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[[Julián Gayarre]], another Spanish tenor noted for his Wagnerian roles, was in the audience at the Liceu for Viñas's debut and was reportedly so impressed with the performance that he gave Viñas his own Lohengrin costume.<ref name="Marston" /> Viñas soon received invitations to sing at other Spanish opera houses and in Italy. In the space of three years he sang Lohengrin 120 times.<ref>''[[El Día (Canary Islands)|El Día]]'' (27 December 2009). [http://www.eldia.es/2009-12-27/CULTURA/19-Figura-pionera-canto-Espana.htm "Figura pionera del canto en España"]. Retrieved 9 February 2013 {{in lang|es}}.</ref>
[[Julián Gayarre]], another Spanish tenor noted for his Wagnerian roles, was in the audience at the Liceu for Viñas's debut and was reportedly so impressed with the performance that he gave Viñas his own Lohengrin costume.<ref name="Marston" /> Viñas soon received invitations to sing at other Spanish opera houses and in Italy. In the space of three years he sang Lohengrin 120 times.<ref>''[[El Día (Canary Islands)|El Día]]'' (27 December 2009). [http://www.eldia.es/2009-12-27/CULTURA/19-Figura-pionera-canto-Espana.htm "Figura pionera del canto en España"]. Retrieved 9 February 2013 {{in lang|es}}.</ref>


He debuted at Turin's [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in 1890 and at Milan's [[La Scala]] in 1891, both times as Lohengrin. He first performed at [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] in 1893, at the [[Teatro di San Carlo]] in Naples in 1894, and at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in 1895. Viñas was a Wagner specialist, but had a repertoire of 37 operas including Verdi, the verismo composers, and French opera.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Petit i Mendizàbal |first=Mª Àngels |date=1996 |title=Francesc Viñas: between modernism and noucentism |journal=Modilianum |issue=16/2 |pages=72-73}}</ref> He sang Tristan in 1908 in Lisbon, and Parsifal on 31 December 1913 in Barcelona, ​​with [[Margot Kaftal]], [[Cesare Formichi]] and [[Vincenzo Bettoni]], on the 30th anniversary of its Bayreuth premiere and thus the first night that the prohibition on its performance elsewhere was lifted. The Barcelona performance started at 10.30pm local time, half an hour before the embargo was officially lifted, to beat the authorised first performance in Bologna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parsifal |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsifal |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
He debuted at Turin's [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in 1890 and at Milan's [[La Scala]] in 1891, both times as Lohengrin. He first performed at [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] in 1893, at the [[Teatro di San Carlo]] in Naples in 1894, and at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in 1895. Viñas was a Wagner specialist, but had a repertoire of 37 operas including Verdi, the verismo composers, and French opera.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Petit i Mendizàbal |first=Mª Àngels |date=1996 |title=Francesc Viñas: between modernism and noucentism |journal=Modilianum |issue=16/2 |pages=72-73}}</ref> He sang Tristan in 1908 in Lisbon, and Parsifal on 31 December 1913 in Barcelona, ​​with [[Margot Kaftal]], [[Cesare Formichi]] and [[Vincenzo Bettoni]], on the 30th anniversary of its Bayreuth premiere and thus the first night that the prohibition on its performance elsewhere was lifted. The Barcelona performance started at 10.30pm local time, half an hour before the embargo was officially lifted, to beat the authorised first performance in Bologna - see ''[[Parsifal]]''.


In 1918 he sang for the last time at the Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, and after his retirement from the stage, he focused on promoting the Fruit Tree Festival in [[Moià]] that he himself had established in 1905.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clara i Arisa |first=Jaume |title=L'obra cívica del tenor Francesc Viñas. Cent anys de la festa de l'Arbre Fruiter (1904-2003) |publisher=Ajuntament de Moià |year=2004 |location=Moià |pages=155 |language=ca}}</ref> In 1932 he published ''El arte del canto'' (republished in 1963).
In 1918 he sang for the last time at the Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, and after his retirement from the stage, he focused on promoting the Fruit Tree Festival in [[Moià]] that he himself had established in 1905.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clara i Arisa |first=Jaume |title=L'obra cívica del tenor Francesc Viñas. Cent anys de la festa de l'Arbre Fruiter (1904-2003) |publisher=Ajuntament de Moià |year=2004 |location=Moià |pages=155 |language=ca}}</ref> In 1932 he published ''El arte del canto'' (republished in 1963).

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In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Viñas and the second or maternal family name is Dordal; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Francesc Viñas circa 1891

Francesc Viñas i Dordal (27 March 1863 – 14 July 1933) was a Spanish operatic tenor. He is also known by the Spanish version of his name, Francisco Viñas and the Italian version, Francesco Vignas. He was particularly known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and sang in the first post-embargo production of Parsifal outside Bayreuth.[1][2][3][4]

Life and career

Viñas was born in Moià, a small town near Barcelona. At the age of 23, he enrolled in singing lessons at the Barcelona Conservatory where he studied under Gonzalo Tintorer Latour [ca]. After hearing him in some of the conservatory's concerts, Juan Goula, a principal conductor at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, urged him to study the title role of Lohengrin. Viñas went on to make his operatic debut at the Liceu on 9 February 1888 in Lohengrin. It was to become one of his signature roles.[5]

Julián Gayarre, another Spanish tenor noted for his Wagnerian roles, was in the audience at the Liceu for Viñas's debut and was reportedly so impressed with the performance that he gave Viñas his own Lohengrin costume.[5] Viñas soon received invitations to sing at other Spanish opera houses and in Italy. In the space of three years he sang Lohengrin 120 times.[6]

He debuted at Turin's Teatro Regio in 1890 and at Milan's La Scala in 1891, both times as Lohengrin. He first performed at Covent Garden in 1893, at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in 1894, and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1895. Viñas was a Wagner specialist, but had a repertoire of 37 operas including Verdi, the verismo composers, and French opera.[7] He sang Tristan in 1908 in Lisbon, and Parsifal on 31 December 1913 in Barcelona, ​​with Margot Kaftal, Cesare Formichi and Vincenzo Bettoni, on the 30th anniversary of its Bayreuth premiere and thus the first night that the prohibition on its performance elsewhere was lifted. The Barcelona performance started at 10.30pm local time, half an hour before the embargo was officially lifted, to beat the authorised first performance in Bologna - see Parsifal.

In 1918 he sang for the last time at the Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, and after his retirement from the stage, he focused on promoting the Fruit Tree Festival in Moià that he himself had established in 1905.[8] In 1932 he published El arte del canto (republished in 1963).

Viñas was married to the Italian operatic mezzo-soprano Giulia Novelli (1859–1932)[9] with whom he had a daughter, Mercè. His brother Marià Viñas i Dordal was a priest and musician, from 1912 the chapel master of the cathedral of Barcelona.

Discography

Viñas made 71 records for G&T from 1903 and for Fonotipia between 1905 and 1912. Complete reissues of his catalogue have been made by the Spanish Aria Recording (“Les nostres veus retrobades”) and Marston Records (The complete Francisco Viñas).

Legacy

In 1963 the Francisco Viñas Singing Contest was founded in his honor.[10]

References

  1. ^ Metropolitan Opera Archives. "Vignas, Francesco". Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Performances as Francesco Vignas". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian)., Performances as Francisco Viñas
  3. ^ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (online version). "Francesc Viñas i Dordal". Retrieved 7 February 2013 (in Catalan).
  4. ^ La Vanguardia (15 June 1933). "Muerte de un artista ilustre: Don Francisco Viñas", p. 7. Retrieved 7 February 2012 (in Spanish).
  5. ^ a b Aspinall, Michael (2006). Liner notes: The Complete Francisco Viñas Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Marston Records. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. ^ El Día (27 December 2009). "Figura pionera del canto en España". Retrieved 9 February 2013 (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Petit i Mendizàbal, Mª Àngels (1996). "Francesc Viñas: between modernism and noucentism". Modilianum (16/2): 72–73.
  8. ^ Clara i Arisa, Jaume (2004). L'obra cívica del tenor Francesc Viñas. Cent anys de la festa de l'Arbre Fruiter (1904-2003) (in Catalan). Moià: Ajuntament de Moià. p. 155.
  9. ^ "Novelli, Giulia". operissimo.com (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Tenor Viñas Contest", Liceu; Francesc Viñas Contest, tenorvinas.com

External links

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