Regina Vicarino
Regina Vicarino, from a 1921 print advertisement.
Background information
Born(1885-08-23)August 23, 1885
New York City
Died1957
Genresopera
Instrument(s)soprano
Regina Vicarino, from a 1916 publication.

Regina Vicarino (August 23, 1885 — 1957) was an American soprano opera singer.

Early life

Reine Annette Vicarino was born in New York City, the daughter of Edouard Joseph Vicarino and Leontine Camille Serre Vicarino. Her father was born in Switzerland; her mother was born in New York, to French-born parents.[1] Reine (who used the Italian form of her name, Regina) studied voice with Delia Valeri, and with Arthur Lawrason in New York.[2][3]

Career

In 1906, Vicarino performed several small roles in the first season of Oscar Hammerstein I's Manhattan Opera Company.[4] From there she went on to perform in Italy, and was given "a priceless souvenir" by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught (Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret) for a performance in Malta.[4]

Vicarino's voice was described as having "all the range and limpidity of an ideal coloratura," in the Los Angeles Herald in 1910; the critic went into further detail, writing that "The upper register is clear and brilliant, and the lower tones are wonderfully vibrant and rich for a coloratura voice."[5] She frequently sang the lead role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor,[6] and she was also considered successful as Violetta in La traviata,[7] and as Micaela in Carmen.[8]

She sang with the Bevani Grand Opera Company in San Francisco in 1910.[9] Shortly after that she performed in Mexico City with Alessandro Bonci and Florencio Constantino, after which she spent two years performing in Europe.[4] In the 1917-1918 season she toured New England and Canada with the Giuseppe Creatore Grand Opera Company.[10] In 1921, she sang a recital at Carnegie Hall,[2] performed in the summer "Zoo Grand Opera" productions in Cincinnati, Ohio,[11] and she toured cities in the western United States and Canada with the San Carlo Opera Company.[12] In 1922 she appeared in a radio production of Mozart's The Impresario.[13] She made recordings for Lyric Records, and for others under the pseudonym "Josepha Donnelli".[14]

Later in her career, she taught voice privately and at Sullins College, Brenau College, and Arlington Hall.[15][16][17] In 1935 and 1937, she appeared at the Mazica Hall in Miami, Florida, giving "operalogues".[18][19][20]

Personal life

Regina Vicarino married businessman George Vest Guyer in 1912. They had a daughter, Regina "Mimi" Vicarino Guyer, born in 1916.[21] George died suddenly in 1922.[22] Regina Vicarino died in 1957, aged 71.

References

  1. ↑ "A Theatrical Gamut" San Francisco Call (September 25, 1910): 39. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  2. 1 2 "Mme. Vicarino Heard in Lawrason Studio Musicale" Musical America (May 21, 1921): 43.
  3. ↑ "Arthur Lawrason, Singing Teacher, Dies" New York Times (June 29, 1932): 21. via ProQuest
  4. 1 2 3 "For the Playgoer". The Town Crier. No. v.10, no.5. Seattle. 1915-01-30. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  5. ↑ Florence Bosard Lawrence, "New Star Shines at Opera Start" Los Angeles Herald (November 1, 1910): 16. via California Digital Newspaper CollectionOpen access icon
  6. ↑ "Triumph for Vicarino, Soprano Enchantress" San Francisco Call (January 28, 1913): 9. via California Digital Newspaper CollectionOpen access icon
  7. ↑ "Regina Vicarino Sings Violetta" Town Talk (September 24, 1910): 20.
  8. ↑ "'Carmen' at the Lexington Theater" Music News (May 4, 1917): 30.
  9. ↑ "Last Weeks of Bevani Opera Company" Town Talk (October 8, 1910): 20.
  10. ↑ "Vicarino Wins Honors with Creatore Co." Pacific Coast Musical Review (December 8, 1917): 6.
  11. ↑ "Cincinnati Summer Opera Flourishes" Musical Courier (July 14, 1921): 27.
  12. ↑ "Regina Vicarino Returns from Western Operatic Tour" Musical America (April 30, 1921): 53.
  13. ↑ E. P. J. Shurick, The First Quarter Century of American Broadcasting (Midland Publishing 1946): 66.
  14. ↑ Josepha Donnelli, Rigoletto (Caro Nome) (Dearest Name) - Act 1 (Music Lovers of New York). via archive.org Open access icon
  15. ↑ "Mme. Regina Vicarino is in Chattanooga" Kingsport Times (June 22, 1937): 5. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  16. ↑ "Music Recital at Delta State College" Greenwood Commonwealth (June 16, 1928): 3. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  17. ↑ "Brenau Announces Spring Music Festival" Atlanta Constitution (May 4, 1941): 34. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  18. ↑ "Opera Singer" Miami News (December 1, 1935): 8. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  19. ↑ "In Operalogue" Miami News (June 6, 1937): 42. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  20. ↑ "Soprano Presented Before Music Club" Miami News (June 9, 1937): 14. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  21. ↑ "Regina Vicarino Sends Greetings" Pacific Coast Musical Review (October 20, 1917): 8.
  22. ↑ "Obituary" Clayton Times (June 23, 1922): 3. via Chronicling AmericaOpen access icon
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