Regina Vicarino
Regina Vicarino | |
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 Regina Vicarino, from a 1921 print advertisement. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 23, 1885 New York City |
| Died | 1957 |
| Genres | opera |
| Instrument(s) | soprano |
Regina Vicarino (August 23, 1885 — 1957) was an American soprano opera singer.
Early life[edit]
Reine Annette Vicarino was born in New York City, the daughter of Edouard Joseph Vicarino and Leontine Camille Serre Vicarino. Her father was born in Switzerland; her mother was born in New York, to French-born parents.[1] Reine (who used the Italian form of her name, Regina) studied voice with Delia Valeri, and with Arthur Lawrason in New York.[2][3]
Career[edit]
In 1906, Vicarino performed several small roles in the first season of Oscar Hammerstein I's Manhattan Opera Company.[4] From there she went on to perform in Italy, and was given "a priceless souvenir" by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught (Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret) for a performance in Malta.[4]
Vicarino's voice was described as having "all the range and limpidity of an ideal coloratura," in the Los Angeles Herald in 1910; the critic went into further detail, writing that "The upper register is clear and brilliant, and the lower tones are wonderfully vibrant and rich for a coloratura voice."[5] She frequently sang the lead role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor,[6] and she was also considered successful as Violetta in La traviata,[7] and as Micaela in Carmen.[8]
She sang with the Bevani Grand Opera Company in San Francisco in 1910.[9] Shortly after that she performed in Mexico City with Alessandro Bonci and Florencio Constantino, after which she spent two years performing in Europe.[4] In the 1917-1918 season she toured New England and Canada with the Giuseppe Creatore Grand Opera Company.[10] In 1921, she sang a recital at Carnegie Hall,[2] performed in the summer "Zoo Grand Opera" productions in Cincinnati, Ohio,[11] and she toured cities in the western United States and Canada with the San Carlo Opera Company.[12] In 1922 she appeared in a radio production of Mozart's The Impresario.[13] She made recordings for Lyric Records, and for others under the pseudonym "Josepha Donnelli".[14]
Later in her career, she taught voice privately and at Sullins College, Brenau College, and Arlington Hall.[15][16][17] In 1935 and 1937, she appeared at the Mazica Hall in Miami, Florida, giving "operalogues".[18][19][20]
Personal life[edit]
Regina Vicarino married businessman George Vest Guyer in 1912. They had a daughter, Regina "Mimi" Vicarino Guyer, born in 1916.[21] George died suddenly in 1922.[22] Regina Vicarino died in 1957, aged 71.
References[edit]
- ^ "A Theatrical Gamut" San Francisco Call (September 25, 1910): 39. via Newspapers.com
- ^ a b "Mme. Vicarino Heard in Lawrason Studio Musicale" Musical America (May 21, 1921): 43.
- ^ "Arthur Lawrason, Singing Teacher, Dies" New York Times (June 29, 1932): 21. via ProQuest
- ^ a b c "For the Playgoer". The Town Crier. No. v.10, no.5. Seattle. 1915-01-30. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Florence Bosard Lawrence, "New Star Shines at Opera Start" Los Angeles Herald (November 1, 1910): 16. via California Digital Newspaper Collection
- ^ "Triumph for Vicarino, Soprano Enchantress" San Francisco Call (January 28, 1913): 9. via California Digital Newspaper Collection
- ^ "Regina Vicarino Sings Violetta" Town Talk (September 24, 1910): 20.
- ^ "'Carmen' at the Lexington Theater" Music News (May 4, 1917): 30.
- ^ "Last Weeks of Bevani Opera Company" Town Talk (October 8, 1910): 20.
- ^ "Vicarino Wins Honors with Creatore Co." Pacific Coast Musical Review (December 8, 1917): 6.
- ^ "Cincinnati Summer Opera Flourishes" Musical Courier (July 14, 1921): 27.
- ^ "Regina Vicarino Returns from Western Operatic Tour" Musical America (April 30, 1921): 53.
- ^ E. P. J. Shurick, The First Quarter Century of American Broadcasting (Midland Publishing 1946): 66.
- ^ Josepha Donnelli, Rigoletto (Caro Nome) (Dearest Name) - Act 1 (Music Lovers of New York). via archive.org
- ^ "Mme. Regina Vicarino is in Chattanooga" Kingsport Times (June 22, 1937): 5. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Music Recital at Delta State College" Greenwood Commonwealth (June 16, 1928): 3. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Brenau Announces Spring Music Festival" Atlanta Constitution (May 4, 1941): 34. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Opera Singer" Miami News (December 1, 1935): 8. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "In Operalogue" Miami News (June 6, 1937): 42. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Soprano Presented Before Music Club" Miami News (June 9, 1937): 14. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Regina Vicarino Sends Greetings" Pacific Coast Musical Review (October 20, 1917): 8.
- ^ "Obituary" Clayton Times (June 23, 1922): 3. via Chronicling America
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