Hugo Hasslo [SEP] voice type
Hugo Hasslo
Hugo Hasslo (16 May 1911 Bohuslän - 20 January 1994 Stockholm) was a Swedish operatic baritone.
Hasslo studied in Stockholm with Hjaldis Ingebjart and Joseph Hislop and made his debut at the Stockholm Opera, as Guglielmo in "Cosi fan tutte", in 1940, where he remained until 1964, quickly establishing himself as first baritone.
He was particularly admired in the Italian repertory singing roles such as Figaro in "Il barbiere di Siviglia", Belcore in "L'elisir d'amore", Malatesta in "Don
Dagmar Herrmann, Libero de Luca, Hugo Hasslo, Josef Greindl, Hans-Herbert Fiedler - Hamburg Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Wilhelm Schüchter - Cantus Classics (sung in German)
- 1959 - Verdi - "Rigoletto" - Hugo Hasslo, Margareta Hallin, Nicolai Gedda, Kerstin Meyer, Arne Tyren - Stockholm Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling - (live recording issued on various labels)
Sources.
- Operissimo.com