Rosalia Chalia
Chalía Herrera, born Rosalía Gertrudis de la Concepción Díaz de Herrera y de Fonseca (17 November 1864, in Havana – 16 November 1948), was a Cuban soprano. She had the distinction of being the first Cuban musical artist to be recorded. She recorded, outside Cuba, numbers from the zarzuela Cádiz in 1898 on unnumbered Bettini cylinders. Much of her career was spent in Cuba, but she also sang in Mexico City, New York City, Milan, Caracas, Madrid and Barcelona. Chalía studied singing with Angelo Massanet, then she went to New York to perfect her skills at the School of Opera and Oratorio of Emilio Agramonte. Later on she studied violin with Laureano Fuentes Matons in Santiago de Cuba. In 1895 she appeared in the Weber Hall in New York, performing to raise money for the Cuban War of Independence. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 150 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]478 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | Stella del norte : Barcarolla | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]479 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | Ah! Fors'é lui | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]480 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | L'addio del passato | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]481 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | Una voce poco fa | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]482 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | The last rose of summer | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]482 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | The last rose of summer | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]483 | 7-in. | 10/30/1900 | Ai nostri monti | Mme. Albasora ; Rosalia Chalia | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]541 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | Thou brilliant bird | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]542 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | Caro nome | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]543 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | O patria mia | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]544 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | Il bacio | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]545 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Home, sweet home | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]545 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | Home, sweet home | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]546 | 7-in. | 12/3/1900 | Mefistofele : Serenata | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]547 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Pietà signore | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]548 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Angel's serenade | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]549 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Gounod's serenade | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]550 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Ave Maria | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]551 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Seguidillas Manchegas | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]552 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Tú | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]552 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Tú | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]553 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Home, sweet home | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]554 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Quis est homo | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]555 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Sur la grand mer | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]556 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Mesta ognor | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chalia, Rosalia," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108819.
Chalia, Rosalia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108819.
"Chalia, Rosalia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Chalia, Rosalia, 1864-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89010626
Wikidata: Chalía Herrera - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5069105
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