Imre Palló
Imre Palló (23 October 1891 in Mátisfalva, Transylvania – 25 January 1978 in Budapest) was a Hungarian baritone, and later opera house manager. Palló studied in Budapest with Georg Anthes and in Italy with Mario Sammarco. His Budapest debut was as Alfio at the Royal Opera House in 1917, where he went on to sing many lyric baritone roles, such as Posa, Luna, Falstaff and Simon Boccanegra, in a career lasting over 35 years. He created leading roles in both Háry János and Székelyfonó by Kodály, and sang in Bartok’s Cantata profana under Ernő Dohnányi in 1936. The Kossuth Prize was awarded to him in 1949. He was briefly Intendant at the State Opera in Budapest. Palló's recordings, dating from 1928 to 1961, include songs and excerpts from works by Balázs, Bartók, Erkel, Kodály; operatic arias by Verdi, Wagner and Mussorgsky, among others. His son (same name, born 1941) was a conductor at New York City Opera and Frankfurt Opera. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 23, 1891 (Mătișeni (village in Harghita County, Romania)), Died January 25, 1978 (Budapest (capital and largest city of Hungary) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | BV742 | 10-in. | 11/9/1929 | Vihar a levelet | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BV743 | 10-in. | 11/9/1929 | Már minálunk babám (At our house, baby!) | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BV746 | 10-in. | 11/9/1929 | Felkötöm a rézsarkantyúm | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2007 | 10-in. | 11/20/1928 | Gyere haza kincsem | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2008 | 10-in. | 11/20/1928 | Szidnak engem az emberek | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2009 | 10-in. | 11/20/1928 | Két babonás szép szemednek | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2019 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | Halvány sárga rózsát | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2020 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | Szerelmes vagyok én szép asszony magába | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2022 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | Cső, cső, kukoricacső | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2039 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | Szentgyörgy napján | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | BW2040 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | Tükrös piros sziv | Nagyváradi Bura Sándor cigányzenekara ; Imre Palló | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Palló, Imre," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/336166.
Palló, Imre. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/336166.
"Palló, Imre." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Palló, Imre, 1891-1978 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr89007816
Wikidata: Imre Palló - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1228521
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/31842083
MusicBrainz: Imre Palló - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19d0b75c-5fa9-4709-99cd-94eb1d3a97e8
ISNI: 0000 0000 7989 2996 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079892996
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252839 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252839
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