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Guillermo Fernández Shaw

Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde (26 February 1893 - 17 August 1965) was a Spanish poet and journalist. He is particularly known as a writer of libretti, primarily for zarzuelas. With Federico Romero, he wrote the libretti for two of the best-known zarzuelas of the 20th century, Doña Francisquita by Amadeo Vives and Luisa Fernanda by Federico Moreno Torroba. His father, Carlos Fernández Shaw, was also a playwright, poet and journalist who wrote libretti for several zarzuelas and operas, most famously Margarita la tornera and La vida breve. Guillermo Fernández-Shaw was born in Cádiz and initially trained as a lawyer before becoming a journalist. He was the editor of the Spanish newspaper La Epoca from 1911 to 1936, and a contributor to ABC as well as writing poetry for Blanco y Negro. His partnership with Federico Romero began in 1916 with their libretto for Serrano's La canción del olvido. Guillermo Fernández-Shaw died in Madrid on 17 August 1965 at the age of 72.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 26, 1893 (Madrid), Died August 17, 1965 (Madrid)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-33 of 33 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone BJ3251 10-in. 3/27/1930 Las calabazas Eladio Cuevas ; Maria Tellez Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone BJ3252 10-in. 3/27/1930 Las espigadores Maria Tellez Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble lyricist  
Gramophone BJ3253 10-in. 3/27/1930 La monda de la rosa Maria Tellez Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble lyricist  
Gramophone BJ3334 10-in. 4/12/1930 Pasacalle Orquesta Demon's Jazz Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Gramophone BJ3335 10-in. 4/12/1930 Las espigadoras Orquesta Demon's Jazz Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Gramophone 19734u 10-in. 5/26/1917 Serenata—Soldado de Napoles Coro [Gramophone Co., Barcelona, Spain] Chorus, with orchestra librettist  
Gramophone 19848u 10-in. 9/14/1917 Marinella Menendez Albertini Female vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Gramophone 20087½u 10-in. 7/3/1918 Canción de Leonello Inocencio Navarro Male vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
(Results 26-33 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fernández Shaw, Guillermo," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104831.

Fernández Shaw, Guillermo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104831.

"Fernández Shaw, Guillermo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104831

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