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JOSÉ MORICHE (BURGUILLOS DEL CERRO, EXTREMADURA, SPAIN, 31 AUGUST 1890 – NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, MAY, 1964)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid in G. Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (1918). Soon afterward, he formed his own opera company and made guest appearances in Cuba and Mexico. He later moved to New York, where in 1923 he made numerous recordings for Columbia, Victor, Brunswick, and Gennett.

In the final years of his life, Moriche opened a restaurant on Long Island called Caruso, where he would perform romances, operatic arias, and popular songs. His fame was so great that he was chosen to appear alongside Carlos Gardel in the film The Tango on Broadway, playing a leading role. José Moriche thus became something of a legend.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1918 Madrid Teatro Reale barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1919 Barcellona Teatro Bosque barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1920 Iris Teatro Esperanza Pagliacci (Canio)

1920 Havana Teatro Payret barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1920 Città del Messico Teatro Esperanza Iris barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

A la orilla de un palmar (Ponce) Canción mexicana Vocalion 15248 E2162-E2164 11 5 1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1

Alondra ingrata (Ferro) Brunswick 40535 E28710 11 8 1928 New York, New York

Amapola (Lacalle) Vocalion 15248 E2168-E2170 11 5 1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1

Besos fríos (Romero Martínez) Victor 78772 BVE-31299 5 24 1926 New York, New York

El cámbulo Danza with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 78709 BVE-35417 4 20 1926 Camden, New Jersey

El guatecano (Murillo) Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 46125 BVE-43353 3 23 1928 New York, New York

Intermezzo No. 1 (Calvo) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 80707 BVE-43376 3 19 1928 New York, New York

Invocación (Nieto) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 46003 BVE-43321 3 6 1928 New York, New York

Las noches de agua de Dios (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 79229 BVE-37759 2 9 1927 New York, New York

Los caleseros (Lecuona) with Pilar Arcos (soprano) Brunswick 40580 E28936 1 7 1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2

Madrigal de amor (Canelos) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 81480 BVE-45857 7 13 1928 New York, New York

Mendigo de amor (Patiño) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 46127 BVE-42481 2 27 1928 New York, New York

Mi ranchito (Crespo) Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 79384 BVE-38351 4 15 1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall

Morena hermosa (de Jesús García de la Garza) Victor 77944 B-31741 1 21 1925 New York, New York

Nena (Puche-Casamoz-Zamacois) Victor 78772 BVE-31300 5 17 1926 New York, New York