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IGOR GORIN (GRODEK, UKRAINE, OCTOBER 26, 1904 – TUCSON, USA, MARCH 24, 1982)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Ignatz Greenberg. He was born into a Jewish family, and they later moved to Vienna, where he studied medicine and sang in a choir consisting of doctors and medical students. He decided to train his voice and became a student of Victor Fuchs at the Vienna Conservatory (1925-1930). He made his debut in 1930 at the Vienna Volksoper, then performed at the Theater in Ustí nad Labem (1930-1931), at the Theater in Teplitz-Schönau (1931-1932), and at the Theater in Gablonz (1932-1933). He also made guest appearances at the Deutsches Theater in Prague.

In 1932, he emigrated to the USA, and in 1939, he became an American citizen. In the U.S., he first appeared on the radio under the stage name Charles Gorin and made his concert debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 1937. Concert appearances followed with major American orchestras, and in 1939, he toured Canada.

In the United States, he was relatively rarely heard on stage. He performed the role of Germont (with Mary Costa and John Alexander) in a single performance on February 10, 1964, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and had previously appeared in five performances at the New York City Center Opera in autumn 1963 (as Rigoletto and also as Germont). He made guest appearances at opera houses in Chicago (again in 1942 as Germont), New Orleans, and Cincinnati. He appeared on American television in opera programs featuring Rigoletto and La Traviata. In 1959, he embarked on a large concert tour of Australia and New Zealand. He also appeared in several films, including Broadway Melody (1938).

 

 

TRACKLIST

  

 

1. Among the living (Malotte) (p Malotte) 4554 PBS049995-1 Victor, 1940-08-16
2. At dawning (Cadman) 10-1291 D6-RB-2888-1 Victor, 1946-09-24
3. Attila (Verdi) Dagli immortali vertici 18402 CS066380 Victor, 1941-07-03
4. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 12437 CS022940 Victor, 1938-04-28
5. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum V-Disc VP1575 D5-TC-1400 Victor, 1945-09-24
6. Caucasian Melody (Gorin) 4337 PBS09160 Victor, Hollywood 1937-01-26
7. Dark eyes (trad) 10-1290 D6-RB-2886-1 Victor, 1946-09-24
8. Death’s lullaby (Berceuse) (Moussorgsky) 2036 PBS036108-4 Victor, Hollywood 1939-04-08
9. Death’s serenade (Moussorgsky) 2037 PBS036109 Victor, Hollywood 1939-04-08
10. Desert Song (Romberg) One alone 10-1291 D6-RB-2889-1 Victor, 1946-09-24
11. Die Tote Stadt (Korngold) My longing, my yearning unpubl CS066384 Victor, 1941-07-03
12. Dolly’s lullaby (Moussorgsky) 4529 BS043906-1 Victor, 1939-11-21
13. Eileen (Herbert) Thine alone 10-1201 D5-RB-90-2 Victor, 1945-02-08
14. El Vito (Nin) 2213 BS066375-1 Victor, 1941-07-02
15. Field Marshal death (Moussorgsky) 2037 PBS036110-1 Victor, Hollywood 1939-04-08
16. Gopak (Moussorgsky) 4414 BS022983-1 Victor, 1938-05-04
17. Gräfin Mariza (Kálmán) Play gypsies, dance gypsies 10-1179 D5-RB-88-1 Victor, 1945-02-08
18. Kasbek (Russian folk song, arr Bolin) 4337 PBS09159 Victor, Hollywood 1937-01-26
19. Khovanshchina (Moussorgsky) All is quiet in the camp 11-8250 CS075136 Victor, 1942-06-08
20. Königin von Saba (Korngold) Lift thine eyes 18402 CS066379 Victor, 1941-07-03
21. Molitva (The prayer) (Gorin) 4328 PBS09158 Victor, Hollywood 1937-01-26
22. My friend (Malotte) (p Malotte) 4554 PBS049996-3 Victor, 1940-08-22
23. No, you don’t! Pussy (Moussorgsky) 4530 BS043913-1 Victor, 1939-11-22
24. Non è ver (Mattei) 12437 CS022942 Victor, 1938-04-28
25. None but the lonely heart (Tchaikovsky) 4436, BS022941 Victor, 1938-04-28
26. Over the steppe (Grechaninov) 4414 BS022939 Victor, 1938-04-28
27. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si può (Prologue, pt 1)…Un nido di memorie (Prologue, pt 2) 4409 4409 BS022937 BS022938 Victor, 1938-05-04
28. Pledge to the Flag (Malotte) (p Malotte) 4535 PBS049994-1 Victor, 1940-08-16
29. Prayer at bedtime (Moussorgsky) 4529 BS043907-1 Victor, 1939-11-21
30. Song of the Open Road (Malotte) 10-1179 D5-RB-89 Victor, 1945-02-08
31. Song of the United Nations (Shostakovitch) 11-8250 CS075135 Victor, 1942-06-08
32. Sorochintsy Fair (Moussorgsky) Reverie of the young peasant 2038 PBS036113 Victor, Hollywood 1939-04-10
33. Tell me a story (Moussorgsky) 4528 BS043904-1 Victor, 1939-11-21
34. The banks of the Don (Moussorgsky) 2039 PBS036114 Victor, Hollywood 1939-06-23
35. The beetle (Moussorgsky) 4528 BS043905-1 Victor, 1939-11-21
36. The blind Ploughman (Clarke) 4436 BS033724 Victor, 1939-02-15
37. The forgotten one (Moussorgsky) 2039 PBS036115 Victor, Hollywood 1939-06-23
38. The hobby horseman (Moussorgsky) 4530 BS043908-4 Victor, 1939-11-22
39. The little star (Moussorgsky) 2038 PBS036112 Victor, Hollywood 1939-06-23
40. The Lord’s prayer (Malotte) (p Malotte) 4535 PBS049997-4 Victor, 1940-08-22
41. Through the years (Youmans) 10-1201 D5-RB-87 Victor, 1945-02-08
42. Trepak (Moussorgsky) 2036 PBS036107-3 Victor, Hollywood 1939-04-08
43. Twenty-third Psalm (Malotte) 12245 CS022984-1 Victor, 1938-05-04
44. Villancico Vasco (Nin) 2213 BS066374-1 Victor, 1941-07-02
45. Viut Vitri (Ukrainian folk song, arr Gorin) 4328 PBS09157 Victor, Hollywood 1937-01-26
46. Volga legend (trad) 10-1290 D6-RB-2887-1 Victor, 1946-09-24