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. Apple Blossoms (Kreisler) Star of love 87308 B23590-1 Victor, 1920-01-20
2. At parting (Rogers) 87319 B23591-1 Victor, 1920-01-20
3. Au printemps (Gounod) 87313 B23589-4 Victor, 1920-01-20
4. Boat song (Romilli) 87289 B21596-2 Victor, 1918-03-22
5. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Un bel dì vedremo 88113 C5055 Victor, 1917-03-28
6. None but the lonely heart (Tchaikovsky) 87357 B26867-1 Victor, 1922-09-07
7. Sans toi (d’Hardelot) 87292 B21721-2 Victor, 1918-04-02
8. Serenata (Tosti) 953-A Victor, 1923-04-03
9. Thaïs (Massenet) Tu souvient-il du lumineux voyage 88594 C19422-7 Victor, 1918-04-02
10. Si j’étais jardinier (Chaminade) 87322 B23592-2 Victor, 1920-01-20
11. Si mes vers avaient des ailes (Hahn) 87348 B26035-4 Victor, 1922-08-24
12. The War baby’s lullaby (Ferrington) 87290 B21598-2 Victor, 1918-03-22
13. Tes doux baisers (Madrigal) (Chaminade) 953-B Victor, 1922-09-08
14. Zazà (Leoncavallo) Mamma usciva di casa 87311 B23588-2 Victor, 1920-01-19
15. Zazà (Leoncavallo) Non so capir (Il bacio) (w. de Luca) 87568 B23586-1 Victor, 1920-01-19