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Tino Folgar (Tenor) (Barcelona 1892 - Buenos Aires 1983)
Juventino Folgar Ascaso was born on January 25th 1892 at Cordal near Barcelona. At 17 he joined an artistic group and took part in a number of music and drama productions. A relation, struck by his gifts, secured him a place at the Lyceum. Such was the impression he made that some went as far as comparing his voice to Anselmi’s.Having taken a teacher, he appeared with great success at Barcelona’s Tivoli theatre in four productions of both Bohäme and Barbiere di Siviglia. To complete his musical training he went in 1922 to Milan. Unfortunately, he chose a blundering and quite incompetent teacher called Bellini. Soon his voice was so damaged that he could no longer sing a note. Very bitter, he prepared to return to Barcelona when he chanced to meet a somewhat odd teacher called Estchan Pascual who taught according to the old Porpora method. Odd or not, Pascual both restored his voice and so improved its fullness and extent that our tenor could soon vocalise up to a high F sharp. Following Pascual’s advice, he made his debut in 1925 at the Acqui spa station in Barbiere di Siviglia. After a great success in Lucia di Lammermoor, he was engaged for these two operas at Boghera and Genoa’s Paganini theatre. 1927 was an important year for him:he married Yole Solito de Solis from a noble family,and recorded in Milan the Duke of Mantua in a complete performance of Rigoletto.Finally in 1927 he sang with Supervia, Bettoni and Pasini in Italiana in Algeri at Rome’s Argentina theatre; there his success was outstanding in an opera which had not been performed in this important theatre for 80 years. After appearing in several other theatres where his interpretations in Lucia, Barbiere, Traviata, Boheme and La Favorita won him thousands of admirers, he returned to his native Barcelona to appear in numerous concerts and a moving performance of Massenet’s Manon. He then turned to zarzuela, creating in La Mattiera de Jacinto Guerrero and Los Claveles (Carnations) of Jose Serrano.Later his magnificent voice was heard in Luisa Fernanda, El Huested del Sevillano, Los de Aragon, Los Gavilanos, Dona Francisquita and many others. He next essayed Viennese operetta. In 1932 he appeared in the first Spanish musical film, La Cancion del Dia. After a little musical comedy he went to Las Palmas to open a grand opera season. Finally, he appeared on Argentine radio before ending his singing career in 1952, settling in Buenos Aires where he opened a singing academy. There he retired before dying in 1983 at the age of 91.
Los Gavilanes: Flor roja Gramophone AF288 112-605
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