PORTUGUESE BARITONE FRANCISCO D’ANDRADE (1859-1921) CDR

Description: FRANCISCO D’ANDRADE (LISBON, 11 JANUARY, 1859 – BERLIN, 8 FEBRUARY, 1921) His brother was the famous tenor Antonio d'Andrade. His full name was Francisco Augusto de Andrade E Silva. In 1881, he studied singing under Manuel Carreira, Luiz da Costa, and José Romano in Lisbon, but in 1886 he went to Milan, where he was a pupil of pedagogues Miraglia and Ronconi. In 1882, he made his debut in Sanremo as Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida. During the following years, he appeared with success first in Italy, then in Spain and Portugal, performing not only at the Teatro alla Scala but also at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.In 1886, he made a guest appearance at Covent Garden, London, as Renato in Verdi’s Ballo in maschera, where he had great success until 1890, performing among other roles as Germont in La Traviata, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Count di Luna in Il Trovatore. In 1887, he sang in Moscow as Telramund in Lohengrin. In 1889, he joined an opera troupe of the impresario Gardini, the husband of the soprano Etelka Gerster, and went to Berlin. He was so successful there as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rigoletto, and Don Giovanni that he later made it his residence.From 1906 to 1916, he was frequently heard at the Berlin Court Opera. From 1891 to 1910, he appeared nearly every year at the Opera House of Frankfurt a. M., and in 1894, 1896, 1901, and 1909 at the Municipal Theatre of Zurich. He also performed in Germany, Holland, Austria, Russia, England, and Scandinavia, mainly as Don Giovanni. In this role, he was considered unequaled; his amusing portrayal of Don Giovanni was painted by Max Slevogt. In Salzburg (1901), he sang the role of Don Giovanni alongside Lilli Lehmann, Johanna Gadski, and Geraldine Farrar.Up to 1919, he continued to appear on stage, primarily as Don Giovanni. His other star role was Figaro in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. He commanded a stage repertoire of 56 roles in six languages, including numerous parts from the French opera (Nevers in Les Huguénots, Escamillo in Carmen, Hoël in Dinorah by Meyerbeer, Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles by Bizet, Nelusco in L'Africaine, Valentin in Faust by Gounod, and Scindia in Le Roi de Lahore by Massenet). When Portugal entered the First World War, he had to leave Germany in 1916. He then lived in Portugal, where in 1918 he made his final stage appearance as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia. However, in 1919, he returned to Berlin, but he died suddenly two years later. TRACKLIST 1. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Sohn, knie nieder (Gebet) Lyrophon d'A4 2. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ich bin das Faktotum Lyrophon d'A5 3. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Wie Todesahnung Lyrophon d'A9 4. Favorita (Donizetti) Arie des Alfonso Lyrophon d'A8 5. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Finch'han dal vino Lyrophon d'A12 6. Carmen (Bizet) Votre toast Lyrophon d'A7 7. Rigoletto (Verdi) Arie des Rigoletto Lyrophon d'A10

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