Andrés de Segurola
Andrés Perelló de Segurola (27 March 1874 – 23 January 1953) was a Spanish operatic bass.[1][2]
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Andrés de Segurola

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- Name
- Andres de Segurola
- Born
- 27 March 1874
- Birthplace
- Valencia, Spain
- Died
- 23 January 1953
- Place of death
- Barcelona, Spain
- Occupation
- Opera singer
- Nationality
- Spain
- Honours
- Knight Commander of the Order of Alfonso X
- Languages
- Spanish
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Andrés Perelló de Segurola (27 March 1874 – 23 January 1953) was a Spanish operatic bass.[1][2]
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Andrés de Segurola (1874–1953) was a Spanish actor and opera singer. Born in Valencia, the actor died in Barcelona.
Languages used include Spanish. Andrés de Segurola received Knight Commander of the Order of Alfonso X.
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• Name — Andres de Segurola • Born — 27 March 1874 • Birthplace — Valencia, Spain • Died — 23 January 1953 • Place of death — Barcelona, Spain • Occupation — Opera singer • Instrument — Vocals (bass) • Genre — Opera
Biography
Biography
He was born on 27 March 1874 in Valencia, Spain. He was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company between 1901 and 1920 and later appeared in many films. He appeared as himself in the 1928 romantic comedy film The Cardboard Lover. Towards the end of his career at the Metropolitan Opera, De Segurola also became an impresario. In 1916, he presented a four-week opera season at the Grand National Theatre in Havana, where his company included Geraldine Farrar and Pasquale Amato. After his retirement from the stage, he taught singing. Amongst his many pupils was Deanna Durbin. He married Mrs. John Bidlake in 1936.[3] He died on 23 January 1953 in Barcelona, Spain.[4]
Roles created
Roles created
• Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West (Giacomo Puccini), Metropolitan Opera, 10 December 1910 • Didier in Madeleine (Victor Herbert), Metropolitan Opera, 24 January 1914 • Fouché in Madame Sans-Gêne (Umberto Giordano), Metropolitan Opera, 25 January 1915 • Ser Amantio di Nicolao in Gianni Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini), Metropolitan Opera, 14 December 1918
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• The Flaming Omen (1917) • The Love of Sunya (1927) • Bringing Up Father (1928) • Glorious Betsy (1928) • The Cardboard Lover (1928) • The Red Dance (1928) • My Man (1928) • The Diplomats (1929 short) • General Crack (1929) • Mamba (1930) • La Voluntad del muerto (1930) • We're Rich Again (1934) • One Night of Love (1934) • Public Opinion (1935) • Castillos en el aire (1938)

Andre de Segurola and Marion Davies in the 1928 film The Cardboard Lover
MGM · The New York Times, September 2, 1928 "Reflections And News Of The Screen World."
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1874
Andrés de Segurola born at Valencia.
1953
Andrés de Segurola died at Barcelona.
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- 1.Andres De Segurola to be Opera Impresario. The New York Times. September 22, 1916.
- 2.In some cast lists and books his first name also appears as Andre, Andrea or Andreas
- 3.Andres de Segurola Will Marry Mrs. John Bidlake. The New York Times. December 14, 1936.
- 4.De Segurola Dead, Retired Basso, 79. 'Met' Singer for Whom Caruso Once Substituted. Coached Deanna Durbin. The New York Times. January 23, 1953.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Mengíbar, Andrés Moreno, "El mundo de la ópera a través de un monóculo: Andrés Perelló de Segurola", Melómano, Orfeo Ediciones, S.L. Accessed 31 October 2009 (in Spanish).
- Metropolitan Opera, De Segurola, Andrés (Bass), performance record on the MetOpera Database. Accessed 31 October 2009.
- Sauners, Richard Drake (ed.), Music and Dance in California and the West, Read Books, 1940.
- Time, "A Night at the Opera", October 3, 1949. Accessed 31 October 2009.
- Through My Monocle: Memoirs of the great basso Andreas de Segurola, edited by George R Creegan, Steubenville, Ohio: Crest Publishing Co., 1991.
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