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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

 

 

Ofrenda (Vieco) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 81540 BVE-45899 7 20 1928 New York, New York

Ojeras (Wills) with Arturo Patiño (baritone) Victor 80485 BVE-41018 11 10 1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall

Ojos verdes (Canelos) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 81480 BVE-45858 7 13 1928 New York, New York

Patotero Sentimental Tango Columbia 2263-X W93942 1925 New York, New York

Por cada beso (Fernández) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 46002 BVE-43308 3 2 1928 New York, New York

¿Por que? (Orozco) with Anita De Morales (soprano) Victor 30940 BS-77629 9 7 1933 New York, New York. Studio 2

Por un beso de tu boca (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 78686 BVE-34991 4 6 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Siempre tienes fría el alma (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 79229 BVE-37199 12 31 1926 New York, New York

Sin que tú me hicieses nada (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 80132 BVE-38557 9 1 1927 Camden, New Jersey

Triste y lejano (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 80132 BVE-38558 9 1 1927 Camden, New Jersey

Tú tienes un alma (Vieco) with Antonio Utrera (Baritone) Victor 78710 BVE-34994 4 6 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Tus labios (Rodríguez) with Antonio Utrera (baritone) Victor 81420 BVE-43322 3 6 1928 New York, New York

Un triste despertar (Paredes Herrera) with Antonio Utrera (Baritone) Victor 78709 BVE-35416 4 20 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Va cayendo la tarde (de Jesús García de la Garza) with Antonio Utrera (Baritone) Victor 77944 B-31742 1 21 1925 New York, New York

Vuela dolor (Patiño) with Margarita Cueto (soprano) Victor 46128 BVE-43307 3 2 1928 New York, New York