Description

ISABEL MARENGO (BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 27 NOVEMBER, 1897 – ? 1977)

 

 

 

 

She lived most of her life in the city of Temperley. She studied singing, piano, and violin, completing her musical education at the Carlos López Buchardo Conservatory. She further refined her skills in Milan with Franco Ghione. Her operatic debut came in 1926 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, where she performed the role of Marguerite in Faust. She continued her career at Teatro alla Scala in Milan under the direction of Arturo Toscanini.

That same year, she debuted at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires as Micaela in Carmen, and she continued to perform there until 1949. During her time at Teatro Colón, she played significant roles such as Mimì in La Bohème and the title role in Madama Butterfly. Notably, she sang alongside Beniamino Gigli, performing Nemorino for the first time in Buenos Aires. In 1937, she participated in the production of Siripo under the direction of Tullio Serafin.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1926 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Carmen (Micaela)

1929 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta)

1929 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Carmen (Micaela)

1929 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera L’amico Fritz (Suzel)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aquellos ojos verdes (Menéndez-Utrera) Victor 4222 BAVE-60961 1931
2. Boheme (Puccini) Si mi chiamano Mimì Fonotecnica C 5014
3. Canción del carretero (Buchardo-Caraballo) Victor 4209-A BAVE-60910 1931
4. Donde estas, corazon (Serrano-Berto) Victor 4222 BAVE-60960 1931
5. Manon (Massenet) Guizzar vid’io Fonotecnica B 3037
6. Serrana (Boero-Carrizo) Victor 4221 BAVE-60928 1931
7. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte Fonotecnica B 3040
8. Vidalita (Etcheverry-Massa) Victor 4209-B BAVE-60929 1931
9. Vidalita Op. 45 No. 3 (Williams) Victor 4221 BAVE-60911 1931
10. Ave Maria (D’Espósito)
11. Campanita (D’Espósito)
12. Canción al árbol del olvido (Ginastera)
13. Cantar del arriero (Torrá)
14. Il segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari) Oh gioia, la nube leggera
15. Il segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari) Via! Così non mi lasciate
16. Juierio (Casella)
17. Lluvia en el campo (Boero)
18. Lo spazzacamino (Verdi)
19. Non t’accostare all’urna (Verdi)
20. Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) E quest’asilo Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires 1939
21. Picaflor (Zamba al estilo popular Op. 2 No. 4) (Napolitano)
22. Triste estoy (Serrano Redonnet)