Francisca Anitúa was born in the city of Durango. Daughter of Antonio Sarabia Anitúa, who worked in mining, and Josefa Medrano Yanez. The father moved with his wife and two daughters to Topia, Durango, when Fanny was three years old. At age 10 she had won a radio contest and a contract to sing on a local radio station.
Anitùa initially studied singing in her native city, moving afterward to Mexico City, and later to Rome. She debuted at Teatro Nazionale in Rome in 1910, singing the role of Orfeo from the eponymous Christoph Willibald Gluck opera. She often sang at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, especially in Sigfried (1910–11 season), Etra in the first edition of Ildebrando Pizzetti's Fedra (1914–15 season), Konciakovna in Borodin's Prince Igor (1915–16 season), and besides Gluck's Orfeo, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore and Un Ballo in Maschera (1923–26 seasons).
She sang in other important Italian theaters, including Teatro Rossini in Pesaro and Teatro Regio in Parma, performing Il barbiere di Siviglia (1916) and La Cenerentola (1920), and very often in South American theaters such as Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, especially as Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (1911) and as Amneris Verdi's Aida (1939).[3]
She has been considered one of the last true contraltos in the history of modern singing with low notes, wide and deep, with a sonorous and extended voice and with a solid technique that allowed her to perform Rossini despite the limited knowledge of coloratura at that time. One of her many students was the tenor José Sosa Esquivel.
Anitùa did not release many recordings, but there is a full edition of Carmen and a few opera pieces edited by Columbia.[4]
^Various Artists (1979). The Record of Singing...1914–1925. EMI via New York Public Library.
^Omshanti (26 October 2009). "Fanny Anitua (1887–1968)". Music of Middle Latin America.
^Collana "Opere Liriche" in LP, Longanesi, libretto interno del n°4
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January 01, 1970
fanny, anitúa, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, anitúa, second, maternal, family, name, medrano, medrano, january, 1887, april, 1968, renowned, mexican, contralto, opera, singer, francisca, fanny, anitúa, from, 1921, publication, born, 1887, janu. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Anitua and the second or maternal family name is Medrano Fanny Anitua Medrano 22 January 1887 4 April 1968 1 was a renowned Mexican contralto opera singer 2 Fanny AnituaFrancisca Fanny Anitua from a 1921 publication Born 1887 01 22 January 22 1887Durango CityDiedApril 4 1968 1968 04 04 aged 81 NationalityMexicanOccupationSingerHistory editFrancisca Anitua was born in the city of Durango Daughter of Antonio Sarabia Anitua who worked in mining and Josefa Medrano Yanez The father moved with his wife and two daughters to Topia Durango when Fanny was three years old At age 10 she had won a radio contest and a contract to sing on a local radio station Anitua initially studied singing in her native city moving afterward to Mexico City and later to Rome She debuted at Teatro Nazionale in Rome in 1910 singing the role of Orfeo from the eponymous Christoph Willibald Gluck opera She often sang at Teatro alla Scala in Milan especially in Sigfried 1910 11 season Etra in the first edition of Ildebrando Pizzetti s Fedra 1914 15 season Konciakovna in Borodin s Prince Igor 1915 16 season and besides Gluck s Orfeo Giuseppe Verdi s Il Trovatore and Un Ballo in Maschera 1923 26 seasons She sang in other important Italian theaters including Teatro Rossini in Pesaro and Teatro Regio in Parma performing Il barbiere di Siviglia 1916 and La Cenerentola 1920 and very often in South American theaters such as Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires especially as Olga in Tchaikovsky s Eugene Onegin 1911 and as Amneris Verdi s Aida 1939 3 She has been considered one of the last true contraltos in the history of modern singing with low notes wide and deep with a sonorous and extended voice and with a solid technique that allowed her to perform Rossini despite the limited knowledge of coloratura at that time One of her many students was the tenor Jose Sosa Esquivel Anitua did not release many recordings but there is a full edition of Carmen and a few opera pieces edited by Columbia 4 Repertoire editGluck Orfeo ed Euridice Gioacchino Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia La Cenerentola Giuseppe Verdi Aida Il trovatore Un ballo in maschera Richard Wagner Siegfried Lohengrin Tristan und Isolde Die Walkure Georges Bizet Carmen Alexander Borodin Prince Igor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Eugene OneginReferences edit Various Artists 1979 The Record of Singing 1914 1925 EMI via New York Public Library Omshanti 26 October 2009 Fanny Anitua 1887 1968 Music of Middle Latin America Collana Opere Liriche in LP Longanesi libretto interno del n 4 Archived copy Archived from the original on January 9 2010 Retrieved May 3 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fanny Anitua amp oldid 1221332996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
