Description

UMBERTO URBANO (LIVORNO, ITALY, 16 OCTOBER, 1885 – ROME, ITALY, 16 JUNE, 1969)

He received his education in Milan and made his debut in Trieste in 1907. Little is known about the artist’s career, but in 1920, he appeared at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan as the Herald in Lohengrin. In 1923, he sang the role of Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor and Telramund in Lohengrin at La Scala. In 1924, he performed as Rigoletto at the Grand Opéra in Paris and the Brno Theater. In 1926, he was a guest artist at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo.

In 1927, he guested at the Vienna Staatsoper and also appeared at Covent Garden in London, as well as on operatic stages in South America. During the 1930s, he performed frequently at the National Theater in Prague and the National Theater in Bratislava. In 1929, he made guest appearances at the Opera House of Frankfurt a.M. (as Renato in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera and as Rigoletto) and at the Staatstheater in Wiesbaden. In 1930, he performed at the Stuttgart Opera House. He also gave concerts in Berlin (1926), Vienna (1926, 1930), and Wroclaw (1934).

TRACKLIST

1. Favorita (Donizetti) Vien Leonora 72949 663az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
2. Germania (Franchetti) Ferito prigioner 73006 928az Polydor, Berlin 1925/1926
3. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Maledici O monumento! P8536, 2-21444 Parlophon, Berlin 1929-05-27
4. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Pescator, affonda l’esca 72944 650az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
5. Gli Tre Cicisbei Ridicoli (Ciampi) Tre giorni son che Nina 62642 1413bk Polydor, Berlin 1928-03/04
6. Guyana (Pérez-Freire) Ay-ay-ay 66938 679½bi Polydor, Berlin 1929 (Spring)
7. Guyana (Pérez-Freire) Ay-ay-ay 72951 668az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
8. Hamlet (Thomas) Come il romito fior 73005 924az Polydor, Berlin 1925/1926
9. Hamlet (Thomas) O vin, discaccia la tristezza 72945 651az Polydor, Berlin 1925-0102
10. Ideale (Tosti) P8535 2-21450 Parlophon, Berlin 1929-05-29 Polydor, Berlin 1928-08/09
11. La mia sposa sarà la mia bandiera (Rotoli) 66882 1134bm Polydor, Berlin 1928-08/09
12. La serenata (Tosti) ER255 (7-52402) HMV, Wien 1928-05-09
13. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Cruda funesta smania 72944 662az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
14. L’ultima canzone (Tosti) 72974 2177as Polydor, Berlin 1925-05/06
15. Mandulinata a Napoli (Tagliaferri) 66882 672bi Polydor, Berlin 1929 (Spring)
16. Marechiare (Tosti) 72952 671az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
17. Maria, Marì (di Capua) 62642 1543bk  Polydor, Berlin 1928-08/09
18. Nabucco (Verdi) Dio di giuda 73006 925az Polydor, Berlin 1925/1926
19. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Vedrò, mentr’io sospiro 72945 660az Polydor, Berlin 1925-01/02
20. O ma charmante (Quaranta) B7653 37493 Parlophon, Berlin 1929-05-23