Description

LUIS CANALDA (LLUÍS CANALDA I SALAMÓ) (SANTA BARBARA, MONTSIÀ, 1890 – BARCELONA, ​​NOVEMBER 23, 1961)

 

 

 

 

This artist made a significant impact early in his career, debuting at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid as Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana in 1913. A year later, in 1914, he performed as Canio in Pagliacci at the prestigious Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. His talent shone especially in the realm of Wagnerian opera, where he became a notable interpreter of Heldentenor roles, particularly throughout Spain and Italy during the 1910s and 1920s. His versatility, spanning both Italian verismo and the demanding Wagnerian repertoire, distinguished him as a prominent figure on the European opera stage during this period.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

Tristan e Isotta – 28. Dec. 1922 Venezia – Teatro La Fenice with Sara Cesar, Giannina Arangi-Lombardi and Giuseppe Noto

Tristan e Isotta – 20. Dec. 1923 Napoli – Teatro San Carlo with Sara Cesar, Vida Fertuga, Benedetto (Benet Harold) Challis and Gabriele Olaizola

Tristan e Isotta – 14. Aug. 1926 Rimini – Teatro Vittorio Emanuele with Lilly Hafgren-Waag, Maria Capuana, Carlo Tagiabue and Giaccomo Vaghi

Tristan e Isotta – ?. Dec. 1928 Trieste – Teatro Verdi with Maria Llacer, Maria Capuana, Giuseppe Noto and Alessio Kanscin.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. La Canción del Olvido (José Serrano): Dúo final con Conchita Callao 57514 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
2. La Canción del Olvido (José Serrano): Firuli 57515 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
3. La Walkiria (Wagner): Cede il verno 57504 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
4. Sigfrido (Wagner): Nothung, nothung 57505 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
5. Sansone e Dalila (Saint-Saens): Figli miei v’arrestate 57508 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
6. Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 57510 SO.1844 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 57511 SO.1845 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921
8. La llama (Usandizaga): Acto II. Soy un hijo de with Ofelia Nieto 150006 Odeon, Spain 1920/1921