Tomaz Alcaïde
I would like to thank Thomas Silverbörg for the recording.
First he attended the military academy in Lisbon, then he studied medicine in Coimbra, and at the same time voice in Lisbon. Chant prevailed over medicine, and he made his first steps onto stage in Lisbon. In 1925, he went to Milano for further vocal training, made a second debut at the Teatro Carcano, and had a successful career primarily in Italy (La Scala, Rome, Genova, Bergamo, Palermo), but with plenty of excursions: to Holland (1928/29), the Salzburg Festival (Ernesto, 1931), Monte Carlo, Switzerland, Finland, Malta, Spain and Portugal. La bohème (acts 1, 3, 4) – Lisboa, Club Estefánia, 12 January 1924 Lucia di Lammermoor (Arturo) – São Carlos, 9 February 1924 Rigoletto – Lisboa, São Carlos, 26 May 1924 Mignon – Milano, Carcano, 5 December 1925 Faust – Lausanne, Grand Théâtre, 6 May 1926 La bohème – Bologna, Duse, 6 January 1927 Il barbiere di Siviglia – Hagen, Stadttheater, 1 April 1927 Don Pasquale – Lausanne, Grand Théâtre, 30 April 1927 Madama Butterfly – Foggia, Dauno, 30 May 1928 La traviata – Den Haag, Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 8 November 1928 Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo) – Den Haag, Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 9 December 1928 Les pêcheurs de perles – Den Haag, Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 31 January 1929 Falstaff – Valletta, Royal Opera House, 19 November 1929 Le preziose ridicole (composer Lattuada) – Roma, dell'Opera, 18 January 1930 Il re – Roma, dell'Opera, 24 January 1930 Il gobbo del califfo (composer Casavola) – Milano, Scala, 8 March 1930 Madonna Imperia (composer Alfano) – Roma, dell'Opera, 5 April 1930 Tosca – Porto, Sá da Bandeira, 7 July 1930 La sonnambula – Padova, Verdi, 12 February 1931 La vedova scaltra (composer Wolf-Ferrari) – Genova, Carlo Felice, 21 March 1931 Roméo et Juliette – Helsinki, Suomalainen Ooppera, 7 October 1931 Königskinder – Milano, Scala, 27 December 1931 Primavera fiorentina (domposer Pedrolo) – Milano, Scala, 6 March 1932 Manon – Praha, Národni Divadlo, 12 October 1932 Werther – Bordeaux, Grand Théâtre, 27 January 1933 Un ballo in maschera – Bordeaux, Grand Théâtre, 24 February 1933 Oberon (Hüon) – Vichy, Casino, 6 July 1933 Andrea Chénier – Bordeaux, Grand Théâtre, 24 November 1933 Doña Francisquita – Monte Carlo, Garnier, 4 January 1934 Lakmé – Bordeaux, Grand Théâtre, 21 March 1934 Francesca da Rimini – Bruxelles, Monnaie, 18 December 1934 Don Giovanni – Roma, dell'Opera, 31 January 1935 Fedora – Bruxelles, Monnaie, 1 April 1935 Das Land des Lächelns – Boulogne-sur-Mer, Casino, 10 August 1937 Les trois valses – Lisboa, Monumental, 3 November 1951 Justiça de Sua Majestade (composer Ferrão, Melo, Valério) – Porto, Sá da Bandeira, 29 March 1952 As mulheres de quem se fala (composer Iriarte) – Lisboa, Monumental, 24 Janaury 1953 A raça de azaral (composer Rivas) – Lisboa, São Luis, 1 June 1953 Sua Alteza (composer Curto) – Lisboa, Monumental, 21 May 1955
Columbia, Milano, 6 October 1930 WB3721 Mignon (Thomas): Ah non credevi tu CQ350, 2447-D WB3723 Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile DQ1138, CQ7169 WB3725 Mignon (Thomas): Addio, Mignon CQ350, 2447-D Columbia, Milano, 10 October 1930 WB3748 Werther (Massenet): Ah non mi ridestar DQ1073, GQ7022, LB7 WB3749 Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola DQ1073, GQ7022, LB7, LF111 WBX907 Les pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): Mi par d'udir ancora GQX10063, LX108, 50290-D, 5120-M WBX909 La favorite (Donizetti): Spirto gentil GQX10063, LX108, LFX291, 5120-M Columbia, Milano, 11 June 1931 WB4203 Martha (Flotow): M'apparì DQ1137, GQ7162, LF111 WB4204 Manon (Massenet): Chiudo gli occhi DQ1136, GC7161 Columbia, Milano, 12 June 1931 WB4209 Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo GQ7162 WB4210 Manon (Massenet): Ah dispar, vision DQ1136, GC7161 Columbia, Paris, 1 June 1934 CL4881 Prés de l'étang (Longás) BF24 CL4882 Andalouse (Longás) BF24 CL4883 Doña Francisquita (Vives): Por el humo se sabe (fr) BF23 CL4884 Doña Francisquita (Vives): Escúchame! (fr) (w. Manceau) BF23 Columbia, Lisboa, September 1936 CP767 Gosto de ti (Leite) BL1002 CP768 Amor é cego e vé (Leite) BL1002 CP769 O teu segreo (Souza) GL109 CP770 Destinos (Souza) GL109 CP771 Não quero o teu amor (Souza) GL110 CP772 Beira-mar (Souza) GL110Source for the discography: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien I wish to thank Roberto Marcocci for the pictures. I would like to thanks Juan Dzazopulos for several corrections. Mario Moreau: Tomaz Alcaïde 1910–1967, Lisbon 2001 Tomaz Alcaïde: Un cantor no palco e na vida. Memórias, Lisbon 1961 |
