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Maria Gay
Maria Gay (12 June 1876 – 29 July 1943) was a Catalan opera singer, a mezzo-soprano born as Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés. She has sometimes been referred to as Maria Gay Zenatello. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 12, 1876 (Barcelona), Died July 29, 1943 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano
Notes: Also sings in the contralto range.
= 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 | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-49808 | 10-in. | 1/29/1929 | O dolci mani | Giovanni Zenatello | Tenor vocal solo, with female vocals and orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Victor | CVE-59805 | 12-in. | 3/12/1930 | No, mai Carmen non cedera! | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Female-male vocal duet, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Victor | CVE-59806 | 12-in. | 3/12/1930 | Sei tu? | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 19854 | 10-in. | 4/12/1912 | Stride la vampa | Maria Gay | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 19855 | 10-in. | 4/15/1912 | Gypsy song | Maria Gay | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30664 | 12-in. | 2/7/1911 | Mon coeur s'ouvre á ta voix | Maria Gay | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30665 | 12-in. | 2/7/1911 | Habanera : Love is a wood-bird wild | Maria Gay | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30667 | 12-in. | 2/7/1911 | Air des cartes | Maria Gay | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30669 | 12-in. | 2/9/1911 | Printemps qui commence | Maria Gay | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30892 | 12-in. | 11/17/1911 | Ai nostri monti | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30895 | 12-in. | 11/20/1911 | Perigliarti ancor languente | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30896 | 12-in. | 11/20/1911 | Misero appien mi festi | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30920 | 12-in. | 11/29/1911 | Già i sacerdoti adanunsi | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 30921 | 12-in. | 12/20/1911 | Tu qui, Santuzza? | Maria Gay ; Giovanni Zenatello | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Columbia | 36374 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | Che faro senza euridice? | Maria Gay | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Gramophone | 2151f | 12-in. | December 1907 | Habanera | Maria Gay | Mezzo-soprano, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
Gramophone | 7293e | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1907 | Seguidilla | Maria Gay | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, mezzo-soprano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gay, Maria," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110463.
Gay, Maria. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110463.
"Gay, Maria." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gay, Maria, 1879-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97020880
Wikidata: Maria Gay - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q589919
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27261968
MusicBrainz: Maria Gay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e8b2bb12-aa1a-4c04-bd43-53e2f5dc804e
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