Largo al factotum - Barber of Seville (1901)
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"Largo al factotum" Barber of Seville (Barbiere di Siviglia) Emilio de Gogorza as "Francisco" (1901)
"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville (Barbiere di Siviglia)
Emilio de Gogorza as "Sig. E. Francisco"
Victor 3056
1901
Emilio de Gogorza was an outstanding baritone whose voice recorded "just right" in the early years of the industry--that is, some voices were ill-suited for the crude recording technology in the early years of the 20th century, but not in Gogorza's case.
He excelled with Spanish songs.
He was born Emilio Eduardo de Gogorza on May 29, 1872, in Brooklyn, New York.
He was raised and trained musically in Spain.
His near-sightedness prevented him from enjoying a successful career as an opera singer on a stage.
Instead, he was known as a concert and recital artist.
Many of his recordings were issued under aliases such as Carlos Francisco (or just Sig. Francisco) and Herbert Goddard.
The nom-du-disque Sig. Francisco was taken from his mother's first name (Francisca).
"Monsieur Fernand" is a name he used when recording French songs.
He used such pseudonyms for records issued on Victor's lower priced black label.
His real name was reserved for Victor's Red Seal label.
De Gogorza was first married to Elsa Neumoegen.
In 1911, De Gorgoza married Emma Eames, the American soprano. They recorded duets for Victor. I especially recommend their version of "The Swing Song" from Veronique by André Messager.
The wife and husband were divorced in 1936.
Duets he recorded a decade earlier with the Cuban singer Rosalia Chalia are also superb.
De Gogorza and Caruso made one recording together--a Spanish song ("A la luz de la luna").
The baritone died on May 10, 1949, in New York City, from lung cancer at the age of 74.
"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville (Barbiere di Siviglia)
Emilio de Gogorza as "Sig. E. Francisco"
Victor 3056
1901
Emilio de Gogorza was an outstanding baritone whose voice recorded "just right" in the early years of the industry--that is, some voices were ill-suited for the crude recording technology in the early years of the 20th century, but not in Gogorza's case.
He excelled with Spanish songs.
He was born Emilio Eduardo de Gogorza on May 29, 1872, in Brooklyn, New York.
He was raised and trained musically in Spain.
His near-sightedness prevented him from enjoying a successful career as an opera singer on a stage.
Instead, he was known as a concert and recital artist.
Many of his recordings were issued under aliases such as Carlos Francisco (or just Sig. Francisco) and Herbert Goddard.
The nom-du-disque Sig. Francisco was taken from his mother's first name (Francisca).
"Monsieur Fernand" is a name he used when recording French songs.
He used such pseudonyms for records issued on Victor's lower priced black label.
His real name was reserved for Victor's Red Seal label.
De Gogorza was first married to Elsa Neumoegen.
In 1911, De Gorgoza married Emma Eames, the American soprano. They recorded duets for Victor. I especially recommend their version of "The Swing Song" from Veronique by André Messager.
The wife and husband were divorced in 1936.
Duets he recorded a decade earlier with the Cuban singer Rosalia Chalia are also superb.
De Gogorza and Caruso made one recording together--a Spanish song ("A la luz de la luna").
The baritone died on May 10, 1949, in New York City, from lung cancer at the age of 74.