Description

ANDRÉS PERELLÓ DE SEGUROLA (VALENCIA, SPAIN, 27 MARCH, 1874 – BARCELONA, SPAIN, 23 JANUARY, 1953)

 

 

 

 

He studied with Varvaro in Barcelona and likely made his debut there in 1896. By 1899 and 1901, he was performing at the Teatro Politeama in Buenos Aires. After gaining recognition in Italy and France, he joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1901, debuting in Verdi’s Aida. From 1903, he also enjoyed success at La Scala in Milan, Teatro Regio in Parma, and other prominent Italian venues. His career took him internationally, including performances in Havana in 1905, the Boston Opera in 1907, and the Manhattan Opera House in New York in 1908.

At the Met, he participated in several significant premieres, such as La Fanciulla del West (1910), Gianni Schicchi (1918), Victor Herbert’s Madeleine (1914), and Madame Sans-Gêne by Giordano (1915). He also appeared in the American premieres of Le donne curiose by Wolf-Ferrari (1912), Boris Godunov (1913) as Warlaam, Mascagni’s Lodoletta (1918), and Marouf by Henri Rabaud (1917). In 1913, he returned to Parma to perform in Verdi operas at the Teatro Regio, and in 1910 he sang Mephistopheles in Faust at the Grand Opéra in Paris.

By 1931, he was performing baritone roles in the U.S., including Marcello in La Bohème and Sharpless in Madame Butterfly. That same year, he settled in Hollywood as a voice teacher and ventured into acting, appearing alongside Grace Moore in One Night of Love. His varied career showcased his talent across both operatic and cinematic stages.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Montevideo Teatro Solis Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1899 Buenos Ayres Politeama Argentino Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1900 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1902 Madrid Teatro Reale Boheme (Colline)

1903 Madrid Teatro Reale Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1903 Barcellona Teatro Tivoli Boheme (Colline)

1903 Barcellona Teatro Novedades Boheme (Colline)

1905 Buenos Ayres Politeama Argentino Boheme (Colline)

1906 New Orleans Opera Carmen (Escamilio)

1913 Parma Teatro Regio Ballo in Maschera (Samuel)

1914 New York Teatro Metropolitan Ballo in Maschera (Samuel)

1916 New York Teatro Metropolitan Ballo in Maschera (Samuel)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Aida (Verdi) Nume custode e vindice (w. Paoli) 054262 184412c Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-11

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) E scherzo od e follia (w. Caruso, Hempel, Rothier & Duchene) 89076 C14660-1 Victor, 1914-04-03

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) La rivedro nell’estasi (w. Caruso, Hempel & Rothier) 89077  C14659-2 Victor, 1914-04-03

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calunnia  052152 796c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Bohème (Puccini) Vecchia zimarra 52639 7227F G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Boheme (Puccini) Vecchia zimarra Cylinder

Boheme (Puccini) Vecchia zimmara A1214 19858 Columbia 4/17/1912

Chant d’amour (Massenet) Cylinder

Clavelitos (Valverde) S16 21589 Columbia approximately 1912

Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò… Dormirò sol 052195, 052196, 1276c, 1277c G&T, Milano 1907

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Notte e giorno faticar Cylinder

El Punao de Rosas (Chapi) Romanza with Lucrezia Bori 87225 B15903-1 Victor, 1915-04-16

Ernani (Verdi) Infelice 052203 1286c G&T, Milano 1907

Ernani (Verdi) Infelice H1070 36375 Columbia approximately 1912

Faust (Gounod) Je vois que mes avis sont vains Cylinder

Faust (Gounod) Terceto final (w. Maristany & Huguet) 54019 7256F G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Faust (Gounod) Vous qui fait es l’endormie A1215 19857 Columbia 4 17 1912 New York, New York

Favorita (Donizetti) Non sai tu (w. de Tura) 054195 1334c G&T, Milano 1907

Favorita (Donizetti) Splendon piu belle in ciel le stelle 16551 9073b Victor, USA 1906-10

Forza del destino (Verdi) Se voi scacciate (w. Grisi) 54318 9068b G&T, Milano 1906-10.

Forza del destino (Verdi) Sull’ alba il piede (w. Grisi) 54319 9070b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duetto Valentina-Marcello, pt 1 (w. Grassot) 54030 7232F G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Nella notte (w. Grisi) 54331 9064b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Pif, paf, pouf 52638 7226F G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Juive (Halévy) Se oppressi ognor 052197 1322c G&T, Milano 1907

La farigola (Borrás De Palau) Cylinder

La Revoltosa (Chapi)  Por que de mis ojos (w. Bori) 88526 C15902-1 Victor, 1915-04-16

Les Contes d’ Hoffmann (Offenbach) Belle nuit,Onuit d’amour (w. De Pasquale) A1214 19860 Columbia 4 19 1912

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Vieni la mia vendetta 2-52583 9077b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Mefistofele (Boito) Ecco il mondo 52644 7243F G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Mignon (Thomas) Fugitif et tremblant Cylinder

Mignon (Thomas) Leggiadre rondinelle (w. de Psquali) A1215 19876 Columbia, New York 1912-04-30

Mignon (Thomas) Leggiadre rondinelle (w. Huguet) 54018 7257F  G&T, Barcelona 1902 (late)

Norma (Bellini) Ah del Tebro 2-52571 9061½b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Norma (Bellini) Deh non volerli vittime (w. Boninsegna & Colazza) 054097 789c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Norma (Bellini) Ite sul colle o Druidi 052236 1289c G&T, Milano 1907

Puritani (Bellini) Cinta di fior 2-52635 10904b G&T, Milano 1907

Puritani (Bellini) Piangi, o figlia (w. Galvany) 54370 10852b G&T, Milano 1907

Puritani (Bellini) Sorgea la notte 55007 Victor, USA 1907

Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Evocazione 2-52633 10918½b G&T, Milano 1907

Robert le Diable (Meyerbeer) Nonnes, qui reposez Cylinder

Seré papallona (Conrad Abelard Fontova i Planes) Cylinder

Sonnambula (Bellini) Oh ciel! Che tento (w. Galvany) 54371 10901b G&T, Milano 1907

Sonnambula (Bellini) Suoni la tromba (w. Ruffo) 54360 10906B  G&T, Milano 1907

Sonnambula (Bellini) Vi ravviso 2-52584 9078b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Ugonotti (Meyerbeer) Nella notte (w. Grisi) 52518 9064b Victor, USA 1906-10

Un adios a Mariquina Cancion gallega (Chane) S 16 21588 Coumbia approximately 1912