Description

JOHN O’SULLIVAN (CORK, IRELAND, 29 OCTOBER, 1877 – FRANCE, PARIS, 28 APRIL, 1955)

 

 

 

 

Since 1899, he studied at the Paris Conservatory under Masson. In 1900, he made his debut as a comprimario at the Opéra Populaire at the Théâtre de la République in G. Verdi’s La Traviata. In 1908, he performed in R. Wagner’s Tannhäuser at the Lyric Theatre in London. He then made guest appearances in Birmingham, Halifax, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Middlesbrough, Hull, and Bolton.

In 1910, O’Sullivan made his French debut in G. Verdi’s Rigoletto at Toulouse. He made his debut at the Paris Opera in 1914, appearing in E. Reyer’s Sigurd. Cleofonte Campanini engaged him for the 1918-1919 season in Chicago. After a successful performance in Gli Ugonotti in Rouen in 1918, he sailed to America for the second time. That year, in Chicago, he performed as Arnoldo in G. Rossini’s Guglielmo Tell with great success.

In 1920, O’Sullivan made his first appearance in Bordeaux at the Grand Théâtre in Gli Ugonotti. He began his Italian career in 1922 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. O’Sullivan also performed in England, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, and South America (including Rosario, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santos, and Santa Fe). He retired in 1943 and died in Paris from prostate cancer.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1918 Chicago  Civic Opera House Pagliacci (Canio)

1919 Detroit  Orchestra Hall Carmen (Don Jose)

1919 Chicago  Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1922  Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Trovatore (Manrico)

1922  Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Ugonotti (Raoul)

1922 Milano  Teatro Lirico Ugonotti (Raoul)

1922 Bologna  Teatro Comunale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1922 Parma  Teatro Regio Ugonotti (Raoul)

1923 Piacenza  Teatro Municipale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1923  Roma  Teatro Costanzi Ugonotti (Raoul)

1923 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Dannazione di Faust (Faust)

1923 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Trovatore (Manrico)

1923 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Municipal Dannazione di Faust (Faust)

1923 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Municipal Trovatore (Manrico)

1923 San Paulo  Teatro Municipal Dannazione di Faust (Faust)

1923 San Paulo  Teatro Municipal Trovatore (Manrico)

1924   Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Ugonotti (Raoul)

1924 Parma  Teatro Regio Carmen (Don Jose)

1924 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Trovatore (Manrico)

1924  Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Ugonotti (Raoul)

1924 Madrid  Teatro Reale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1925 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1925 Alessandria d’Egitto  Teatro Alhambra Trovatore (Manrico)

1925 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Municipal Trovatore (Manrico)

1925 San Paolo  Teatro Municipal Trovatore (Manrico)

1926  Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)

1926 Verona  Arena Trovatore (Manrico)

1927 Barcellona  Teatro Olimpia Trovatore (Manrico)

1927 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Trovatore (Manrico)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida Columbia Acoustic L1828 WAX1692-1 June 25, 1926
2. Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida Parlophon P-56005-II 20795-1 June 4, 1928
3. Believe me if all those endearing young charms (Moore) unpubl WA3616 Columbia, London 1926-07-12
4. Cabaret des Trois Couleurs (Bouillon) 232680 6409ae Gramophone, Paris 1916-03-01
5. Carmen (Bizet) Flower song APGA Unpublished
6. Carmen (Bizet) Il fior Columbia Acoustic D12459 B532 1924
7. Erin, the tear and the smile unpubl WA3628 Columbia, London 1926-07-14
8. Garde à vous les Gars (Beretta) 232796 6408ae Gramophone, Paris 1916-03-01
9. Gli Ugonotti (Meyerbeer) Bianca al par D12459 B518 1924 Columbia Acoustic
10. 11. Gli Ugonotti (Meyerbeer) Stringe il periglio… Dillo ancor with Maria Llacer Columbia Acoustic D4968 D4968 70685 70721 1922
11. Gli Ugonotti Stringe il periglio with Dora De Giovanni Columbia Acoustic D12458 D12458 B541 B549 1924
12. Guglielmo Tell O muto asil Columbia Acoustic D4942 70609 1922
13. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Asile Héréditaire Pathé X 707 N 250014
14. La Favorita (Donizetti) Una vergine Columbia Acoustic D4941 70612 1922
15. L’Africaine (Meyerbeer) O paradis Pathé x 707 N 250013