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Miguel Fleta

also Michele Fleta

1897 (disputed)Celletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Grove gives 28 December 1893, a date Kutsch-Riemens records as given elsewhere; Kutsch-Riemens and the English Wikipedia article give 28 December 1897, and 1897 is followed.–1938Celletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). · Spanish · tenorCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

Birthplace: Albalate de Cinca, SpainCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

A Spanish tenor of great natural giftsCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954., and the first CalafCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.. He studied in Barcelona and in ItalyCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228., and made his debut at Trieste in 1919 in Zandonai's Francesca da RiminiCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.. Vienna, Rome, Monte Carlo, Madrid and Buenos Aires followed, in Verdi, Puccini and above all CarmenCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.. He sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1923 to 1925Celletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). and at La Scala, where in 1926 he created Calaf in TurandotCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 954.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). under ToscaniniSchickling, D. (2003) 'Turandot', in Giacomo Puccini: catalogue of the works, no. 91. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Online edition, Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).. His voice was admired for its colour, range and warmthCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228., but he did not look after itCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228., and by the late 1920s it was already in declineCelletti, R. (1992) 'Fleta, Miguel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 228.Wikipedia (2026) Miguel Fleta. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)..

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