Vital Aza

Vital Aza Álvarez-Buylla (25 April 1851 – 13 December 1912) was a Spanish author, playwright, poet and satirist, born in Pola de Lena, Asturias, northwestern Spain. After studying and practicing medicine, he began to write plays, some with Miguel Ramos Carrión. His first, Basta de matemáticas, which premiered at the Variedades in 1874, was highly successful and was followed by more than 70 other plays. The centenary of his birth was celebrated by Aguilar's publication of an anthology of Aza's best plays in the Colección Crisol (1951).

Birth and Death Data: Born April 28, 1851 (La Pola), Died December 13, 1912 (Q20908829)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist, author

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E-3562	8-in.	7/24/1906	Dorotéa	Manuel Quiroga [i.e., Eugenio Lopez]	Recitation	author
Victor	B-3571	10-in.	7/24/1906	Suma y sigue	Manuel Quiroga [i.e., Eugenio Lopez]	Recitation	author
Edison	6302	10-in.	7/22/1918	Ay de mi!	Luz Amelia Avilés	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Gramophone	18996u	10-in.	1/16/1915	Ay di mí	Luisa Vela	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Gramophone	19005u	10-in.	1/19/1915	Dúo de tiples	Srta. Haro ; Luisa Vela	Vocal duet (2 sopranos), with orchestra	librettist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Aza, Vital," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103604.

Aza, Vital. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103604.

"Aza, Vital." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.