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Orville Harrold
Orville Harrold (17 November 1877 – 23 October 1933) was an American operatic tenor and musical theatre actor. He began his career in 1906 as a performer in operettas in New York City, and was also seen during his early career in cabaret, musical theatre, and vaudeville performances. With the aid of Oscar Hammerstein I, he branched out into opera in 1910 as a leading tenor with Hammerstein's opera houses in New York City and Philadelphia. While his career from this point on primarily consisted of opera performances, he periodically returned to operetta and musical theatre throughout his career. He notably created the role of Captain Dick Warrington in the world premiere of Victor Herbert's operetta Naughty Marietta in November 1910. As an opera singer, Harrold specialized in the lyric tenor repertoire of the Italian and French languages. In 1911–1912 he performed with Hammerstein's opera house in London. From 1912 to 1922 he was one of the leading opera tenors in Chicago; performing with a variety of companies in that city. He spent the last 6 years of his opera career performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City; giving his last opera performance there in 1924. He continued to perform in vaudeville entertainments up into the late 1920s. He made several gramophone records during his career; including recordings for Edison Records, Columbia Records (1913–1916) and the Victor Talking Machine Company (1920–1924). |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 51 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-13995 | 12-in. | 10/24/1913 | Gems from Aïda | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23715 | 10-in. | 2/2/1920 | I'm falling in love with someone | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with violin, celeste or piano, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-23716 | 12-in. | 2/2/1920 | Racconto di Rodolfo | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23943 | 10-in. | 4/16/1920 | Mary | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23944 | 10-in. | 4/16/1920 | Values | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-24196 | 10-in. | 7/2/1920 | When your ship comes in | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-24301 | 10-in. | 7/6/1920 | In Dublin's fair city | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-24302 | 10-in. | 7/6/1920 | Life | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-24379 | 12-in. | 8/12/1920 | Lakmé fantasie | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-25554 | 12-in. | 9/12/1921 | The living God! | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-25555 | 12-in. | 9/12/1921 | Depuis longtemps j'habitais cette chambre | Eva Gauthier ; Orville Harrold | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25557 | 10-in. | 9/13/1921 | C'est l'amour | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25558 | 10-in. | 9/13/1921 | Fleurette, I shall never forget | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25758 | 10-in. | 11/9/1921 | The great awakening | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, harp, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25759 | 10-in. | 11/9/1921 | Invocation to the dawn | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25930 | 10-in. | 12/30/1921 | My mother | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-26402 | 10-in. | 4/7/1922 | Once in a purple twilight | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-26544 | 10-in. | 6/15/1922 | For this | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-26545 | 10-in. | 6/15/1922 | Tell her I love her so | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-27016 | 12-in. | 10/9/1922 | Ride on! Ride on in majesty! | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-27379 | 12-in. | 1/11/1923 | Mein lieber Schwan! | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-27583 | 10-in. | 3/1/1923 | A song of thanksgiving | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28427 | 10-in. | 8/14/1923 | That is why! | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28428 | 10-in. | 8/14/1923 | Cavatine du tzar Berendev | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29857 | 10-in. | 4/3/1924 | Am stillen Herd | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harrold, Orville," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113306.
Harrold, Orville. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113306.
"Harrold, Orville." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Harrold, Orville, 1878-1933 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006125848
Wikidata: Orville Harrold - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15486580
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63775095
MusicBrainz: Orville Harrold - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fe2951ce-86f6-419a-914b-73ee20e1d40b
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