Armand Tokatyan
Armand Tokatyan (Armenian: Արման Թոքաթյան; Bulgarian: Арман Токатян; June 16, 1894 – June 12, 1960) was an operatic tenor. An Armenian born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he travelled to Egypt with his parents where he sang in cafés to a favorable response. He was then sent to Paris to study tailoring, but instead sang in Left Bank cafés. In 1914, he returned to Egypt and earned his living by again singing in the cafés. He took up operetta, soon becoming a matinee idol, then in 1919 went to Milan to pursue an opera career. His operatic debut was in 1921 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Puccini's Manon Lescaut. With the help of Italian conductor Giuseppe Bamboschek, he joined the touring Scotti Opera Company in the United States, and was soon noticed by the Metropolitan Opera where he debuted in 1923. For many years he performed there and at many other opera houses in the US and Europe. He was proficient in numerous languages. Many recordings were made of his performances. Dorothy Kirsten in her autobiography writes the following about Tokatyan:
Tokatyan died in Pasadena, CA of a heart attack on June 12, 1960. |
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CVE-57594 | 12-in. | 12/10/1929 | Un dì all azzurro spazio | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-57595 | 12-in. | 12/10/1929 | Ch'ella mi creda libero | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-58163 | 12-in. | 1/6/1930 | L'ultima canzone | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-58164 | 12-in. | 1/6/1930 | Mattinata | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-59724 | 12-in. | 3/25/1930 | Lolita | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-59751 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | Nouvelle berceuse | Armand Tokatyan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-59752 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | Chant d' emigre | Armand Tokatyan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62314 | 10-in. | 5/27/1930 | Haiastan | Armand Tokatyan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62315 | 10-in. | 5/27/1930 | Sirouhis | Armand Tokatyan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1925-01-28-01] | 10-in. | 1/28/1925 | O paradiso | Armand Tokatyan | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tokatyan, Armand," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107233.
Tokatyan, Armand. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107233.
"Tokatyan, Armand." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Tokatyan, Armand, 1894-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95036405
Wikidata: Armand Tokatyan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4792706
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43546200
MusicBrainz: Armand Tokatyan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56f7a85d-49e2-4486-8810-42d7f7ad25d9
ISNI: 0000 0000 7374 1513 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073741513
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