Greatest Opera Singers

Greatest Opera Singers

Monday, May 14, 2012

Francisco Viñas ( Vignas) (Tenor) (Barcelona 1866 – Barcelona 1933)






First he studied at the Conservatory of Barcelona with Gonzalo Tintorer, then with Goula. He made his debut in 1888 at Mataro. In the same year he made his debut at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona as Lohengrin with great success. In 1889 Viñas already appeared at La Scala in Milan again as Lohengrin with triumph. In the following years he performed in the principal Italian theaters like Teatro Regio in Turin and Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa addiding to his repertoire ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’, ‘’Mefistofele’’ and ’’Africana’’. In 1893 Viñas made his debut at Covent Garden in London. The next year he made his debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. In 1895 he appeared for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In the same year he went to Genoa to substitute the tenor Giovanni Battista De Negri in ‘’Tannhauser’’. In 1897 he was in Rome, where he sang at the Teatro Costanzi. In 1904 Viñas appeared at La Scala in A. Franchetti’s ‘’Germania’’. In 1908 he guested at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon, where he sang in ‘’Tristan e Isolda’’. In 1913 together with Margot Kaftal, Cesare Formichi and Vincenzo Bettoni, he sang the role of  Parsifal at the Teatro Liceo of Barcelona. In 1916 he returned to the Teatro Liceo of Barcelona to appear in ‘’Tannhäuser’’. In 1918 he sang fot the last time on the opera stage  (Teatro Liceo, Barcelona) in J. Manen’s opera ‘’Acte’’. Viñas married Giulia Novelli, a mezzo-soprano with whom he had sung ‘’Carmen’’ in Palermo in 1892. Viñas was the Turiddu in the first performance of Cavalleria Rusticana in Eng-land (1893). He had a powerful heroic tenor voice and was thought to be the successor to the superb Spanish tenor Julián Gayarre.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Vi%C3%B1as

Chronology of some appearances

1889 Milano  Teatro alla Scala Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1890 Torino Teatro Regio Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1891 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1892 Palermo  Politeama Carmen (Don Jose)
1892 Catania  Teatro Bellini Mefistofele (Faust)
1896 Milano  Teatro alla Scala Carmen (Don Jose)
1903 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1903 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Germania (Federico)
1903 Pistoia  Teatro Manzoni Germania (Federico)
1904 Milano  Teatro alla Scala Germania (Federico)
1905 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Gioconda (Enzo)
1906 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlo Carmen (Don Jose)
1906 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Gioconda (Enzo)
1907 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1910 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Don Carlo (Carlo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE     

 







G&T, Milano 1903-10?
Germania (Franchetti): Studenti udite 52735 Con133R
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 052007 Con520R
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto (72) 052008 Con521R
Walkure (Wagner): Canto della primavera 052013 Con522R
Lohengrin (Wagner): Addio a Elsa 052005 Con527R
Lohengrin (Wagner): Ben altra prova 052001 Con529R
Lohengrin (Wagner): Racconto del Graal 052002 Con531R
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 052004 Con532R

Fonotipia, Milano 1905-02
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 39136 XPh161
Donna Clara (Gastaldon) 39137 XPh163
Mi Nina (Guetary) 39122 XPh164
La Partida (Mandeno) 39123 XPh165
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 39134 XPh170
Se ti dicessi (Stornello) (Amadei) (81) 39135 XPh181
Lorenza (Mascheroni): E tu mia giovinezza 39131 XPh182

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-27
A Granada (Alvarez) 39814 XPh2069

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-28
Lohengrin (Wagner): Di non t'incantan 39853 XPh2080
Un pleito (Gaztambide) 39813 XPh2082

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-29
Maria (Guetary) 39794 XPh2091
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 74020 XXPh2092
Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontano (Racconto del Graal) 74019 XXPh2093

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-01
La Partida (Mandeno) 39123 XPh2100
Mi Nina (Guetary) 39122 XPh2101
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Sopra Berta 39805 XPh2102

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-02
Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno gentil 39806 XPh2104

Fonotipia, Milano 1907-05-13
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti): Di pescator ignobile 39854 XPh2643
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ma se m'e forza 62083 XPh2644
Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre 62082 XPh2645
Lili (Guetary) 62084 XPh2646
Carmen (Bizet): Romanza del fiore 62085 XPh2650

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-10
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Nel verno al pie 92338 XPh3616
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 92339 XPh3617

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-11
Lohengrin (Wagner): Di, non t'incantan 92340 XPh3618
Lohengrin (Wagner): Prova maggior 92341 XPh3619
Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 74124 XXPh3620
Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno fedel 92342 XPh3622
Lohengrin (Wagner): Sei torna alfin 92343 XPh3623
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 92344 XPh3624

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-12
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 92345 XPh3626
Walkure (Wagner): Canto della primavera 92351 XPh3627
Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-13
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Sopra Berta 92349 XPh3630
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 92348 XPh3631
Germania (Franchetti): Studenti udite! 92346 XPh3632

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-14
Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo (w. Mazzoleni) 74117 XXPh3637
Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori (w. Mazzoleni) 74118 XXPh3638
Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 92350 XPh3639
Carmen (Bizet): Romanza del fiore 92947 XPh3640
Germania (Franchetti): No non chiuder 92347 XPh3641

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-16
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 74123 XXPh3646

Fonotipia, Barcelona 1911-09
Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 92878 XPh4760
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 92948 XPh4764
Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi 92877 XPh4765
Tannhauser (Wagner): Inno a Venere 92897 XPh4766
Tannhauser (Wagner): Col cor contrito 92898 XPh4767
Tannhauser (Wagner): A Roma quindi 92899 XPh4768
Tannhauser (Wagner): Gustato hai tu 92900 XPh4769

Fonotipia, Barcelona? 1912-10-03
In riva al mare (Filiasi) ("dedicated to the celebrated artist by composer") 69123 XPh4900
 O Primavera (Tirindelli) 69122 XPh4901
Rienzi (Wagner): O Padre Santo 69093 XPh4902
Rienzi (Wagner): O Dio non cessi 69094 XPh4903
Parsifal (Wagner): Colа m'appar il calice unpubl 69088 XPh4904
Parsifal (Wagner): Si, questa voce tal gli suono 69089 XPh4905
Tannhauser (Wagner): Lodar tu devi il Dio (w. Alessandrovich) 69096 XPh4906
Tannhauser (Wagner): Preghiera 69095 XPh4907
Parsifal (Wagner): Si, salvo e assolto 69090 XPh4908
Parsifal (Wagner): Amfortas! 69087 XPh4909
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Su noi discendi (w. Alessandrovich) 69097 XPh4910
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Celasi il sol (w. Alessandrovich) 69098 XPh4912
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O Paradiso 69121 XPh4913
El Lucero del Alba (Caballero) 69127 XPh4914
Ensaijo de Lios (Coto) 69128 XPh4915
Los ojos negros (Alvarez) 69129 XPh4916
El Milagro de la Virgen (Chapi y Pina Dominguez): Aria 69130 XPh4917
Serenata (Mascagni) 69124 XPh4918
Il Franco Cacciatore (Weber): No, piu soffrir 69125 XPh4919


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