Enrica Alberti (Soprano ) (Pavia, Italia 1899 - ?)

She studied singing in Genova under the pedagogue Devoti and made her debut in 1923 at the Teatro Guidi in Pavia in ''Don Pasquale''.

Chronology of some appearance

1919  Cream  Teatro Sociale  Carmen (Micaela)

1924 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice  GIulietta e Romeo di R. Zandonai (Isabella)

1925 Varese Teatro Sociale Loreley (Walter)

1926 Torino  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele  Pagliacci (Nedda)

1927 Genova  Politeama Genovese  Boheme (Musetta)

1928  Cairo  Teatro Khediviale La Rondine (Lisette)

1929 Cosenza  Teatro Rendano  Boheme (Mimì)

1930  Amsterdam  Teatro Carrè  Pagliacci (Nedda)

1931 Palermo Politeama Garibaldi  Otello (Desdemona)

1933  Amsterdam  Staddscouwburg  Carmen (Micaela)

1935  Como  Teatro Sociale  Turandot (Liù)

1937  Milano  Teatro La Scala  Andrea Chenier (Bersi)

1947 Genova  Teatro Grattacielo Boheme (Mimì)

André Balbon (Bass) (? 1902 - ?)

He received his education primarily in Paris. Already in 1924 he appeared there at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in the premiere of the opera ‘’Les Burgraves’’ of Leo Sachs. After appearances at the theaters of the French province he was engaged in 1928 by the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he sang till 1944. His repertoire included count Robinson in ‘’Matrimonio of segreto’’, Basilio in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’, Colline in ‘’La Bohème’’, Angelotti in ‘’Tosca’’, Sharpless in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’, Zuniga in ‘’Carmen’’, Lothario in ‘’Mignon’’ and  Vulcain in ‘’Philémon et Baucis’’. He performed during his long career at the Opéra-Comique also in a number of opera premieres: ‘’Riquet à la Houppe’’ of G. Hüe (1928), ‘’Le Roi d'Yvetot’’ of J. Ibert (1930), ‘’Le testament de la aunt Caroline’’ of A. Roussel (1937), ‘’Esther de Carpentras’’ of Darius Milhaud (1938), ‘’Mon oncle Benjamin’’ of François Bousquet (1942). In 1935 he made guest appearance at the Covent Garden in London.

Chronology of some appearances

1924 Paris Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
1928-1944 Paris  Opéra-Comique

 RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Pathé, Paris 1929/1930
Manon (Massenet): Pardon, mais j'étais là with Vallin 2621

Pathé, Paris 1931?
Brigands (Offenbach): Trio des Marmitons with Luart & Ponzio 92011
Les deux ménétriers (Durand) 93103

Gina Bernelli (Soprano)

Chronology of some appearances

1944 Genova, Italy (Augustus)

RECORDING FOR SALE 

La Voce del Padrone 
La Sonnambula (Bellini): O ciel! che tento? with Tancredi Pasero DB 11306

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN OPERA SINGERS SINGS WAGNER CD

TRACK LIST

1. Ivan Alchevsky (1876 - 1917) Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan G&T 022039 92y

2. Alexander Aleksandrovich (1881 – 1955) Fliegende Hollander (Wagner): Mit Gewitter und Sturm Gramophone 4-22647 17392b
3. Maria Alessandrovitch  Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Su noi discendi with Francisco Vinas Fonotipia 69097 XPh 4911
4. Maria Alessandrovitch  (? - ?) Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Celasi il sol with Francisco Vinas Fonotipia 69098 XPh  4912
5. Leonida Balanowskaya (1883 - 1960) Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Liebestod Pathe  22179
6. Vasili Damaev (1878 – 1932) Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Preislied Gramophone 022133 2177c
7. Cecilia Davidova (1878-1909) Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Morte d'Isotta with Emanuele Ischierdo G&T 053159  1313c
8.  Natalya Ermolenko-Yuzhina (1881 – 1937) Fliegende Hollander (Wagner): Jo-ho-hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff Gramophone 023110 2701c
9. Natalya Ermolenko-Yuzhina (1881 – 1937) Tannhäuser (Wagner): Dich, teure Halle Gramophone 2-23458 7056r
10. Ivan Ershov ( 1868 – 1943) Siegfried (Wagner): Hoho! Ho-hei! G&T  022034 96y
11. Ivan Ershov ( 1868 – 1943) Siegfried (Wagner):  Hoho! Ho-hei! (Forging scene) Columbia 35473
12. Adolf Kaktins (1885 - 1965) Tannhäuser (Wagner): Dziesma vakara zvaigznei  HMV EL1003 32-727
13. Vladimir Kastorsky ( 1870 - 1948) Tannhäuser (Wagner): Blick ich umher .... O du mein holder Abendstern Gramophone 3-22874 7916L
14. Gavriil Morskoy (1862 - 1914) Walkure (Wagner): Wintersturme G&T 22804 464x
15. Vasili Sharonov  (1867- 1929) Walkure (Wagner): Leb' wohl, du kühnes Columbia 35040
16. Nikolai Shevelev (1874 – 1929) Tannhauser (Wagner): O tu bell’astro Favorite 1-75202 8207-0
17. Dmitri Smirnov  (1882 – 1944) Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan Gramophone 022214 2471c
18. Leonid Sobinov (1872 – 1934) Lohengrin (Wagner): Mein lieber Schwan Gramophone 022137 1979c
19. Alessandro Wesselowsky (1885 – 1964) Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno fedel Columbia D5646 B1342
20. Petr Slovtsov  (1886 – 1934) Lohengrin (Wagner): Mein lieber Schwan Metropol 2636

Borghild Lindvig Bryhn-Langaard (Soprano) (23.7.1883 Kongsvinger (Norwegen), † 20.11.1939 Oslo)

She studied singing under Nina Grieg, the wife of the composer Edvard Grieg. She made her debut in 1906 in a concert in Oslo opposite Edvard Grieg as a pianist and appeared there in 1907 at  the National  Theater in the opera ‘’Sjömandesbruden’’. Then she went to London, where she became a pupil of Raimund von zur Mühlen. In the 1907-1908 season she appeared at the Covent Garden in London as Brünnhilde in the unforgettable première of ‘’Der Ring des Nibelungen’’ under Hans Richter. She also sang the part of Santuzza in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’. In 1909 she successfully guested at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. In 1910 she performed at the Vienna Court Opera as Santuzza and Aida. In 1913 at Amsterdam she appeared as  Venus in ‘’Tannhäuser’’.  She also made  guest appearances in Milan and Budapest (here as Venus in ‘’Tannhäuser’’). In 1914 she sang at the Copenhagen Opera the parts of Tosca and Elsa in ‘’Lohengrin’’. In 1919, as a partner of Alessandro Bonci, she performed at the Chicago Opera as Amelia in ‘’Ballo in maschera’’. Since 1920 she lived in her Norwegian native country, where she still gave a concerts and single guest performances. During the 1920’s she still appeared in Scandinavian operatic stages. At Milan she guested as Borghild Brunelli.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 National  Theater Sjömandesbruden (-)

1907 London Covent Garden Der Ring des Nibelungen (Brunhilde)

1908 London Covent Garden Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1910 Vienna Court Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1910 Vienna Court Opera Aida (Aida)

1913 Amsterdam Opera  Tannhäuser (Venus)

1914 Copenhagen Opera Tosca (Tosca)

1914 Copenhagen Opera Lohengrin (Elsa)

1919 Chicago Opera Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE 

Pathé, London 1907?
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Lied der Elisabeth 77198
Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Ballde der Senta 77201
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 77205
Ave Maria (Gounod) 77207

Gramophone, London 1908-06-12 
Astri, mi Astri (trad) 83649 8455e
Peer Gynt (Grieg): Solveigs sang 83648 8453e 
Synnøves sang (Kjerulf) 83667  8454e
Sæterjentens søndag (Bull) 83650 8457e

Johan Hjalmar Frey (Bass/Baritone) (28. marraskuuta 1856 Viipuri – 11. tammikuuta 1913 Helsinki)

He studied singing in Milan under Francesco Lamperti and Silvia della Valle. In 1880 he made his debut at the Opera House of Trieste. On 22. 3. 1882 he appeared in the premiere of G. Donizetti’s opera ‘’Il Duca d'Alba’’. From  1884 to 1885 he perfected his vocal technique under R. Müller in Leipzig and then became a member of the Court Opera of St. Petersburg, singing here till 1905. At the St. Petersburg Court Opera he performed in the premieres of two important operas by P. Tshaikovsky: on 19. 10. 1890 in "The Queen of Spades", on 18. 12. 1892 in ‘’Iolanta’’. Later he lived in Helsinki. There he was active since 1909 as a choirmaster of the church of the Swedish Lutheran municipality.

Chronology of some appearances

1880 Trieste Opera House

1881 Roma Teatro Apollo

1882 Roma Teatro Costanzi

1885-1905 St. Petersburg Court Opera 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Zonophone, St Petersburg 1901/1902
Molitva (Prayer) (Bulakhov) X-62335

G&T, St Petersburg 1903
Rigoletto (Verdi): Quartett with Vladina, Maximovskaya & Bogdanovitch 24339 1427z
Na sever dikom (Dargomyszki) with Vladina & Bogdanovitch 24329 1428z
Der Asra (Rubinstein) 2-42771 1404z
Der öde Garten (Hermann) 2-42136 1331c
In der Fremde (Schumann) 2-42137 1333c
Es muß ein wunderbares sein (Liszt) 2-42134 1329c
Litanei (Schubert) 2-42820 1403z
Viele Träume (Sinding) 2-42135 1330c
Ein grünes Blatt (Nunnius) 2-42772 1406z
Geheimnis (Weidenbrück) 2-42138 1332c
Es war ein alter König (Weidenbrück) 2-42786 1407z
Mittagsstille (Weidenbrück) 2-42821 1405z
Laps' Suomen (O barn af Hellas) (Pacius) 2-22559 1357z

G&T, St Petersburg 1905
Till trånaden (Söderberg) 82910 2778L
Var det en dröm (Benzon) 82906 2773L
Värme och ljus (Josephson) 82908 2775L
Wanderers Nachtlied (Collan) 3-42186 2777L

Gramophone, St Petersburg 1908-09
Tuoll' laulaa neitonen (Im Feld ein Mädchen singt) (Sibelius) 2-82698 7720L

Pathé, St Petersburg? 1910
Gluntarne (Wennerberg): Gluntens moster with Bäckman 27039 
Gluntarne (Wennerberg): Hulda skymning with Bäckman 27042