Rosalia Chalia
Chalía Herrera, born Rosalía Gertrudis de la Concepción Díaz de Herrera y de Fonseca (17 November 1864, in Havana – 16 November 1948), was a Cuban soprano. She had the distinction of being the first Cuban musical artist to be recorded. She recorded, outside Cuba, numbers from the zarzuela Cádiz in 1898 on unnumbered Bettini cylinders. Much of her career was spent in Cuba, but she also sang in Mexico City, New York City, Milan, Caracas, Madrid and Barcelona. Chalía studied singing with Angelo Massanet, then she went to New York to perfect her skills at the School of Opera and Oratorio of Emilio Agramonte. Later on she studied violin with Laureano Fuentes Matons in Santiago de Cuba. In 1895 she appeared in the Weber Hall in New York, performing to raise money for the Cuban War of Independence. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 150 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]557 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Dôme épais | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]558 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Memories | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]559 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Dear heart | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]841 | 7-in. | 6/3/1901 | Soledad gitana | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]842 | 7-in. | 6/3/1901 | I dreamed that I dwelt | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3401 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | La ci darem | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3402 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | Dunque io son | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3403 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | Serenata Aragomesa | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3404 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | I live and love thee | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3405 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | Crucifix | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3406 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | Se tu m'ami mio ben | Rosalia Chalia ; Sig. Carlos Francisco | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3407 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | La Borinqueña | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3408 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | Tú habanera | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3409 | 10-in. | 5/24/1901 | The last rose of summer | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3427 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Jota | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3428 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Aires criollos | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3429 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Aire guajira | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3430 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Tristes | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3431 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Jewel aria | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3432 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | La partida | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3433 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | Home, sweet home | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3434 | 10-in. | 6/3/1901 | I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | B-11577 | 10-in. | 2/9/1912 | La del pañuelo rojo | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | C-11578 | 12-in. | 2/9/1912 | Cantiga 'uma noite' | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | B-11579 | 10-in. | 2/9/1912 | Bajo un guayabo juraste | Rosalia Chalia | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chalia, Rosalia," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108819.
Chalia, Rosalia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108819.
"Chalia, Rosalia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Chalia, Rosalia, 1864-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89010626
Wikidata: Chalía Herrera - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5069105
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