Carlo (Carlos) Barrera (Tenor) (Madrid 1879 - ?)

He had a long-standing successful career in the big Spanish stages, especially at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona and at the Teatro Real in Madrid. During the first decade of twentieth century he also became known in Italy. In 1900 he sang at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, in 1901 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’. In 1900 at  the Teatro Regio in Parma he sang as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ (as a partner of the Spanish soprano Carmen Bonaplata-Bau) and as Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’. In 1903 he appeared at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Samson and Radames. In 1901 he took part in an Egypt tour of an Italian opera troop which appeared at the Teatro Khediviale in Cairo, where he sang in Verdi's ''Otello'', latter likewise one of his star roles. In Egypt he sang with Titta Ruffo.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Alessandria Egitto/T.Zizinia Sansone e Dalila (Sansone)
1900 Bergamo/T.Donizzetti Sansone e Dalila (Sansone)
1900 Catanzaro/T.Comunale Otello (Otello)
1900 Livorno/Politeama Otello (Otello)
1900 Trapani/T.Garibaldi Otello (Otello)
1901 Milano/T.Lirico Sansone e Dalida (Sansone)
1901 Parma/T.Regio Aida (Radames)
1901 Parma/T.Regio Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1902 Alessandria Egitto/T.Zizinia Aida (Radames)
1902 Cairo/T.Kedivhiale Aida (Radames)
1902 Cairo/T.Kedivhiale Sansone e Dalila (Sansone)
1902 Milano/T.Lirico Recital
1902 Torino/T.Vittorio Emanuele Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1903 Ferrara/T.Verdi Otello (Otello)
1903 Napoli/T.Verdi Carmen (Don José)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Sansone e Dalila (Sansone)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Otello (Otello)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Carmen (Don José)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Aida (Radames)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale La Juive (Eleazaro)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Ugonotti (Raoul)
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Dame de Pique di P.I.Ciaikovski
1903 Odessa/T.Municipale Pagliacci (Canio)
1903 Palermo/T.Massimo Aida (Radames)
1903 Palermo/T.Massimo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1903 Palermo/T.Massimo Sansone e Dalila (Sansone)
1903 Roma/T.Adriano Ernani (Ernani)
1904 Barcellona/T.Liceo Otello (Otello)
1905 Valencia/T.San Ferdinand Otello (Otello)
1905 Valencia/T.San Ferdinand Pagliacci (Canio)
1905 Valencia/T.San Ferdinand Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1905 Valencia/T.San Ferdinand Ugonotti (Raoul)
1905 Varsavia/T.Reale Ugonotti (Raoul)
1905 Varsavia/T.Reale Aida (Radames)
1905 Varsavia/T.Reale La Juive (Eleazaro)
1906 Modena/T.Storchi Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1908 Firenze/T.Verdi Norma (Pollione)
1908 Livorno/T.Goldoni Norma (Pollione)
1908 Napoli/T.Bellini Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1908 Napoli/T.Bellini Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1909 Bologna/T.Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)
1909 Bologna/T.Verdi Norma (Pollione)
1909 Conegliano/T.Accademia Carmen (Don José)
1909 Vicenza/T.Verdi Walkiria (Siegmund)
1910 Casalmaggiore/T.Sociale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1915 Milano/T.Verdi Pagliacci (Canio)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Pathé, Milano 1908/1909
Forza del destino (Verdi) O tu che in seno  84128 10004
Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Michele de Padova 84129

Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-09
Otello (Verdi) Ora e per sempre addio 2-52714 13067b

Otello (Verdi): Dio! mi potevi scagliar 052267 1965c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-13

Otello (Verdi): Si pel ciel with Ernesto Badini 054245 1971c

Victor, USA 1909-04-17

Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest’ora with Giuseppe Maggi 68213 1786c

Victor, USA 1909-04-21

Forza del destino (Verdi): Le minaccie i fieri accenti with Giuseppe Maggi 68213 1789c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-21

Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti with Elena Ruszkowska  054254 1790c

Aida (Verdi): Morir si pura with Elena  Ruszkowska 054255 1791c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-27

Aida (Verdi): O terra addio with Elena Ruszkowska 054261 1809c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-01
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) La rivedrò  2-52799 13171b