Manuel Ausensi i Albalat was a Spanish baritone born on October 8, 1919, in Barcelona. He began his studies as a trumpet student before training in voice with María Llácer Rodrigo. In 1942, Ausensi won a radio contest performing the “Prologue” from Pagliacci. He made his operatic debut at the Teatro Tívoli in 1946 and appeared at the Gran Teatro del Liceo in 1947 in Ana Bolena. His repertoire included over 150 titles, featuring La traviata and Rigoletto. In 1964, he recorded El barbero de Sevilla. Ausensi participated in over 50 zarzuela recordings, such as La calesera and El caserío, often directed by Ataúlfo Argenta. He became inactive in 1973 but performed in a benefit concert in 1990. He received the Cruz de Sant Jordi in 1997 and the Medalla de Honor de Barcelona in 2002. Ausensi died on September 1, 2005.
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Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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Alfredo Kraus y Manuel Ausensi
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| Manuel Ausensi - Romanzas |
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Bellini: I puritani (Recorded Live 1961)
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Manuel Ausensi
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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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| Canciones Catalanas |
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José Serrano: Alma de Dios (1953)
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| Madama Butterfly |
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La Tempranica
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| La Zarzuela: Los Gavilanes |
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La Zarzuela "Nuestro Musical"
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| Vicente Lleó: El Maestro Campanone [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1955) |
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Federico Chueca, Joaquín Valverde: La Gran Vía [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1954)
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