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Tino Folgar (1892–1982) was a Spanish operatic
"Folgar, Tino"
*''Enciclopèdia Catalana''
"Juventí Folgar i Ascaso"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Folgar, Tino 1892 births 1982 deaths Opera singers from Catalonia Spanish operatic tenors 20th-century Spanish male opera singers Singers from Barcelona
Tino Folgar (1892–1982) was a Spanish operatic tenor
A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...
, primarily active in Spain and Italy.
Born Juventino Folgar Ascaso in Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
, on 25 January 1892, he studied in his native city with Esteban Pasqual and made his stage debut at the Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu (, English: Great Theatre of the Lyceum), known as ''El Liceu'', is an opera house in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Located in La Rambla, it is the oldest running theatre in Barcelona.
Founded in 1837 at another loca ...
as Rodolfo in ''La bohème
''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions ''quadri'', ''tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G ...
'', in 1922. He made his debut in Italy in Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme (; pms, Àich ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is about south-southwest of Alessandria. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'A ...
, as Almaviva in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia
''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...
'', in 1925.
He went on appearing in Genoa
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, Turin
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, Cremona
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, and scored a triumph at the Teatro Adriano in Rome
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, as Lindoro in ''L'italiana in Algeri
''L'italiana in Algeri'' (; ''The Italian Girl in Algiers'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San ...
'', opposite Conchita Supervia Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. ''Conchita'' is also the diminutive of ''concha'' ( seashell).
Conchita may refer to:
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, in 1926. He is partly responsible for the Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
renaissance, alongside Supervia.
From 1929, he appeared mainly in Spain, singing in zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...
and operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
. In 1932, he went to London
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, on tour with a zarzuela-ensemble. He then sang mostly in concert and on radio, he also appeared in a feature film ''La Canción del Dia''.
In 1945, he went to Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
where he worked as a teacher, later moving to Buenos Aires
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, where he remained until his death in December 1982.
A stylish and refined artist, Folgar possessed a rather small but attractive voice, which he passed to posterity through his 1927 recording of the Duke of Mantua in a complete ''Rigoletto
''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...
'', opposite Luigi Piazza
Luigi Piazza (1884 – 22 March 1967), was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Rigoletto.
Piazza was born in Bologna, where he studied at the Bologna Conservatory with Alberoni. ...
, Lina Pagliughi
Lina Pagliughi (27 May 1907 – 2 October 1980) was an Italian-American opera singer. Based in Italy for the majority of her career, she made a number of recordings and established herself as one of the world's finest lyric coloratura sopranos of ...
, and Salvatore Baccaloni
Salvatore Baccaloni (14 April 190031 December 1969) was an Italian operatic bass, buffo artist, and actor.
Life and career
Baccaloni was born in Rome. After attending the Sistine Chapel choir school from age seven, he studied voice with the ce ...
.
Sources
*Operissimo.com"Folgar, Tino"
*''Enciclopèdia Catalana''
"Juventí Folgar i Ascaso"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Folgar, Tino 1892 births 1982 deaths Opera singers from Catalonia Spanish operatic tenors 20th-century Spanish male opera singers Singers from Barcelona