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Louis D'Angelo

April 06, 2024

Louis D'Angelo (May 6, 1888 – August 9, 1958) was an American bass-baritone of Italian birth who was particularly known for his performances at the Metropolitan Opera during the first half of the 20th century. He created roles in the world premieres of seven operas at the Met, including Marco in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi in 1917.

Louis D'Angelo
The opera singer in 1917
Born(1888-05-06)May 6, 1888
Naples, Italy
DiedAugust 9, 1958(1958-08-09) (aged 70)
Jersey City, New Jersey
OccupationOperatic bass-baritone
OrganizationsMetropolitan Opera

D'Angelo also sang roles in the United States premieres of thirteen works. In total, he appeared in 1,882 performances at the Met.

He sang a broad repertoire of more than 300 roles at the Met ranging from leading roles to comprimario parts. His voice was recorded for several Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, and on several complete opera recordings made by the Met for Naxos Records.

Early life and career edit

D'Angelo was born on May 6, 1888, in Naples, Italy.[1] With his family he moved to the United States at the age of three.[1] He was trained in the United States and began his career as a leading baritone with the Century Opera Company in 1914.[2] He made his debut with that company as Macroton in L'amore medico.[3] Other roles he sang at the Century Opera House included Silvio in Pagliacci, Baron Douphol in La traviata, Kagama in Natoma, and Yamadori in Madama Butterfly.[4][5][6][7]

Work with the Metropolitan Opera edit

From 1917–1948 D'Angelo was a performer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where he appeared in a total of 1,882 performances.[1] He made his debut with the Met at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as Sciarrone in Tosca with Geraldine Farrar in the title role on November 13, 1917.[8] His first performance at the "Old Met" was on November 17, 1917, as Wagner in Faust with Giovanni Martinelli as the eponymous hero.[1]

World premiere roles edit

D'Angelo created roles in several world premieres at the Met, including:

Singing roles in U.S. premieres edit

At the Met he also sang roles in the United States premieres of thirteen works, including:

First stagings at the Met edit

D'Angelo also performed roles in the Met's first stagings of several operas, including:

Other roles edit

Other roles he performed for the company included:

Final appearance edit

His last appearance at the Metropolitan Opera was on February 15, 1948, as Grenvil in La traviata.[29]

Death and legacy edit

D'Angelo died on August 9, 1958, at Jersey City, New Jersey, aged 70.[1][30] He sang an extensive repertoire of more than 300 roles in a total of 1,882 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.[1] A 1927 recording of his "Excerpt from Act IV of La Juive," accompanying tenor Giovanni Martinelli, is credited in the 2013 film The Immigrant.[31]

Recordings edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Louis D'Angelo, Singer, 70, Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. August 10, 1958. p. 94.
  2. ^ "Soloist From Audience" (PDF). The New York Times. February 23, 1914.
  3. ^ "Wolf-Ferrari's "L'Amore Medico" and Moliere's Comedy Ballet – An Attack on the Doctors". The New York Times. March 15, 1914.
  4. ^ "Music of the Week" (PDF). The New York Times. October 11, 1914. p. 87.
  5. ^ "'La Traviata' Is Sung At Century". The New York Times. September 30, 1914. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Century Opera House" (PDF). The New York Times. April 12, 1914. p. 69.
  7. ^ "Century Opera House" (PDF). The New York Times. April 5, 1914. p. 95.
  8. ^ "MME. Farrar Sings Tosca: Puccini's Opera is Excellently Conducted by Roberto Moranzoni". The New York Times. November 20, 1917. p. 11.
  9. ^ James Gibbons Huneker (December 15, 1918). "Opera: A World Premier of Puccini Operas. "Il Tabarro." "Suor Angelica." "Gianni Schicchi."" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 22.
  10. ^ "New Native Operas Foreign In Scene" (PDF). The New York Times. March 9, 1919. p. 50.
  11. ^ Richard Aldrich (February 1, 1920). "The Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 21.
  12. ^ Olin Downes (February 18, 1927). "Hailed As Best American Opera" (PDF). pp. 1, 24.
  13. ^ "Great Ovation Won By 'Peter Ibbetson' At World Premiere". The New York Times. February 8, 1931. pp. 1, 26.
  14. ^ Olin Downes (February 11, 1934). "'Merry Mount' Gets A Stirring Ovation" (PDF). pp. 80, 82.
  15. ^ "Damrosch Cheered At Opera Premiere". The New York Times. May 13, 1937. pp. 27, 30.
  16. ^ Richard Aldrich (March 25, 1920). "The Opera: Based on a Work of Pushkin" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 9.
  17. ^ Richard Aldrich (March 10, 1921). "Indian Chief Sings Leading Opera Role" (PDF). The New York Times.
  18. ^ Richard Aldrich (January 24, 1922). "The Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 22.
  19. ^ Richard Aldrich (March 2, 1923). "Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 18.
  20. ^ Olin Downes (January 3, 1924). "Music; Tragedy and Comedy at Opera". The New York Times. p. 13.
  21. ^ Olin Downes (January 3, 1926). "Opera: "The Jest" a Dramatic Success". The New York Times. p. 29.
  22. ^ Olin Downes (March 7, 1926). "Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 30.
  23. ^ "'Madonna Imperia' Shown To America" (PDF). The New York Times. February 9, 1928. p. 28.
  24. ^ "Programs of the Week" (PDF). The New York Times. November 18, 1928. p. 169.
  25. ^ Olin Downes (March 22, 1929). "'Fra Gherardo' Has American Premiere". The New York Times.
  26. ^ "American Premiere Of Fantasy 'Sadko'" (PDF). The New York Times. January 26, 1930. p. 27.
  27. ^ Olin Downes (December 3, 1931). "Montemezzi Opera Is A Melodrama" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 35.
  28. ^ Olin Downes (February 5, 1937). "' Caponsacchi' Has Premiere Here; Audience Acclaims Hageman Opera". The New York Times. p. 16.
  29. ^ "D'Angelo, Louis [Baritone]". Metropolitan Opera Performance Archives. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  30. ^ "Ex-Met Singer D'Angelo Dies". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 10, 1958. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Louis D'Angelo". IMDB.
  32. ^ a b c Clyde T. McCants (2004). American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies. McFarland & Company. p. 298. ISBN 9780786419524.
  33. ^ Clyde T. McCants (2004). American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies. McFarland & Company. p. 184. ISBN 9780786419524.
  34. ^ Clyde T. McCants (2004). American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies. McFarland & Company. p. 275. ISBN 9780786419524.
  35. ^ Clyde T. McCants (2004). American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies. McFarland & Company. p. 210. ISBN 9780786419524.
  36. ^ Clyde T. McCants (2004). American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies. McFarland & Company. p. 377. ISBN 9780786419524.

External links edit

  • Louis D'Angelo at IMDb

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louis, angelo, 1888, august, 1958, american, bass, baritone, italian, birth, particularly, known, performances, metropolitan, opera, during, first, half, 20th, century, created, roles, world, premieres, seven, operas, including, marco, puccini, gianni, schicch. Louis D Angelo May 6 1888 August 9 1958 was an American bass baritone of Italian birth who was particularly known for his performances at the Metropolitan Opera during the first half of the 20th century He created roles in the world premieres of seven operas at the Met including Marco in Puccini s Gianni Schicchi in 1917 Louis D AngeloThe opera singer in 1917Born 1888 05 06 May 6 1888Naples ItalyDiedAugust 9 1958 1958 08 09 aged 70 Jersey City New JerseyOccupationOperatic bass baritoneOrganizationsMetropolitan OperaD Angelo also sang roles in the United States premieres of thirteen works In total he appeared in 1 882 performances at the Met He sang a broad repertoire of more than 300 roles at the Met ranging from leading roles to comprimario parts His voice was recorded for several Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts and on several complete opera recordings made by the Met for Naxos Records Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Work with the Metropolitan Opera 2 1 World premiere roles 2 2 Singing roles in U S premieres 2 3 First stagings at the Met 2 4 Other roles 2 5 Final appearance 3 Death and legacy 4 Recordings 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editD Angelo was born on May 6 1888 in Naples Italy 1 With his family he moved to the United States at the age of three 1 He was trained in the United States and began his career as a leading baritone with the Century Opera Company in 1914 2 He made his debut with that company as Macroton in L amore medico 3 Other roles he sang at the Century Opera House included Silvio in Pagliacci Baron Douphol in La traviata Kagama in Natoma and Yamadori in Madama Butterfly 4 5 6 7 Work with the Metropolitan Opera editFrom 1917 1948 D Angelo was a performer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where he appeared in a total of 1 882 performances 1 He made his debut with the Met at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as Sciarrone in Tosca with Geraldine Farrar in the title role on November 13 1917 8 His first performance at the Old Met was on November 17 1917 as Wagner in Faust with Giovanni Martinelli as the eponymous hero 1 World premiere roles edit D Angelo created roles in several world premieres at the Met including Marco in Puccini s Gianni Schicchi 1917 9 Count Stackareff in The Legend 1919 10 The Roman Officer in Cleopatra s Night 1920 11 Ordgar in The King s Henchman 1927 12 The Chaplain in Peter Ibbetson 1931 13 Praise God Tewke in Merry Mount 1934 14 Both Commodore Stephen Decatur and Sergeant O Neil in The Man Without a Country 1937 15 Singing roles in U S premieres edit At the Met he also sang roles in the United States premieres of thirteen works including The Captain in Eugene Onegin 1920 16 Niclas in Karel Weis Der Polnische Jude 1921 17 Bermiyta in The Snow Maiden 1922 18 Masolino in Mona Lisa 1923 19 Uncle in Primo Riccitelli s I Compagnacci 1924 20 Tornaquinci in La cena delle beffe 1926 21 Tio Salvaor in La vida breve 1926 22 The Count in Franco Alfano s Madonna Imperia 1928 23 The Schoolmaster in La campana sommersa 1928 24 Squint Eye in Fra Gherardo 1929 25 Duda in Sadko 1930 26 Lyoval in La notte di Zoraima 1931 27 Both Tommati and the Innkeeper in Caponsacchi 1937 28 First stagings at the Met edit D Angelo also performed roles in the Met s first stagings of several operas including Marquis de Calatrava in La forza del destino 1918 Harun al Raschid in Oberon 1918 Courtois Zaza 1920 The Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlos 1920 The Junkman in Louise 1921 Dumas in Andrea Chenier 1921 A Blind Man in La Habanera 1924 A Bandit in Don Quichotte 1926 Sir Douglas in Donna Juanita 1932 Uberto in La serva padrona 1935 Geronimo in Il matrimonio segreto 1937 Other roles edit Other roles he performed for the company included Abimelech in Samson et Dalila Alcindoro Benoit and Schaunard in La boheme Bartolo in The Barber of Seville Bonze in Madama Butterfly Crespel and Spalanzani in The Tales of Hoffmann The Duke of Verona in Romeo et Juliette The Innkeeper in Manon Kecal in The Bartered Bride The King of Egypt in Aida The Monk in La Gioconda Nachtigall in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Reinmar in Tannhauser Roustan in Madame Sans Gene The Second Knight in Parsifal The Steersman in Tristan und Isolde The Sultan in Marouf savetier du Caire Zuniga in Carmen among many others Final appearance edit His last appearance at the Metropolitan Opera was on February 15 1948 as Grenvil in La traviata 29 Death and legacy editD Angelo died on August 9 1958 at Jersey City New Jersey aged 70 1 30 He sang an extensive repertoire of more than 300 roles in a total of 1 882 performances at the Metropolitan Opera 1 A 1927 recording of his Excerpt from Act IV of La Juive accompanying tenor Giovanni Martinelli is credited in the 2013 film The Immigrant 31 Recordings editGeorges Bizet Carmen Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wilfrid Pelletier Gladys Swarthout Charles Kullman Licia Albanese 1941 Naxos 32 Gustave Charpentier Louise Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Thomas Beecham Grace Moore Raoul Jobin Ezio Pinza 1943 Naxos 33 Charles Gounod Romeo et Juliette Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Louis Hasselmans Charles Hackett Eide Norena Angelo Bada 1935 Naxos 32 Howard Hanson Merry Mount Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Tullio Serafin Lawrence Tibbett Gota Ljungberg Gladys Swarthout 1934 Naxos 32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Tullio Serafin Ezio Pinza Virgilio Lazzari Rosa Ponselle 1934 Andromeda Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Paul Breisach Ezio Pinza Bidu Sayao John Brownlee Guild Historical 1943 34 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wilfrid Pelletier Hilda Burke Mario Chamlee George Rasely 1937 Bensar Records Giuseppe Verdi La traviata Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ettore Panizza Jarmila Novotna Jan Peerce Lawrence Tibbett Myto 1941 35 Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ettore Panizza Lawrence Tibbett Elisabeth Rethberg Giovanni Martinelli 1939 MET 36 References edit a b c d e f Louis D Angelo Singer 70 Dead PDF The New York Times August 10 1958 p 94 Soloist From Audience PDF The New York Times February 23 1914 Wolf Ferrari s L Amore Medico and Moliere s Comedy Ballet An Attack on the Doctors The New York Times March 15 1914 Music of the Week PDF The New York Times October 11 1914 p 87 La Traviata Is Sung At Century The New York Times September 30 1914 p 9 Century Opera House PDF The New York Times April 12 1914 p 69 Century Opera House PDF The New York Times April 5 1914 p 95 MME Farrar Sings Tosca Puccini s Opera is Excellently Conducted by Roberto Moranzoni The New York Times November 20 1917 p 11 James Gibbons Huneker December 15 1918 Opera A World Premier of Puccini Operas Il Tabarro Suor Angelica Gianni Schicchi PDF The New York Times p 22 New Native Operas Foreign In Scene PDF The New York Times March 9 1919 p 50 Richard Aldrich February 1 1920 The Opera PDF The New York Times p 21 Olin Downes February 18 1927 Hailed As Best American Opera PDF pp 1 24 Great Ovation Won By Peter Ibbetson At World Premiere The New York Times February 8 1931 pp 1 26 Olin Downes February 11 1934 Merry Mount Gets A Stirring Ovation PDF pp 80 82 Damrosch Cheered At Opera Premiere The New York Times May 13 1937 pp 27 30 Richard Aldrich March 25 1920 The Opera Based on a Work of Pushkin PDF The New York Times p 9 Richard Aldrich March 10 1921 Indian Chief Sings Leading Opera Role PDF The New York Times Richard Aldrich January 24 1922 The Opera PDF The New York Times p 22 Richard Aldrich March 2 1923 Opera PDF The New York Times p 18 Olin Downes January 3 1924 Music Tragedy and Comedy at Opera The New York Times p 13 Olin Downes January 3 1926 Opera The Jest a Dramatic Success The New York Times p 29 Olin Downes March 7 1926 Opera PDF The New York Times p 30 Madonna Imperia Shown To America PDF The New York Times February 9 1928 p 28 Programs of the Week PDF The New York Times November 18 1928 p 169 Olin Downes March 22 1929 Fra Gherardo Has American Premiere The New York Times American Premiere Of Fantasy Sadko PDF The New York Times January 26 1930 p 27 Olin Downes December 3 1931 Montemezzi Opera Is A Melodrama PDF The New York Times p 35 Olin Downes February 5 1937 Caponsacchi Has Premiere Here Audience Acclaims Hageman Opera The New York Times p 16 D Angelo Louis Baritone Metropolitan Opera Performance Archives Retrieved January 9 2016 Ex Met Singer D Angelo Dies The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky August 10 1958 p 17 via Newspapers com Louis D Angelo IMDB a b c Clyde T McCants 2004 American Opera Singers and Their Recordings Critical Commentaries and Discographies McFarland amp Company p 298 ISBN 9780786419524 Clyde T McCants 2004 American Opera Singers and Their Recordings Critical Commentaries and Discographies McFarland amp Company p 184 ISBN 9780786419524 Clyde T McCants 2004 American Opera Singers and Their Recordings Critical Commentaries and Discographies McFarland amp Company p 275 ISBN 9780786419524 Clyde T McCants 2004 American Opera Singers and Their Recordings Critical Commentaries and Discographies McFarland amp Company p 210 ISBN 9780786419524 Clyde T McCants 2004 American Opera Singers and Their Recordings Critical Commentaries and Discographies McFarland amp Company p 377 ISBN 9780786419524 External links editLouis D Angelo at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis D 27Angelo amp oldid 1168659033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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