Description

IMRE PALLÓ (MÁTISFALVA, TRANSYLVANIA, 23 OCTOBER, 1891 – BUDAPEST, 25 JANUARY, 1978)

Palló studied in Budapest with Georg Anthes and in Italy with Mario Sammarco. His Budapest debut was as Alfio at the Royal Opera House in 1917, where he went on to sing many lyric baritone roles, such as Posa, Luna, Falstaff and Simon Boccanegra, in a career lasting over 35 years. He created leading roles in both Háry János and Székelyfonó by Kodály, and sang in Bartok’s Cantata profana under Ernő Dohnányi in 1936.

The Kossuth Prize was awarded to him in 1949. He was briefly Intendant at the State Opera in Budapest.

Palló’s recordings, dating from 1928 to 1961, include songs and excerpts from works by Balázs, Bartók, Erkel, Kodály; operatic arias by Verdi, Wagner and Mussorgsky, among others.

His son (same name, born 1941) was a conductor at New York City Opera and Frankfurt Opera.

TRACKLIST

1. a) Maros vize folyik csendesen (Kaldy) b) Nyisd ki babám az ajtót
2. a) Nagypéntekon mossa bolló a nát b) Recece, nem vagyok én kapitány
3. Bánk Bán (Erkel) Bánk’s Aria
4. Don Carlo (Verdi) Rodrigo’s Aria
5. Falstaff (Verdi) Falstaff’s Monologue
6. Gyere haza kincsem (Fényes Balázs)
7. Háry János (Kodály) Recruiting Song
8. Hogy mondjam meg néked (Kalmar)
9. Il Tabarro (Puccini) Michele’s Aria
10. Iphigenie En Aulide (Gluck) Agamemnon’s Aria
11. Két babonás szep szemednek (Fényes Balázs)
12. Khovanshchina (Mussorgsky) Shaklovity’s Aria
13. La Forza Del Destino (Verdi) Urna fatale
14. La Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza
15. Madár vígan dalolva (Levay-Danko)
16. Most van a nap lemenoben (Dankó)
17. Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) Boccanegra’s Aria
18. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O tu bell´astro incantator