Description

GUSTAVO DE BERNAL RESKY (RESZKY) (AGUASCALIENTES / MEXICO CITY, 1875 – PARIS, 1918)

 

 

 

 

He received his education in Mexico City and Italy. He made his debut in 1899 at the Teatro Garibaldi in Figline Valdarno as Alfredo in La Traviata. Over the years, he performed at numerous stages in Italy, Spain, and South America, and he also achieved notable success in Russia, where he recorded for G&T.

In the 1905-1906 season, he appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in New York under the name Gustavo Berl-Resky, debuting as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor. He was married to soprano Maria Scarphy (Maria Scarpa).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Figline Valdarno Teatro Garibaldi Favorita (Alfonso)

1900 Monza Teatro Sociale Aida (Amonasro)

1901 Chiavari Politeama Verdi Ruy Blas (Sallustio)

1902 Bergamo Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

1903 Forlì Teatro Comunale Amico Fritz (David)

1905 New York Teatro Metropolitan Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)

1906 Taranto Teatro Andronico Carmen (Escamillo)

1907 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Traviata (Alfredo)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Il Furioso di Santo Domingo (Donizetti) Aria 4774 B3254-1 Victor, Philadelphia 1906-04-05
2. La Paloma (Yradier) 2222 Zonophone, New York
3. Los ojos negros (Alvárez) B27 Edison 2-min cylinders, New York 1906
4. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) O sole più rapido (w. Stampanoni) 35100 APGA, Paris
5. Otello (Verdi) Credo 50319 Homokord
6. Otello (Verdi) Credo 31558 C-3161-2 Victor, New York 1906-03-07
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologo 50312 Homokord
8. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Del tempio al limitar (w. Stampanoni) 35099 APGA, Paris
9. Preghiera (Tosti) 12504 Zonophone, New York
10. Preghiera (Tosti) B16 Edison 2-min cylinders, New York 1906
11. Roi de Lahore (Massenet) O casto fior 12505 Zonophone, New York
12. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O tu bell’astro 2-52651 6968L Gramophone, St Petersburg 1907/1908 (early 1908?)
13. Tannhauser (Wagner) Romanza della stella 50313 Homokord
14. Tosca (Puccini) Tedeum nella chiesa 50316 Homokord
15. Tosca (Puccini) Tosca Divina! 16745 B-3246-1 Victor, Philadelphia 1906-04-05
16. Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 597 Sterling cylinders, London 1907
17. Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 4697 E3245-2 Victor, Philadelphia 1906-04-03