| „What Was The Use Of Falling In Love (A Russian-Gypsy song) Yurij Morfessi accompanied by an instrumental trio. Parlophon B. 23016-1 / 79035 Berlin, 1930. Yuri Spiridonovich Morfessi born September 4, 1882 in Athens. He began to sing in the choir and private homes. Later, he studied at the Odessa Conservatory in the vocal class of PB Borisov and then made his debut in "Faust." In 1903 Morfessi settled in the opera troupe "Chateau des Fleurs" in Kiev, then moved to the Operetta Theater Buff "and in the season of 1905-1906 sang in Rostov-on-Don, where he gained his fame and popularity. Morfessi accepted an invitation to move to St. Petersburg in the Theatre "Gypsy Song". Since 1912 Morfessi began recording for gramophone companies. In 1915, Yu Morfessi sang in front of the Imperial family on the yacht "Polar Star" and opened an elite cabaret called "The Corner". In autumn 1917, while touring the Far East, Morfessi found out about the Revolution and returned to St. Petersburg, then he went to Odessa. But since the mid-1919s things were getting worse and worse and in 1920 Morfessi left Russia. From there he emigrated to: Constantinople, Venice, Vienna, Prague, Paris ... His performances and recordings were held also in the Baltic countries, Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia. In 1941, Morfessi returned to Paris, but almost immediately withdrew and moved to England. However, still in 1943, he was making recordings in Germany, but they are still a sort of a mystery for the present ... |
