Josephina Huguet
Huguet was born in 1871 and registered on official documents as "Josefina" Huguet. Her first music teacher was Francisco Bonet in Barcelona, where she soon made her operatic debut as Lakmé at the Teatro Liceu of Barcelona. She subsequently toured several countries, including some South American nations. She performed, too, with success in Italy, appearing for the first time at Milan's La Scala in 1896, where she sang the role of Ophélie in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet. Huguet proved popular in Russia as well. Although Huguet often sang coloratura parts, such as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, she also undertook the verismo roles of Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème and Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and her recordings even include excerpts from Wagner's Lohengrin (on which she is accompanied by the famous tenor Fernando De Lucia). Indeed, her complete repertoire contained a wide range of roles: from The Queen of Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute to Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Huguet's career as a recording artist was not particularly extensive. Her discography consists mainly of arias and ensemble pieces from opera that were recorded by the Gramophone Company, forerunner of EMI. She also sang the role of Nedda in the first complete recording of Pagliacci in 1907 (with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno conducting). Volume One of The Record of Singing by Michael Scott (Duckworth, London, 1977) contains a synopsis of her career and an appraisal of her records, some of which are available on CD transfers. |
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Recordings (Results 51-65 of 65 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 10516b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Toreador | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Ines Salvador | Vocal trio (soprano, mezzo-soprano, and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10551b | 10-in. | 1907 | Se tradirni tu potrai | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10585½b | 10-in. | 1907 | O figlio d’inghilterra | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Ines Salvador ; Aristodemo Sillich ; Teatro alla Scala Coro | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10586b | 10-in. | 1907 | Vado, corro | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10587b | 10-in. | 1907 | Casta diva | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10609b | 10-in. | ca. June 1907 | Versa il filtro nella tazza sua | Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Paoli ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, 2 tenors, and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10638b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Guarda, Don Bartolo | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10639b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Son tradito | Ernesto Badini ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10645b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Regnava nel silenzio | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10646b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Quando rapita in estasi | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 10647b | 10-in. | June 1907 | O luce di quest’anima | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 13086b | 10-in. | 4/16/1909 | Lontano, lontano | Gennaro De Tura ; Josephina Huguet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 13147b | 10-in. | 4/28/1909 | Gavotta | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 13164b | 10-in. | 4/30/1909 | Stella | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Gramophone | 13191b | 10-in. | 5/4/1909 | Aria della serva | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Huguet, Josephina," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111682.
Huguet, Josephina. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111682.
"Huguet, Josephina." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Huguet, Josephina, 1871-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001100487
Wikidata: Giuseppina Huguet - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5565552
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