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. L’Africana (Meyerbeer) O paradiso P-56005-I 20794 Parlophon June 4, 1928
2. Lohengrin (Wagner) Récit du Graal APGA Unpublished
3. Otello (Verdi) Dio mi potevi Columbia Electric L1806 WAX1693-1 June 25, 1926
4. Otello (Verdi) Esultate Columbia Acoustic D9409 70601 1922
5. Otello (Verdi) Nium mi tema Parlophon P-9312-I 20805 June 8, 1928
6. Otello (Verdi) Ora e per sempre Columbia Electric L1806 WAX1663-1 June 21, 1926
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar APGA Unpublished
8. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba Columbia Electric D1564 WA3546 July 5, 1926
9. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Cavatine APGA Unpublished
10. The Harp that once through Tara’s Halls Unpublished WA3601 Columbia, London 1926-07-12
11. The Minstrel Boy (Moore) Unpublished WA3571 Columbia, London 1926-07-08
12. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle Columbia Electric D1564 WA3602 July 12, 1926
13. Trovatore (Verdi) Ah si ben mio Parlophon O-2602 6923-1 June 2, 1928
14. Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira Parlophon O-2602 6922 June 2, 1928
15. Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira… Ah! si ben mio D1573 WA3562 D1573 WA3564 Columbia, London 1926-07-07