1918 EDISON Spanish Series DD 76011 CONSUELO ESCOBAR DE CASTRO Latin MEXICAN 78

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A series of great EDISON DIAMOND DISC recordings:

Consuelo Escobar de Castro - a exquisite coloratura with an international career - and husband Carlos de Castro  on the rare 76000 Latin series

in three Mexican Songs

on improved 1921 circle pressing

 Sonó mi mente loca/ 

Por ti mi corazon (Manuel M. Ponce)

EXCELLENT, plays with light hiss with great presence- A Great  COPY

Comes with  matching sleeve
de Castro, Consuelo Escobar, Sopran, * 1895 San Luis Potosí (Mexiko), † (?); sie studierte in Mexico City und debütierte am dortigen Opernhaus 1916 als Gilda im »Rigoletto«. Seit 1920 hatte sie große Erfolge an der Sommeroper von Ravinia bei Chicago, wo man sie als Lucia di Lammermoor, als Adina in »Elisir d'amore«, als Norina im »Don Pasquale«, als Rosina im »Barbier von Sevilla« und als Philine in »Mignon« von A. Thomas hörte. 1923-24 durchreiste sie mit der San Carlo Opera Company Nordamerika. Während mehrerer Spielzeiten war sie an der Oper von Mexico City engagiert, wo sie beim Publikum besonders beliebt war. In Italien gastierte sie am Teatro Lirico in Mailand. Später begründete sie in Mexico City ein Vokalstudio. Sie war verheiratet mit dem mexikanischen Tenor Carlos de Castro Padilla (* 1889 Mexico City, † 1938 Mexico City). Dieser hatte in Italien, u.a. bei Arturo Pessina, studiert und debütierte 1915 in Mexico City als Herzog im »Rigoletto«. Er stellte dann eine eigene Operntruppe zusammen, der auch Consuelo Escobar de Castro angehörte, die er heiratete. Seit 1926 wirkte er als Pädagoge am Konservatorium der mexikanishen Hauptstadt. Daneben war er auch im diplomatischen Dienst seines Landes beschäftigt. - Eine Schwester der Sängerin Maria Escobar war eine bekannte dramatische Sopranistin, auch ihre Tochter Maria de Castro Escobar hatte eine bedeutende Karriere im Sopranfach.

Die exquisite Schönheit ihres Koloratursoprans ist auf Edison-Platten zu hören, die 1919-23 herauskamen; darunter befinden sich einige Duette mit Carlos de Castro. Die meisten ihrer Schallplatten enthalten mexikanische und spanische Lieder, doch finden sich auch einige Operntitel darunter.

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