Alberto Hassan
Alberto Hassan (b. ca. 1942) is a singer from Argentina, recorded tenor, directed mainly to the folk music of America and black spiritual, which integrates the vocal group Opus Four since its inception. He is of Lebanese background.
Career
Alberto Hassan, in the 1960s, served on the Coro Universitario de La Plata, as a student of the Faculty of Law, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where he received his Notary Public. He established a relationship with Antonio Bugallo, who summoned him to join Opus Four, along with his brother Lino Bugallo and Federico Galiana, all choir members.
Opus Four debuted on 10 July 1968 and become one of the most important vocal groups Latin America, staying active since then without interruption. At the beginning of 2009, had carried out 7100 performances in 450 cities worldwide, including 25 tours in Europe and U.S. 9.[1]
Galiana Hassan and remained in the group, while Antonio Bugallo (second tenor) would withdraw by 1972, replaced first by Hannibal Bresca and then Ruben Verna until Marcelo Balsells was incorporated in 1982 and remained ever since. Shortly after his brother was also withdrawn Lino, entering instead the Bolivia no Hernando Irahola.
Discography
Álbumes con Opus Cuatro
- América, 1970
- Con América en la sangre, 1971
- Si somos americanos, 1973
- Opus Cuatro-Op. 4 - Vol IV, 1976
- Opus Cuatro-CBS, 1980
- Militantes de la vida, 1984
- Un nuevo tiempo, 1987
- Por amor, 1992
- Jazz, spirituals, musicals, 1993
- Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, 1994
- No dejes de cantar, 1996
- Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen II, 1997
- Milagro de amor, 1998
- Opus Cuatro, se vuelve a más, 1999 (edición para Europa)
- Cantata al Gral. Don José de San Martín, 1999, dirección musical de Luis María Serra
- Opus Cuatro. Europa en vivo, 2000
- Opus Cuatro, tangos, valses y milongas, 2001
- Los opus y los vientos, 2003, con el grupo Cuatro Vientos (Julio Martínez, Jorge Polanuer, Diego Maurizi, Leo Heras)
- Spirituals, blues & jazz, 2005
- Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen III, 2007
- Latinoamérica vive, 2007, Radio Nederland
- Opus Cuatro. Cuarenta años de canto, 2008
See more
References
- ↑ Hasta inicios de 2009."Antecedentes Opus Cuatro 2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.