(1)
Irma Ackté
(-Tervani):
(1887-1936)
(2) Pavel Andreyev.
Russian lyric baritone. Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1903).
Member of the Narodny Dom Company, Kiev (1907), Lenin Komsomol Theatre.
Marinsky, Bolshoi. Later professor in the Leningrad Conservatory.
(3)
Soprano
Lola Artôt de Padilla (1876-1933) was the
daughter of the great mezzo-soprano Désirée Artôt (1835-1907) and Spanish
baritone Mariano Padilla y Ramos (1842-1906). Lola trained with her
tempestuous mother whose onstage battles with Minnie Hauk, while on tour in
Moscow in the 1870s, are well documented. While perhaps not inheriting her
mother's fiery personality Lola did exhibit the vocal abilities of her
parents at a young age. She was first engaged (1904) by Albert Carré for the
Opéra-Comique. After various stops around Europe she settled at the Berlin
Imperial Opera (1909-1927). She was especially known for her interpretations
of Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).
She remained in Berlin after her retirement and taught singing.
She is seen here in Traviata.
(4)
Lola Artôt de Padilla as Oscar in Un ballo in maschera.
(5) Hungarian soprano
Margit Angerer [von Rupp] (Budapest: 6 Nov 1903 - London: 31 Jan 1976).
She studied in Budapest and made her debut (1926) in Vienna as Forza's
Leonora. She remained in Vienna through 1938. At that time she moved to
London and continued her career, but as a concert singer. She is seen here
as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier.
(6)
Henri Albers:
Dutch baritone (1866-1925): Debut (1889) in Amsterdam as Gounod's
Méphistophélès (Faust). He toured the U.S. with Jean de Reszke, Nellie
Melba, and Emma Calvé before appearing with the Metropolitan Opera in Roméo
et Juliette as Mercutio (1898). Albers remained with the Metropolitan for
one season and then returned to Europe where he made his mark on the French
stages. He appeared frequently at the Opéra-Comique, Covent Garden, and at the
Monnaie in Brussels. Seen here in Louise.
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