Description

ALAN TURNER

 

 

 

This English singer was to be found in various English opera companies in the first decade of this century, including the Carl Rosa Opera Company, where he appeared as Telramund in “Lohengrin” and as Escamillo in “Carmen”. With these troops he toured England and gave concerts at the same time, the programs mostly consisting of popular ballad music. In 1911 he sang the role of Silvio in “Pagliacci” at the Covent Garden Opera in London. During the 1913-1914 season he was engaged by the Chicago Opera, where he took part in productions of C. Gounod’s “Faust” and “Carmen” in English. He later founded an opera school in England and arranged semi-professional opera performances.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Bohemian Girl (Balfe) The heart bowed down 4567 B2909-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1905-11-27
2. Carmen (Bizet) Toreador song 534 Sterling cylinder, 1906
3. Carmen (Bizet) Toreador song 1020 Operaphone, 1916
4. Carmen (Bizet) Toreador song 5376 B4927-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1907-11-13
5. Carmen (Bizet) Toreador song 77582 Pathé, London 1909
6. Carmen (Bizet) Toreador song BA 2227 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1908 – 1910
7. Ein Walzertraum (Straus) Waltz duet (w. Pike) 4456 7852e Gramophone, London 1908
8. Faust (Gounod) Even bravest heart 31690 C4928-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1907-11-13
9. For all eternity (Mascheroni) 246 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1908 – 1910
10. Goodbye, sweetheart, goodbye 510 Zonophone
11. Hearts of oak (Boyce) X-42654 Zonophone, London 1907
12. I’ll be waiting in the gloaming, sweet Genevieve 411 Zonophone
13. I’ll sing thee songs of Araby (Clay) A659 3951 Columbia, New York 1908 (late)
14. Love’s old sweet song (Molloy) 3-2785 8342b G&T, London 1906-06-16
15. Maritana (Wallace) In happy moments 510 Zonophone
16. ‘O sole mio (di Capua) 17536, B-14240 Victor, 12 19 1913
17. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue 5359 B4952-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1907-11-19
18. Queen of the earth (Pinsuti) 9876 Edison, 1908
19. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Evening star 5336 B4926-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1907-11-13
20. The rosary (Nevin) 4676 B3206-7 Victor, Camden NJ 1912-09-26