Felipe Boero
Felipe Boero (January 1, 1884 – August 9, 1958) was an Argentine composer and music educator. He is most famous for composing the opera El Matrero, after a play by Yamandú Rodríguez, considered one of the national operas of Argentina; among his other works is the opera Tucumán, on a libretto by Leopoldo Díaz, about the Battle of Tucumán. He also was interested in education policy. Boero was born and died in Buenos Aires. He began his studies with Pablo Beruti, later traveling to Paris to study at the Conservatory there; he worked with Paul Vidal, and while there became acquainted with the work of Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Manuel de Falla. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Buenos Aires (capital and largest city of Argentina), Died August 9, 1958 (Buenos Aires (capital and largest city of Argentina) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CAVE-44700 | 12-in. | 8/12/1929 | La media caña | Apollo Granforte ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CAVE-44701 | 12-in. | 8/12/1929 | El canto del hornero | Apollo Granforte ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Tenor and baritone vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CAVE-44702 | 12-in. | 8/13/1929 | Dúo final del 2do. acto | Apollo Granforte ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Tenor and baritone vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CAVE-44708 | 12-in. | 8/19/1929 | Terceto del 3er acto | Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CAVE-44709 | 12-in. | 8/19/1929 | Canto de Pedro y terceto | Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CAVE-44710 | 12-in. | 8/19/1929 | Terceto del 2do. acto | Apollo Granforte ; Nena Juarez ; Pedro Mirassou ; Orquesta del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires ; Ettore Panizza | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60267 | 10-in. | spring 1930 | El matrero : Potpourri | Orquesta Argentina Víctor de Salón | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60268 | 10-in. | spring 1930 | El matrero : Potpourri | Orquesta Argentina Víctor de Salón | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60282 | 10-in. | spring 1930 | La media caña | Orquesta Argentina Víctor de Salón | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60300 | 10-in. | spring 1930 | Naides me vide los ojos | Nena Juarez | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60301 | 10-in. | spring 1930 | No, que no güelva | Nena Juarez | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60350 | 10-in. | summer 1930 | El matrero : Potpourri | Orquesta Argentina Víctor de Salón | Orchestra, with vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60904 | 10-in. | August 1931 | Romanza | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-60928 | 10-in. | between August and September 1931 | Serrana | Isabel Marengo | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-059725 | 10-in. | approximately August 1941 | Lluvia en el campo | Roberto Locatelli ; Isabel Marengo | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boero, Felipe," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108642.
Boero, Felipe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108642.
"Boero, Felipe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Boero, Felipe, 1884-1958 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88002583
Wikidata: Felipe Boero - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1403183
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/20883197
MusicBrainz: Felipe Boero - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75f3eb4d-ba9d-4c0b-aa2f-c6ca309c3680
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/236565 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/236565
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