Скачать или смотреть American Baritone Reinald WERRENRATH ~ Zamboanga (1928)

American Baritone Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) / Zamboanga ("Song of the Phillipines) / Dyer; Cator) / Orchestra: Rosario Bourdon - director / Recorded: June 6, 1928 --

WERRENRATH, REINALD (1883-1853). His father, George Werrenrath, was a Danish tenor who taught singing in the United States. The son first studied with Percy Rector Stephens in New York City. In 1907 he made his concert debut at the Worchester Festival, and he then had a highly successful career as a concert and oratorio singer. After 1912 he was for many years the director of the University Heights Choral Society. In 1919 he made his stage debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Silvio in I Pagliacci. He remained a member of the Metropolitan until 1921. He appeared on Broadway in The School for Scandal (1923), The Beaux Stratagem (1928) and Music in the Air (1932). He visited England (1921-24; 28) where he sang chiefly on the radio. In 1932 was was awarded an honorary doctorate by New York University. He composed several works for male chorus. (A Concise Biographical Dictionary of Singers, by K.J. Kutsch / Leo Reimens [translated by Earl Jones] / The Chilton Book Company, 1969; Internet Broadway Database) --

******************************