FILIPINO 1927 JOVITA FUENTES Madama Butterfly Un bel Di/ Death Pinoy Philippines
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A series of great Spanish and Latin records, incl Cuban, Portuguese, Brazil, Tangos on 78 rpm Victrola Records
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Jovita Flores Fuentes first recording in her signature role of Cio Cio San after her sensational 1926 debut
Long before Lea Salonga's break into Broadway, there was already Jovita Fuentes' portrayal of Cio-cio san in Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly at Italy's Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Her performance has been hailed as the "most sublime interpretation of the part". This is all the more significant because it happened at a time when the Philippines and its people were scarcely heard of in Europe.
Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-07
2-20125 Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì vedremo P9106
2-20126 Madama Butterfly (Puccini): L'ultima scena P9106
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Jovita Flores Fuentes (February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978) was a Filipina soprano singer.
Background
She was born in Capiz (now Roxas City) to a well-off couple named Canuto and Dolores Fuentes. At an early age, she displayed interest in music, learning the contemporary songs at that time.
In 1917, she took up college at the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music. In order to hone her skills further she pursued her studies abroad, going to Italy. In 1925, Fuentes made her debut as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madame Butterfly, at the Teatro Municipale de Piacenza, another of her notable roles were of Mimi in La bohème, Pietro Mascagni's Iris and Richard Strauss' Salome.[1] She later became an instructor upon her return.
Due to her merits and contributions in her field, she was dubbed as The First Lady of Philippine Music and in 1976 she earned the title of becoming the first female national artist in music.[1][2]
Death
On August 7, 1978, two years after she received the recognition, she died at the age of 83.
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