Description

PETAR RAICHEV (PETAR RAITSCHEFF) (VARNA, 9 MARCH, 1887 – SOFIA, 30 AUGUST, 1960)

 

 

 

 

He began his education in St. Petersburg under Umberto Mazetti. In 1912, he went to Italy, where he completed his studies with Fernando de Lucia in Naples. He made his debut in St. Petersburg in 1913. Until 1920, he sang in Russia, primarily in St. Petersburg, performing roles such as Lenski in Eugene Onegin, Hermann in The Queen of Spades, Canio in Pagliacci, and Rodolfo in La Bohème. In 1920, he returned to Italy and spent the following 15 years guesting at major European opera houses, particularly in Germany. He performed at the State Opera of Vienna and Berlin (1924), as well as in Leipzig, Dresden, and Hamburg, and was part of the ensemble at the Berlin City Opera in the 1924-25 season. From 1931-33, he was a member of the Russian Opera in Paris, with which he undertook extensive tours in Europe and South America. During the 1933-35 seasons, he was engaged by the Croatian National Opera in Zagreb. In 1936, he guest-starred at the Hannover Opera, and in 1942, he appeared at the Wiener Volksoper. After World War II, he returned to his native Bulgaria and founded the opera ensemble in Varna in 1947. This company later performed at the National Opera House in Sofia, among other venues. He retired from the stage in 1950 and was a pedagogue at the Sofia Conservatory from 1950-58. In 1951, he published his autobiography in Sofia.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1921 La Valletta/Malta  Teatro Reale Werther (Werther)

1921 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Traviata (Alfredo)

1921 Padova  Teatro Garibaldi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1922 Ferrara  Teatro Comunale  Traviata (Alfredo)

1922 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1922 Palermo  Teatro Massimo Rigoletto (Duca)

1922  Catania  Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)

1922  Catania  Teatro Bellini Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1922  Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Traviata (Alfredo)

1922  Venezia Teatro La Fenice Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1925 Milano  Teatro Carcano Traviata (Alfredo)

1925 Milano  Teatro Carcano Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1925 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Traviata (Alfredo)

1925 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1926 Parigi Champs Elysees Rigoletto (Duca)

1927 Brescia Teatro Grande Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Turandot (Puccini) Nessun dorma Homokord 4-8858 M52366
2. Chanson Georgienne (O schönes Mädchen) (Rachmaninov) Vox 03369 1381½A
3. Fedora (Giordano) Amor ti vieta Vox 3592 3001B
4. Manon (Massenet) Ah! dispar vision Vox 1981A 03485
5. Mignon (Thomas) Ah! Non credevi tu Vox 03500 1809A
6. O winde keine duft’ge Blüte (Gliere) Vox 3565-B
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba Parlophon P-57019 2-20950
8. Pescatori di Perle (Bizet) Mi par d’udire ancora Vox 2088½A 03513
9. Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella Vox 3592 3003B
10. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle Vox 1375A 03513
11. Turandot (Puccini) Non piangere Liù Homokord 4-8858 M52365
12. Werther (Massenet) Ah! non mi ridestar Vox 1983A 03485
13. Werther (Massenet) Ah! non mi ridestar Parlophon P-57019 2-20851
14. E canto il grillo (Billi) Homokord 4-8869
15. Serenata (Toselli) Parlophon B23069
16. Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Wohin, wohin seid ihr entschwunden (Ru) Parlophon B10556, B10556-II
17. Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) Chant Hindou Homokord 4-8871
18. Der Asra (Rubinstein) unpubl. Odeon, Berlin 1929
19. Schenk mir diese Nacht (Bagrinovsky) unpubl. Odeon, Berlin 1929
20. Pescatori di Perle (Bizet) Della mia vita unpubl. Odeon, Berlin 1929-09-27