Apollo Granforte

Apollo Granforte (20 July 1886, Legnano – 11 June 1975, Milan) was an Italian opera singer and one of the leading baritones during the inter-war period of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1886 (Legnago), Died June 11, 1975 (Milan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CAVE-44700	12-in.	8/12/1929	La media caña	Apollo Granforte ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CAVE-44701	12-in.	8/12/1929	El canto del hornero	Apollo Granforte ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Tenor and baritone vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CAVE-44702	12-in.	8/13/1929	Duo final del 2do. acto	Apollo Granforte ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Tenor and baritone vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CAVE-44708	12-in.	8/19/1929	Terceto del 3er acto	Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CAVE-44709	12-in.	8/19/1929	Canto de Pedro y terceto	Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CAVE-44710	12-in.	8/19/1929	Terceto del 2do. acto	Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CM807	12-in.	4/11/1929	Pagliacci, part 1	Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CM816	12-in.	4/15/1929	Pagliacci, part 2	Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF1595	12-in.	3/23/1928	Inno al Duce	Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF2528	12-in.	12/11/1928	Per me ora fatale	Apollo Granforte ; Guglielmo Masini	Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra and vocal chorus	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF2536	12-in.	12/12/1928	O tu bell'astro incantator	Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF2550	12-in.	12/15/1928	Largo al factotum	Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF2551	12-in.	12/15/1928	Il balen del suo sorriso	Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3551	12-in.	10/24/1930	Il trovatore	Maria Carena ; Apollo Granforte ; Aureliano Pertile	Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3552	12-in.	10/24/1930	Il trovatore	Apollo Granforte ; Aureliano Pertile	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3580	12-in.	10/30/1930	Il trovatore	Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with vocal soloists and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3581	12-in.	10/30/1930	Il trovatore	Irene Minghini-Cattaneo	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo and vocal soloists, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3593	12-in.	11/3/1930	Il trovatore	Bruno Carmassi ; Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with bass vocalist and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3620	12-in.	11/15/1930	Il trovatore	Maria Carena ; Aureliano Pertile	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with vocal soloists and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3630	12-in.	11/17/1930	Il trovatore	Maria Carena ; Apollo Granforte	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3635	12-in.	11/20/1930	Il trovatore	Maria Carena ; Apollo Granforte	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3639	12-in.	11/21/1930	Il trovatore	Bruno Carmassi ; Apollo Granforte ; Teatro alla Scala Coro	Vocal chorus and vocal soloists, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3648	12-in.	11/24/1930	Il trovatore	Giordano Callegari ; Maria Carena ; Bruno Carmassi ; Olga De Franco ; Apollo Granforte ; Aureliano Pertile	Vocalists (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	CF3655	12-in.	11/26/1930	Il trovatore	Bruno Carmassi ; Apollo Granforte	Vocal duet (baritone and bass) and vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	Bb5854	10-in.	3/6/1925	La paloma	Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Gramophone	Bb5855	10-in.	3/6/1925	Jorobo	Apollo Granforte	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Granforte, Apollo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103780.

Granforte, Apollo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103780.

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