Lina Abarbanell (1879-1963)
Last updated: 01.09.24
According to the Internet source given below, Lina Abarbanell was a German-American soprano singer born in Berlin, Germany . She performed in grand and light opera and musical comedy making her debut at sixteen at the Neues Theatre, Berlin in 1895. Her American career started in 1905 as the soubrette in the Johann Strauss operetta Frühlingsluft (Spring Air). And made opera history s Hänsel in The Met's debut production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel. She remained in America performing on Broadway and at venues across America. She left the stage in 1934 but remained active over virtually the remainder of her life as a Broadway casting director, producer, and stage director.
On a personal note, many apologies to Lina Abarbanell for having had her listed here as a pub singer - such are the vagaries of my classification and categorisation schemes!!
Of interest is her rendition of The Call of Love (1913) music: Harold Orlob words: Will B. Johnstone.
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Lina Abarbanell | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Give Me All of You (1915) | M.E. Schwarzwald (music) E. Carroll (words) Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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The peformer is featured on 20 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Beautiful Roses (1914) | Earl Carroll(w&m) | Anatol Friedland (co-author)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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I'll Build For You a Little Nest (1909) | Karl L. Hoschna | Otto Harbach [Hauerbach] (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Birth of Passion (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Otto Hauerbach (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Butterfly (1910), The | Karl L. Hoschna | Otto Hauerbach (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Every Little Movement (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Otto Harbach (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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I Want to Play House With You (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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I'm All Right! (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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I'm Looking For a Financier (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Kiss You Gave (1910), The | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Love Dance (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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⇑Madame Sherry (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Theophilus (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Uncle Says I Musn't So I Won't (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Won't Some One Take Me Home? (1910) | Karl L. Hoschna | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Call of Love (1913), The | Harold Orlob | Will B. Johnstone (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Give Me All of You (1915) | Milton E. Schwarzwald | Earl Carroll (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Florabella (1916) | Milton E. Schwarzwald | Earl Carroll (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Good Day, Good Night! (1916) | Milton E. Schwarzwald | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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You're the Girl (1916) | Milton E. Schwarzwald | Victor L Schertzinger (words)
Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |
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Selection From the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzald in the Operetta Flora Bella (1917) | Milton E. Schwarzwald | Lina Abarbanell (perf.) |