Carlo Barrera (Tenor) (Spain 1870 - ?)
He had a long-standing, successful career as a heroic tenor in the big Spanish stages, especially at the Teatro Liceo of Barcelona and at the Teatro Real of Madrid. During the first decade of the 20s century he also became known in Italy. In 1900 he sang at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, in 1901 at the Teatro Lirico, Milan as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’, in 1901 he also appeared at the Teatro Regio of Parma singing the roles of Radames in ‘’Aida’’ (as a partner of the Spanish soprano Carmen Bonaplata-Bau) and Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’. In 1901 he took part in an Egypt tour of an Italian opera troupe which appeared in Cairo and Alexandria and he sang again in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ and ‘’Otello’’. In Egypt his partner was Titta Ruffo. After finishing his career he taught singing in Odessa and Kharkov.
Chronology of some appearances
1892 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Concerto
1899 Trapani Teatro Garibaldi Otello (Otello)
1900 Trapani Teatro Garibaldi Africana (Vasco)
1901 Parma Teatro Regio Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1902 Cairo Teatro Khediviale Samsone e Dalida (Sansone)
1903 Odessa Teatro Municipale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1904 Madrid Teatro Reale Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1905 Varsavia Teatro Reale Aida (Radames)
1906 Città del Messico Teatro Arbeau Stagione Compagnia Istuzia
1907 Padova Teatro Verdi Carmen (Don Josè)
1908 Napoli Teatro Bellini Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1909 Bologna Teatro Duse Concerto
1910 Praga Teatro Nazionale Stagione
1914 Milano Teatro Verdi Norma (Pollione)
1915 Milano Teatro Verdi Pagliacci (Canio)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Aida: Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti with Elena Ruszkowska Gramophone 054254 1790c
Aida: O terra addio with with Elena Ruszkowska Gramophone Monarch 054261 1809c
Otello: Giuramento with Ernesto Badini Gramophone 054245 1971c
La Forza del Destino: Le minaccie i fieri accenti with Giuseppe Maggi Victor 68213 1789c-1
La Forza del Destino: Solenne in quest’ora Victor 68213 1786c-1
Otello: Dio! mi potevi scagliar Gramophone 052267 1965c
