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Gustave García
Gustave García (February 1, 1837 – June 12, 1925) was an Italian baritone opera singer and singing teacher. Biography Gustave García was born on February 1, 1837, in Milan, Austrian Empire, the son of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García (1805–1906) and the soprano Cécile Eugénie Mayer (1818–1880). He made his professional début as an operatic baritone in 1860 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London as Don Giovanni. He married and had a son, baritone Alberto García (1875–1946). Best known in his second career, as a teacher, in 1880 he became a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music, where he worked till 1890. He also taught at the Guildhall School of Music from 1883 to 1910, and from 1884 at the Royal College of Music until his illness and final retirement. His pupils at the Royal College included Martyn Green William Martin Green (22 April 1899 – 8 February 1975), known by his stage name, Martyn Green, was an English actor and singer. He is remembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baritone
A baritone is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the bass (voice type), bass and the tenor voice type, voice-types. It is the most common male voice. The term originates from the Greek language, Greek (), meaning "low sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second F below C (musical note), middle C to the F above middle C (i.e. Scientific pitch notation, F2–F4) in choral music, and from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G2 to G4) in operatic music, but the range can extend at either end. Subtypes of baritone include the baryton-Martin baritone (light baritone), lyric baritone, ''Kavalierbariton'', Verdi baritone, dramatic baritone, ''baryton-noble'' baritone, and the bass-baritone. History The first use of the term "baritone" emerged as ''baritonans'', late in the 15th century, usually in French Religious music, sacred Polyphony, polyphonic music. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Hyde
Walter Hyde (6 February 1875 – 11 November 1951) was a British tenor, actor and teacher of voice whose career spanned genres from musical theatre to grand opera. In 1901 he sang Borrachio in the premiere of Charles Villiers Stanford, Stanford's ''Much Ado About Nothing (opera), Much Ado About Nothing'' and soon appeared in London's West End theatre, West End in light opera and Edwardian musical comedy. He appeared regularly at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden between 1908 and 1924, becoming known for roles in Richard Wagner, Wagner operas, among others, both in Britain and America. He was also in demand as a concert artist. In his later years he was Professor of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Guildhall School of Music where his students included Geraint Evans and Owen Brannigan. Early life Hyde was born in the Kings Norton area of Birmingham in 1875, the third son of Henry Michael Hyde (1848–1920), a carpenter, and Elizabeth ''née'' Hiley (1851–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
