Emilio de Gogorza (1872 -1935)

Among the most stylish singers of his day, Gogorza was also distinguished by his having no stage career but, from the first, a particularly close association with the gramophone. His voice was vibrant and of a richly attractive quality, and he made plenty of operatic records which show him, in that respect and as far as we can judge, well-equipped for the standard baritone roles, especially those in Mozart and the French repertoire. He was, however, short in stature (described as a ‘dapper little man’) and extremely short-sighted, lost without his spectacles. His recitals were much admired and it was on these that his reputation as a "live" singer was based.