Andrés Perelló de Segurola (27 March 1874 – 23 January 1953) was a Spanish operatic
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Biography
He was born on 27 March 1874 in
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He was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company between 1901 and 1920 and later appeared in many films. He appeared as himself in the 1928 romantic comedy film '' The Cardboard Lover''.
Towards the end of his career at the Metropolitan Opera, De Segurola also became an
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. In 1916, he presented a four-week opera season at the Grand National Theatre in
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Pasquale Amato
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After his retirement from the stage, he taught singing. Amongst his many pupils was
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He married Mrs. John Bidlake in 1936.
He died on 23 January 1953 in
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), Metropolitan Opera, 10 December 1910
*Didier in '' Madeleine'' (
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), Metropolitan Opera, 24 January 1914
*Fouché in '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (
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), Metropolitan Opera, 25 January 1915
*Ser Amantio di Nicolao in '' Gianni Schicchi'' (Giacomo Puccini), Metropolitan Opera, 14 December 1918
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'' "A Night at the Opera" October 3, 1949. Accessed 31 October 2009.
*''Through My Monocle: Memoirs of the great basso Andreas de Segurola'', edited by George R Creegan, Steubenville, Ohio: Crest Publishing Co., 1991.
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