1903 ETCHED PATHE Agustarello AFFRE ANNOUNCED Rigoletto Questa o Quella/ CARMEN
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I am currently selling a series of great Richard Wagner and classic European 78 rpm orchestral recordings on all the great European labels:
famous French tenor Agustarello Affre in his first 1903 Pathe Recordings
Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903 ANNOUNCED in FRENCH w piano
23. 3481 Rigoletto (Verdi): Comme la plume au vent 3481
28. 3486 Carmen (Bizet): Air de la fleur 3486
11 3/8 Etched Label Pathe Sapphire78 rpm Record
Condition: EXCELLENT MINUS/ VG++ matte spot end of Rigoletto causes faint swish at end, both sides play E EXCEPTIONALLY QUIET rare ticks
A SUPERB COPY
Augustrello Affre, one of the chief 19th century exponents of Faust, is here heard in a portion of the “Love Duet” from Act Three as well as the “Final Trio.”
AFFRE, AGUSTARELLO [te] (Saint-Chinian, 1858–Cagnes sur Mer, 1931) A great exponent of the French tradition of grand opéra, Agustarello Affre held his own with Escalaïs, de Reszke, Scaremberg, Muratore, and Franz in a career that lasted two decades. After studying in Toulouse and at the Paris Conservatory National, Affre made his debut at the Paris Opera in 1890 as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Nellie Melba. He soon claimed leading parts in Les Huguenots, Guillaume Tell, Aida, Faust, Sigurd, L’Africaine, and Roméo et Juliette. At the Paris Opera, he created Zarastra in Massenet’s Le mage and was the first Canio. Despite never singing at the Opéra-Comique, he made guest appearances in Lyons, Marseilles, Brussels, London, Havana, and San Francisco. In 1912 he appeared in New Orleans and the following year was appointed the director of the company. A prolific recording artist, Affre recorded a large and varied repertoire for Zonophone, G & T, Columbia, Pathé, and Odéon. His bright voice recorded well for the early gramophone but often the acoustic process emphasized a strained and edgy quality that may not have been so apparent in the theater.
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