from there to appear in the 1904-06 seasons at the Vienna Volksoper. Then he was engaged during a season by the Lortzing Theatre in Berlin and undertook in the 1907-08 season an USA tour. After his return he lived in Berlin, from where he guested in numerous German stages and carried out in 1910 a Holland tour. In the 1911-12 season he took over the management of Wilhelm-Theaters in Magdeburg in which he also appeared as a singer. About the other activities of the artist who was married the soprano Hanna Mara nothing can be determined. His repertoire included roles like the Tamino in ‘’The Magic flute’’, Lyonel in Flotow’s ‘’Martha’’, Fenton in ‘’Lustigen Weibern von Windsor’’ of Nicolai, Faust in ‘’Faust’’ of Gounod, José in ‘’Carmen’’ and Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1904-1906 Vienna Volksoper

1907-1908 USA tour

1910 Holland tour

1911-1912 Magdeburg Wilhelm-Theaters

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Spezial-Record
Lohengrin (Wagner): Wenn ich im kampfe für dich siege with Hanna Mara 184
Lohengrin (Wagner): Das Sue Lied Verhallt with Hanna Mara 184

A. B. C. Grand Record
Trovatore (Verdi) Ai nostri monti with Hanna Mara 640
Carmen (Bizet): Ti baciava mia madre with Hanna Mara 640
Lohengrin (Wagner): Lohengrin's Ankunft 639

Tip Top
Faust (Gounod): Duett with Willy Tauber 1788
Martha (Flotow): Duett with Willy Tauber 1789

Dacapo
Der Freischutz (Weber): Durch die wälder durch die auen D-1022
Lohengrin (Wagner): Lohengrin's Abschied D-1028
Lohengrin (Wagner): Gralserzählung D-1026
La Juive (Halevy): Rachele allor che iddio D-1024

Columbia
Lohengrin (Wagner): Schwanenlied D-2425 41694
Lohengrin (Wagner): Lohengrin's Abschied  D-2425 41695

Marian Alma (Tenor) (Zaleszyki, Poland 1860 - Berlin 1945?)

First he studied at the Lviv Polytechnic, then singing under Walery Wysocki in Lviv and made his debut there in 1878 as Lorenzo in ‘’Fra Diavolo’’ of D. Auber. He remained in this Opera House till 1884. Then he appeared in the 1884-85 season at the Opera House in Olmütz (under surname Manoli, which he filed later again), in the 1885-86 season at the Vienna Court Opera, from 1886-88 at the Municipal Theatre of Mainz, in the 1888-90 seasons at the Berlin Court Opera, from 1890-93 at the Opera House of Dusseldorf, in the 1893-94 season at the Opera House of Wroclaw, in the 1894-95 season at the Municipal Theatre of Magdeburg, in the end, in 1895-1914 again at the Berlin Court Opera. Since 1900 he appeared there primarily as Comprimario. He made guest appearances at the Opera Houses of Warsaw (1895), Cracow (1895) and Prague. In 1887 he sang at the Berlin Krolloper, also at the Court Theatre in Schwerin and in 1902 at Opera House of Leipzig. In 1904 he appeared at the Berlin Court Opera in the premiere of R. Leoncavallo’s opera ‘’Der Roland von Berlin’’, in 1911 in the Berlin première of ‘’Rosenkavaliers’’. Till 1914 he continued his career at the Berlin Court Opera. Then he was a singing teacher in the German capital, lived later in miserable relations. Probably died during the World War II in Berlin. His daughter Helene Alma was also active as a singer; she appeared about 1910 in Berlin, later in the USA.

 Chronology of some appearances

1878-1884 Lviv Opera House

1884-1885 Olmütz Opera House

1885-1886 Vienna Court Opera

1886-1888 Mainz Municipal Theatre

1888-1890 Berlin Court Opera

1890-1893 Dusseldorf Opera House

1893-1894 Wroclaw Opera House

1894-1895 Magdeburg Municipal Theatre

1895-1914 Berlin Court Opera

Emanuel Nugnez (Manuel Nuñez) (Baritone) (Chile ? - USA ?)

He studied singing in Milano under Giuseppe Borghi and Vincenzo Villani and made his debut in 1916 at the Teatro Verdi in Milano in G. Verdi's ''Ballo in Maschera''. After the retirement he opened a singing school in San Diego, California.

Chronology of some appearances

1911 Garlasco Teatro Martinetti Ernani (Carlo)

1912 Chieti Teatro Marruccino Isabeau (Faidit)

1914 Brescia Teatro Grande Amore Dei Tre Re di I. Montemezzi (Manfredo)

1916 Milano Teatro Verdi Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1917 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese  Trovatore (Conte)

1918 Genova Politeama Genovese Puritani (Riccardo)

1919 Piacenza Politeama Trovatore (Conte)

1920 Prato Teatro Metastasio Aida (Amonasro)

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Disco Italia

Otello (Verdi): Credo 9040

Edyth Walker (Mezzo-Soprano) (Hopewell, New York 1867 – New York City 1950)

She sang at age 14 as a soloist in the Old Church of Hopewell, then in Utica (New York) and on Long Iceland. She worked for a while as a school teacher. She came to Europe in 1891 and was trained by Aglaia Orgeni in Dresden. Further studies with Marianne Brandt in Vienna. She made her debut in 1894 at the Berlin Court Opera as Fides in ‘’Prophet’’ by Meyerbeer. First major success in 1895 with a concert in Leipzig Gewandhaus under Carl Reinecke. In 1895 she was engaged by the Vienna Court Opera, where she sang the role of Fides in ‘’Prophet’’ by Meyerbeer and Azucena in ‘’Trovatore’’ and remained until 1903. In 1896 she sang in the Vienna premiere of the opera ‘’The Evangelimann’’ of Kienzl. At the Salzburg Mozart Festival in 1901 she created the role of Donna Elvira in ‘’Don Giovanni’’. In 1903, after a dispute with Gustav Mahler, she left the Vienna Opera House. In 1903 she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where she made her debut as Amneris in ‘’Aida’’. She appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in “Lohengrin”, “Tristan und Isolde”, ‘’Faust’’, “Gioconda”, ‘’Martha’’, ‘’Favorita’’, “ and ‘’Lucrezia Borgia’’ (1904). In 1905 she sang here in the premiere of Johann Strauss’s operetta ‘’Die Fledermaus’’. Then she joined in the 1906-07 season at the Court Opera in Berlin and from 1907 to 1912 was a celebrated artist of the Hamburg Opera. At the Covent Garden Opera in London she performed in 1900 as Amneris, Ortrud, Fricka and Waltraute, then in 1908 and 1910 as Isolde as well as Thirza “The Wreckers” by Mrs. Ethel Smith and Elektra on 10/19/1910 in the English premiere of Richard Strauss’s opera ‘’Elektra’’. She made guest appearances in Brussels, Leipzig, Frankfurt (1907-12), Cologne and Prague with great success, she was especially admired as an interpreter in R. Wagner’s operas. At the Bayreuth Festival in 1908, she sang the role of Kundry in ‘’Parsifal’’ and Ortrud in “Lohengrin”. In 1910 she sang with great triumph in the Strauss Festival in Holland as Salome and Elektra. In 1909 she sang at the Beethoven Festival in the Hague the role of Leonore in ‘’Fidelio’’ under Willem Mengelberg. In the 1912-1917 seasons she worked at the Court Opera in Munich. In 1918 she sang at the Municipal Theatre of Elberfeld her farewell performance in Nibelungenring. After her retirement from the stage, Walker resided in Scheveningen, Holland until 1919 when she moved to Paris. She worked there as a voice teacher where she taught out of a private studio. In 1933 she joined the faculty at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau where she taught through 1936. She then moved back to New York City where she continued to teach until her death 14 years later. Among her notable pupils were Irene Dalis and Blanche Thebom. She died at her home in New York City in 1950 at the age of 79 after a brief illness

Chronology of some appearances

1894 Berlin Court Opera

1895-1903 Vienna Court Opera

1900 London Covent Garden

1901 Salzburg Mozart Festival

1903 New York Metropolitan Opera

1906-1907 Berlin Court Opera

1907-1912 Hamburg Opera

1912-1917 Munich Court Opera

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Berlin 1907-11/12
Rheingold (Wagner): Weiche, Wotan (Erdas Warnung)  043093 349s

Gramophone, Hamburg 1907-11/12
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Gebet) 043094 355s

Gramophone, Hamburg 1910-04-20
Rienzi (Wagner): Gerechter Gott (Arie des Adriano, pt 1) 043144 455s
Rienzi (Wagner): In seiner Blüte (Arie des Adriano, pt 2) 043145 456s

Edison, London 1910/1911
Walkure (Wagner): Ho-yo-to-ho 538 Unpubl.

Hanna Mara (Soprano)

Probably she made her debut in the 1900-1901 season at the Opera House of Olmütz (Olomouc). Then she sang in the 1901-04 seasons at the Opera House in Wroclaw. Then she had a guest performance career. Thus she took part in the 1904-05 season in the famous performance series of  R. Wagner’s ‘’Parsifal’’ by the Henry W. Savage Opera Company in USA and Canada. She married the tenor Willy Schüller with whom she appeared often. Other details about her career and her life were not to be brought in experience. Her repertoire included roles like Marguerite in ‘’Faust’’ of Gounod, Agathe in ‘’Freischütz’’ and roles in R. Wagner’s operas.

Chronology of some appearances

1900-1901 Olmütz  Opera House
1901-1904 Wroclaw Opera House

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Spezial-Record
Lohengrin (Wagner): Wenn ich im Kampfe für dich siege with Willy Schüller 184
Lohengrin (Wagner): Das süße Lied verhallt with Willy Schüller 184

A. B. C. Grand Record
Trovatore (Verdi) Ai nostri monti with Willy Schüller 640
Carmen (Bizet): Ti baciava mia madre with Willy Schüller 640

Rita Casini (Mezzo-Soprano) (? - Ancona 1904)

Probably she made her debut in 1901 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milano as Azucena in G. Verdi’s ‘’Trovatore’’. She died very young. 

Chronology of some appearances

1901 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Trovatore (Azucena)

1902 Venezia   Teatro Rossini  Gioconda (Laura)

1903 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli  Andrea Chenier (Contessa/Madelon)

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G&T, Milano 1901-07

Trovatore (Verdi): Stride la vampa 53122 3355a

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Voce di donna 53218 347b

Marino Aineto (Bartione) (Murillo de Gallego/Spagna 1873 - Milano 1931)

He studied singing under Leonardo Pla and Antonio Baldelli and  made his debut in Madrid at Teatro de la Zarzuela in ‘’La Indiana’’ of A.Saco del Valle (1897). In 1898, during a performance of G. Meyerbeer’s ‘’Ugonotti’’ at the Teatro Moderno of Madrid, he was heard by the maestro Campanini, the director of the Teatro Real in Madrid, where he and made in 1899 his debut in G. Puccini’s ‘’Boheme’’. After the retirement which took place in 1926, he lived in Milan.

Chronology of some appearances

1899 Napoli Teatro Bellini Trovatore (Conte)

1901 Lisbona   Teatro San Carlos Trovatore (Conte)

1904 Modena  Teatro Storchi  Boheme (Marcello)

1906 Livorno Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)

1908 Verona Teatro Ristori Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1910 Milano Teatro Lirico Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1913 Brescia Teatro Grande    Gioconda (Barnaba)

1915 Venezia   Teatro La Fenice Gioconda (Barnaba)

1918 Città del Messico Teatro Virginia Fabregas Gioconda (Barnaba)

1920 Livorno   Politeama Trovatore (Conte)

1923 Messina  Teatro Mastroieni Gioconda (Barnaba)

1925 Brescia Teatro Grande    Ugonotti (Nevers)

1926 Arezzo Teatro Petrarca Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)

Elizabeta Petrenko (Mezzo-Soprano) (Akhtirka, near Kharkov 1880 - Moscow 1951)

From 1902 to 1905 she studied singing at the St. Petersburg Consertvatory under I. I. Palechek, later she perfected her vocal art with Carolina Ferni-Giraldoni. From 1905 to 1915 she was a soloist of the St. Petersburg Mariinksy Theatre, where she made her debut as Dalila in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’. In the 1913-1914  she appeared at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. From 1915 to 1917 she sang at the National House in Petrograd, in the 1917-1918  season at the Theatre of Music Drama in Petrograd, from 1921 to 1922 she sang at the the Theatre of Music Drama in Moscow. She made guest appearances in Paris, London (1911), Monte Carlo (1912), London (1913-1914). In 1908 she appeared opposite Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba at the Grand Opera in Paris as Maddalena in ‘’Rigoletto’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1905-1915 St. Petersburg Mariinksy Theatre

1908 Paris Grand Opera

1913-1914 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

1915-1917 Petrograd National House

1917-1918 Petrograd Theatre of Music Drama

1921-1922 Moscow Theatre of Music Drama

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T St. Petersburg 10-10-10

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Air du page - Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle 2-23522 14961b

G&T St. Petersburg  11-10-10

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Let me enjoy a cruel revenge with Alexander Bragin 2-24134  14965b
Demon (Rubinstein): Restless spirit with Alexander Bragin 2-24133 14964b

Platon Cesevich (Bass) (Belarus 1879 - Moscow 1958)

He was one of the best russian basses. He studied singing under L. Lyubin in Kharkov, where he and made his debut in 1904. In 1949 he appeared for the last time at the Odessa Theatre of Opera and Ballet. From 1933 to 1948 he gave a recitals. 

Chronology of some appearances

1904 Kharkov Opera House
1906-1907 St. Petersburg National House
1915 Moscow S. Zimin's Opera House
1918-1923 Ukraine Different cities
1925 Napoli Teatro San Carlo
1926 Modena Opera House
1926 Paris Grand Opera
1930-1933 Italy and Spain
1933 Paris Opéra-Comique

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Extra Record?
The tempest rages in the fields (with piano) (Vladimir Timofeevich Sokolov)

Konstantin Isachenko (Tenor) (Chernihiv Region, Ukraine 1882 - St. Petersburg, Russia 1959)

As many future singers, Isachenko sang during his childhood in a church choir. Konstantin Isachenko was heard by the well known vocal teacher, professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, Rubez, who gave him his first singing lessons. During 1902-1908, Isachenko took singing lessons at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire with the famous teacher S.Gabel. From 1908, Isachenko sang at the National house in St. Petersburg. In 1911-12, Isachenko sang in Kiev, and from 1912 again in St. Petersburg, where he sang practically in all opera theatres of the city. In 1911, Isachenko undertook a tour through Europe (Monte-Carlo, Milan, Paris, London), where he sang in the Russian seasons of S.Djagilev. Despite being a lyrical tenor, his technique allowed him to sing parts such as Lenski, Alfredo, Berendey, Vladimir (Prince Igor), besides Almaviva etc. When he stopped singing, Isachenko became a known vocal pedagogue. He was professor at the Petersburg conservatoire (1918-1929 and 1938-1953). Among his students were Baturin, Geft among others.

Chronology of some appearances

1908-1911 St. Petersburg National House

1911-1912 Kiev Opera House

1912-1918 St. Petersburg Musical Drama Theatre 

1918-1923 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

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Zonophone, Moscow 08
Dubrovsky (Napravnik): O give me oblivion  X-62745 7441L

Vicente Sempere (Tenor) (Ornil, Alicante 1895 - Ornil, Alicante 1974)

His full name was Vicente Sempere Bernabeu. He studied singing under Lorenzo Simonetti and Concepciуn Callao in Barcelona. In the 1920's he appeared at the italian and spanish opera houses. He was famous especially as Lohengrin.

Chronology of appearance 

1927 Madrid Teatro Reale Gioconda (Enzo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Barcelona 
La Dolorosa (J. Serrano): Clavelina de la huerta with Marcos Redondo and Augusto Gonzalo 184.243
Moros y cristianos (J. Serrano): Cesen mis pesares with Cora Raga 184.506

Fernanda Rapisardi (Soprano) (Parma 1861/1862 - Milano 1960)

She studied singing in Florence under the pedagogue Salvatore Catalanotti and made her debut in 1891 at the Teatro Alhambra of Viareggio in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’. After the retirement she devoted herself to teaching at Conservatorio Verdi and spent her last years at the Casa di Riposo G.Verdi in Milan.

Chronology of some appearances

1891 Viareggio Teatro Alhambra Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)

1893 Figline Valdarno Teatro Garibaldi Rigoletto (Gilda)

1895 Roma Teatro Costanzi Norma (Adalgisa)

1897 Bari Teatro Piccinni Norma (Adalgisa)

1899 Bastia Teatro Comunale Boheme (Musetta)

1902 Patrasso  Teatro Apollo  Boheme (Mimì)

1904 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Fedora (Olga)

1907 Marsiglia Casinò de la Plague Puritani (Elvira)

1909 Bastia Teatro Comunale Traviata (Violetta)

1912 Piove di Sacco Teatro Sociale    Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)

1913 Parma Politeama Reinach Boheme (Musetta)

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Zonophone, Milano 1902 (Spring)
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Quanso rapita in estasi 1320
Puritani (Bellini): Son vergine vezzosa X-422

Zonophone, Milano 1902-09?
Carnevale di Venezia (Benedict) 10629
Puritani (Bellini): Vien diletto X-1720

Zonophone, Milano 1902/1903
Rigoletto (Verdi): Veglia, o donna with Giuseppe Reschiglian 12322
Traviata (Verdi): Morrò! la mia memoria with Giuseppe Reschiglian X-1523

Zonophone, Milano 1903-04?
Bohème (Puccini): Valzer di Musetta 12359
Rigoletto (Verdi): E' il sol dell'anima with Carlo Ottolini 12353
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Verrano à te with Carlo Ottolini 12354
Traviata (Verdi): Un dì felice with Carlo Ottolini X-2504
Sonnambula (Bellini): Prendi, l'anel ti dono with Carlo Ottolini X-2505
Traviata (Verdi): Ah fors'è lui X-2516

Pathé - AICC cylinders & discs, Milano 1903

Africana (Meyerbeer): Addio, terra natia 

Antonio Gambardella (Tenor) (Roma 1858 - Catania 1945)

Probably he made his debut in 1887 at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa as Roberto in ‘’Le Villi’’. He made guest appearances in Montevideo (1894), Buenos Aires (1894) and Saratov (1890’s). Probably he retired from the stage in 1900.

Chronology of some appearances

1887 Pisa Teatro Verdi Le Villi (Roberto)

1889 Genova  Teatro Paganini Trovatore (Manrico)

1892 Venezia  Teatro Rossini  Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)

1894 Bari Teatro Piccinni Pagliacci (Canio)

1896 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Pagliacci (Canio)

1898 Fabriano Teatro Gentile  Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)

1899 Terni Politeama Ternano Carmen (Don Josè)

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Pathé - AICC cylinders & discs, Milano 1903

Bohème (Puccini): Addio dolce svegliare with Michele Giovacchini, Elisa Mattiuzzi and Ida Sambo 

Anita Apolloni (Mezzo-Soprano)

At the beginning of her career she sang mostly compriamrio roles and around 1930 started to appear as soprano.

Chronology of some appearances

1924 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola)

1926 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Don Chischiotte di J. Massenet

1927 Mirandola Teatro Nuovo Iris (Guecha)

1928 Cairo Teatro Khediviale I Quattro Rusteghi di E. Wolf-Ferrari

1930 Milano Teatro Verdi Forza del destino (Leonora)

Mikhail Bocharov (Baritone) (St. Petersburg 1872 - St. Petersburg 1936)

Escamilio

Valentin

He graduated from Kiev University as a lawyer. He then studied singing with Everardi and Petza at the Kiev music college, and graduated in 1898. He continued his education in Italy. In the 1901 to 1903 seaosns Bocharov sang in Kiev opera, then sang in Moscow (Zimin Opera), St. Petersburg, Odessa and other cities. He was awarded the honorary title Meritorious Artist of Russia in 1925. From 1932 onwards he sang mostly in concerts. He had a voice of a great range and cultivation. His roles include: Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’, Figaro in ‘’The Barber of Seville’’, Beckmesser in ‘’Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’’, Gryaznoi in ‘’The Tsar's Bride’’, Ivan-Korolevich in ‘’Kashchey the Immortal’’, Kochubey in ‘’Mazeppa’’, Onegin, Demon, and Rigoletto, as well as various others. Bocharov sang without vocal fatigue until his death, which happened while singing at the piano.

Chronology of some appearances

1901-1903 Kiev Opera House

1902 Moscow Russian Private Opera

1905 Kiev Opera House

1906 Moscow S. Zimin's Opera House

1915 Petrograd National House

1916-1923 Sverdlovsk Opera House

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T Moscow  07

Faust (Gounod): Dio possente  3-22609  2749r

Zonophone, Moscow 07
Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky): Aria of Prince Yeletsky X-2-62671
Demon (Rubinstein) Do not weep, child X-2-62178
Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Aria  X-62631
Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) Song of the Viking guest X-2-62179
Traviata (Verdi): Di Provenza il mar il suol  X-62630 2751r