Giuseppina Huguet (Soprano) (Barcelona, Spain 1871 - Barcelona, Spain 1951)

She was a Spanish operatic soprano with a lyrical voice who sang throughout Europe prior to World War I. Huguet was born in 1871 and registered on official documents as "Josefina" Huguet. Her first music teacher was Francisco Bonet in Barcelona, where she soon made her operatic debut as Lakmå at the Teatro Liceu of Barcelona. She subsequently toured several countries, including some South American nations. She performed, too, with success in Italy, appearing for the first time at Milan's La Scala in 1896, where she sang the role of Ophelie in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet. Huguet proved popular in Russia as well. Although Huguet often sang coloratura parts, such as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, she also undertook the verismo roles of Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme and Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and her recordings even include excerpts from Wagner's Lohengrin (on which she is accompanied by the famous tenor Fernando De Lucia). Indeed, her complete repertoire contained a wide range of roles: from The Queen of Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute to Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Huguet's career as a recording artist was not particularly extensive. Her discography consists mainly of arias and ensemble pieces from opera that were made by the forerunner of HMV. She also sung the role of Nedda in the first complete recording of Pagliacci in 1907 (with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno conducting).

Chronology of some appearances

1889 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Carmen (Micaela)
1890 Alicante  Teatro Municipal Rigoletto (Gilda)
1891 Malaga  Teatro Cervantes Ugonotti (Valentina)
1894  Alicante  Teatro Principal Sonnambula (Amina)
1895 Reuss  Teatro Fortuny Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1896 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1896 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Rigoletto (Gilda)
1896 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Ugonotti (Valentina)
1896 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Puritani (Elvira)
1896 Oporto  Teatro S. Joao Sonnambula (Amina)
1896 Oporto  Teatro S. Joao Ugonotti (Valentina)
1896 New York  Academy of Music Sonnambula (Amina)
1898 Barcellona Teatro Novedades Rigoletto (Gilda)
1898 Barcellona  Teatro Novedades Ugonotti (Valentina)
1899 Torino  Teatro Regio Traviata (Violetta)
1899 Valencia  Teatro Principal Traviata (Violetta)
1900 Varsavia  Teatro Imperiale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1900 Varsavia  Teatro Imperiale Traviata (Violetta)
1900 Bilbao Teatro Arriaga Rigoletto (Gilda)
1901 Bologna Teatro Duse Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901 Milano  Teatro Lirico Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901 Milano  Teatro Lirico Sonnambula (Amina)
1901 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Sonnambula (Amina)
1901 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Sonnambula (Amina)
1901 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901 Firenze Teatro Verdi Sonnambula (Amina)
1901 Bergamo Politeama Nuovo Ceresa Sonnambula (Amina)
1901 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Traviata (Violetta)
1903 Barcellona Teatro Novedades Boheme (Mimi)
1903 Barcellona  Teatro Novedades Puritani (Elvira)
1903 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Mignon (Mignon)
1904 Murcia Teatro Principal Sonnambula (Amina)
1905 Desde Vendrell Casino Circo Rigoletto (Gilda)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Barcelona 1902-11?

Dinorah (Meyerbeer): Ombra leggiera 53264 7192F
Rigoletto (Verdi): Caro nome 53270 7220F 
Puritani (Bellini):  Son vergin vezzosa 53271 7221F

Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): O luce di quest'anima 53141 7241F

Boheme (Puccini): Quando me'n vo' 53276 7251F
Ugonotti (Meyerbeer):  Ah! Si j'etais coquette with Jose Maristany   54029 7254F
Faust (Gounod): Terceto final with Jose Maristany and Andres Perello de Segurola 54019 7256 u
Hijas del Zebedeo (Chapí) Carceleras 53014 7234F

Victor, USA 1902-11?

Juanita. La Perla de Aragуn (Yradier) 62376-A 7217F

G&T, Barcelona1902/1903

Marina (Arrieta): A quien entonces dijiste amar?  with Jose Maristany 64050 7312 u


G&T, Barcelona 1903-09?
Martha (Flotow): Qui sola vergin rosa 53311 7725F

G&T, Barcelona1905-10

El Primer Dia Feliz (Caballero): Al matutino albor 62054-B

G&T, Milano 1906-04-26/29

Faust (Gounod): O del ciel with Giuseppe Torres De Luna and Pietro Lara 54298 8041b
Traviata (Verdi): Sempre libera with Pietro Lara 54296 8042b
Rigoletto (Verdi): Veglia o donna with Renzo Minolfi  54306 8043
Rigoletto (Verdi): Parla siam soli…Tutte le feste  53480 8044b
Faust (Gounod): Signor, accoglie la preghiera...Rammenta i lieti de with Giuseppe Torres de Luna 054087 611¹/2C

Faust (Gounod): Rammenta i lieti de with Giuseppe Torres de Luna  054088 612c

Victor, USA 1906-04-26/29

Rigoletto (Verdi): Oh, mia Gilda...Lassu in cielo with Renzo Minolfi  68067 613c
Mignon (Thomas): Io son Titania 35178 615c

G&T, Milano 1906-04-28/30

Rigoletto (Verdi): Piangi fanciulla with Renzo Minolfi  54307 8047½b
Vespri Siciliani (Verdi): Merce dilette amice   53452 8057b
Traviata (Verdi): Parigi o cara with Fernando De Lucia 054081 620c
Pescatori di Perle (Bizet): Non hai compreso with Fernando De Lucia 054082 621c
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Ah qual colpo with Fernando De Lucia and Antonio Pini-Corsi 054083 630c

Mignon (Thomas): Non conosci il bel suol  53265 7194F
Rigoletto (Verdi): E ilsol dell'anima with Fernando De Lucia 054084 638c

Victor, USA 1906-04-28/30

Dinorah (Meyerbeer): Si, carina caprettina   35180 627c
Barbiere de Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa 68144 628c

G&T, Milano 1906-05

Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): O lieto suol 053072 639c
Dinorah (Meyerbeer): Ombra leggiera 053073 640c
Amleto (Thomas): Ballata 053074 641c
Amleto (Thomas): Nega se puoi la luce  with Francesco Cigada 054076 649c

Victor, USA 1906-05

Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore  with Carmelo Lanzirotti, Francesco Cigada and Emma Zaccaria 68067 643c

G&T, Milano 1907-05-02

Lohengrin (Wagner): Cessaron i canti alfin with Fernando De Lucia   054171 1170¹/2c
Lohengrin (Wagner): Mai devi domandarvi with Fernando De Lucia   054175 1171c
Carmen (Bizet): La tua madre with Fernando De Lucia 054172 1172c
Faust (Gounod):  Tardi si fa with Fernando de Lucia 054173 1173c 

G&T, Milano 1907-05-06

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti):  Veranno a te  with Gennaro De Tura 54341 10550b
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti):  Se tradirmi tu potrai with Francesco Cigada 54346 10551b
Norma (Bellini): Casta Diva…Ah, bello a me ritorna 53510 10587b
Carmen (Bizet): Mia tu sei  with Ines Salvador, Francesco Cigada and Antonio Paoli 054162 1204¹/2c

Victor, 1907-05-06

Ballo in Maschera (Verdi): O figlio d’inghilterra with Francesco Cigada, Aristodemo Sillich and Ines Salvador 63173 10585¹/2 b

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Quel guardo... So anchio la virtu 68272 1189c

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Pronta io son with Ernesto Badini 68272 1198c

G&T, Milano 1907-06-04/07

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Versa Il Filtro wih Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada and Antonio Paoli    054155 1245c

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Qual fiamma... Stridono lassu  35172 1225c
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Aitalo Signore with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada and Antonio Paoli 054157 1230¹/2c

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Finale with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada, Antonio Paoli and Ernesto Badini 054158 1231c

Victor, USA 1907-06-04/07

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Nulla scordai with Francesco Cigada, and  Ernesto Badini 35173 1220c
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): So ben che difforme with Francesco Cigada 35173 1221c

G&T, Milano 1907-06-07/21

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti):  Regnava nel silenzio 53511 10645b
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti):  Quando rapita in estasi 53512 10646b
Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): O luce di quest'anima 53513 10647b
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Finale with Augusto Barbaini, Gaetano Pini Corsi, Francesco Cigada and Ernesto Badini 054154 1241½c

Victor, USA 1907-06-07/21

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Guarda, Don Bartolowith Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Antonio Pini-Corsi and Ernesto Badini 63171 10638b

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Versa il filtro with Augusto Barbaini, Gaetano Pini Corsi and  Francesco Cigada 35175-A

Traviata (Verdi): Alfredo, Alfredo di questo core with Gaetano Pini-Corsi and  Ernesto Badini 68070 1251c

G&T, Milano 1907

Complete Pagliacci  (Leoncavallo) with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada,  Antonio Paoli and Ernesto Badini

Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-16

Mefistofele (Boito): Lontano, lontano with Gennaro De Tura 54399 13086b

Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Sulla tomba che rinserra with Gino Gotti  Giovanelli 54445 13211b

Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-11

Sonnambula (Bellini): D'un pensiero with Aristodemo Giorgini 054250 1845c