Description

CARLOS MEJÍA LANGO (MEXICO CITY, 6 DECEMBER, 1892 – COLONIA ROMA, 27 APRIL, 1968)

 

 

 

 

He trained at the Conservatory of Mexico City and made his opera debut on April 4, 1915, at the Teatro Abreu, performing in La Favorita. His career took him to the United States, where he recorded for Victor, contributing significantly to his legacy. Celebrated for his powerful voice and artistry, he is regarded as one of the finest Mexican operatic tenors of all time.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1915 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Rigoletto (Duca)

1916 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Boheme (Rodolfo)

1917 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Rigoletto (Duca)

1920 Citta del Messico Esperanza Iris Boheme (Rodolfo)

1920 Brigham Liberty Theater Rigoletto (Duca)

1920 Citta del Messico Teatro Esperanza Iris Rigoletto (Duca)

1924 Citta del Messico Teatro dell’Opera Boheme (Rodolfo)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Adiós Guadalajara (Carrasco) Victor 45160 B-22278 10 7 1918

Amar y sufrir (Jordá) Victor 45160 B-22277 10 7 1918

Anhelo infinito (Arturo Alzate Giraldo) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46283 BVE-53656 5 23 1929

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente in cielo Victor C-20616 8 10 1917

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome Victor 45344 B-22249 9 23 1918

Boheme (Puccini) Che gelida manina Victor 55090 C-20475 8 1 1917

Canción húngara (Serrano) Victor 45159 B-22250 9 23 1918

Como si fuera un niño (Paredes Herrera) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46246 BVE-51258 4 25 1929

Cuando sepas hallar una sonriea (J. Casimiro Arellano) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46816 BVE-59545 3 21 1930

Dulce añoranza (Safadi) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46526 BVE-55887 10 11 1929

El retrato (Benigno Ballón Farfán) Margarita Cueto Victor 80443 BVE-41263 12 23 1927

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima Victor 55090 C-20464 7 31 1917

Espérame (Francisco Paredes Herrera) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46247 BVE-51259 4 26 1929

Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil Victor 45141 B-20487 8 2 1917

Flor de mayo (Talavera) Victor 78277 BVE-33020 6 24 1925

Flores del pasado (Safadi) with Margarita Cueto Victor BVE-55889 10 11 1929

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar Victor 45140 B-20465 7 31 1917

Hazme feliz (Paredes Herrera) with Blanca Ascencio Victor BVE-47890 1 17 1928

Hortensia (Angel María Camacho y Cano) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46199 BVE-50765 3 21 1929

La carta del suicida (Londoño-Ochoa) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46283 BVE-53629 5 16 1929

Las dos rosas (Palmerín) with Margarita Cueto Victor 78930 BVE-36314 9 15 1926

Manon (Massenet) Il sogno Victor 45140 B-20466 7 31 1917

Mignon (Thomas) Addio, Mignon Victor 45141 B-20485 8 2 1917

Ojos tapatíos (Méndez Velázquez) Victor 45159 B-22276 10 7 1918

Ojos tristes (Cárdenas) with Margarita Cueto Victor 81267 BVE-45512 5 23 1928

Partiras (Franco) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46255  BVE-51279 5 3 1929

Pasillo trini (Santamaría) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46184 BVE-50730 3 8 1929

Perdón (Camacho y Cano) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46199 BVE-50766 3 21 1929

Su mamá tuvo la culpa (Esparza Oteo) with Rodolfo Hoyos (baritone) Victor 78201 BVE-33024 6 24 1925

Sueño de ruiseñor (Santamaría) with Margarita Cueto Victor 46183 BVE-50729 3 8 1929