Description

GERALDINE FARRAR (MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 28, 1882 – RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT, MARCH 11, 1967)

 

 

 

 

She was the daughter of the famous American baseball player Sidney Farrar. She began her singing studies under J. H. Long in Boston and then continued her education with Emma Thursby in New York. In 1899, she traveled to Paris to study with Trabadello and later furthered her training with Graziani. Her final studies were completed under the renowned soprano Lilli Lehmann in Berlin.

In 1901, she made her debut at the Berlin Hofoper as Marguerite in Faust by Charles Gounod. Her debut marked the beginning of a distinguished career in opera, and she became one of the most celebrated sopranos of her time.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1901 Berlin Hofoper Faust (Marguerite)

1901 Berlin Hofoper Traviata (Violetta)

1902 Berlin Hofoper Pagliacci (Nedda)

1903 Berlin Hofoper Manon (Manon)

1904 Monte Carlo Opera Boheme (Mimi)

1905 Monte Carlo Opera Amica (Amica)

1905 Berlin Hofoper Tannhäuser (Elisabeth)

1906 Berlin Hofoper Rigoletto (Gilda)

1906 Monte Carlo Opera L’Ancêtre di C. Saint-Saëns (-)

1906 Paris Nouveau Théâtre Le Clown di I. de Camondo (-)

1906 Salzburg festival Don Giovanni (Zerline)

1906 Warsaw Opera Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1906 New York Metropolitan Opera Romeo et Juliette (Juliette) (Debut)

1907 Berlin Hofoper Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) (Premiere)

1907 New York Metropolitan Opera Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) (Premiere)

1910 Salzburg festival Don Giovanni (Zerline)

1910 New York Metropolitan Opera Königskindern di E. Humperdinck (-) (Premiere)

1911 New York Metropolitan Opera l Segreto di Susanna di E. Wolf-Ferrari (-) (Premiere)

1911 New York Metropolitan Opera Ariane et barbel-blue di P. Dukas (-) (Premiere)

1912 New York Metropolitan Opera Le donne curiose di E. Wolf-Ferrari (-) (Premiere)

1912 New York Metropolitan Opera Manon (Manon) (Premiere)

1914 New York Metropolitan Opera Carmen (Carmen)

1915 New York Metropolitan Opera Madame Sans-Gêne di U. Giordano (-) (Premiere)

1918 New York Metropolitan Opera Suor Angelica di G. Puiccini (-) (Premiere)

1918 New York Metropolitan Opera Lodoletta di P. Mascagni (Lodoletta) (Premiere)

1920 New York Metropolitan Opera Zaza (Zaza) (Premiere)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Abide with me (Monk) 87076 B9628-4 Victor, 1911-01-26
2. All through the night (trad) 87254 B17728-1 Victor, 1916-05-23
3. Au clair de la lune (Lully) (w. Clément) 87509 B12914-2 Victor, 1913-03-17
4. Bohème (Puccini) Donde lieta usci (Addio) 88406 C12743-1 Victor, 1912-12-20
5. Bohème (Puccini) Sì, mi chiamano Mimì 6106-A C12742-1 Victor, 1912-12-20
6. Carmen (Bizet) L’amour est un oiseau rebelle 87210 B15474 Victor, 1914-12-09
7. Der Sandmännchen (arr Becker) (w. Homer) 87506 B13129-2 Victor, 1913-04-15
8. Der Wanderers Nachtlied (Rubinstein) (w. Schumann-Heink) 87504 B12806-1 Victor, 1913-01-17
9. Hear my Prayer (Mendelssohn) O for the wings of a dove 87073 B9629-3 Victor, 1911-01-23
10. How can I leave thee (Treue Liebe) (trad) (w. Homer) 87505 B13126-2 Victor, 1913-04-15
11. Lead kindly light (Dykes) 87248 B17729-3 Victor, 1916-05-24
12. Long, long ago (Bayly) 87163 B13134-1 Victor, 1913-04-16
13. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Ancora un passo 87004 B4255 Victor, 1916-05-25
14. Murmuring breezes (Jensen) 87251 B17723-1 Victor, 1916-05-24
15. My old Kentucky home (Foster) 88238 C8273-1 Victor, 1910-02-25
16. Pelerins de la Mecque (Gluck) Wonnevoller Mai 87127 B12740-1 Victor, 1912-12-19
17. Sérénade (Gounod) 87257 B17740-1 Victor, 1916-05-25
18. Star spangled banner (Arnold) 87247 B8272-1 Victor, 1916-05-25
19. The Holy City (Adams) 88569 C17727-3 Victor, 1916-05-24
20. Thy dear eyes (Bartlett) 87253 B17730-4 Victor, 1916-05-25