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 Shortly after his brother was also withdrawn Lino, entering instead the Bolivia no Hernando Irahola.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

  1. América, 1970
  2. Con América en la sangre, 1971
  3. Si somos americanos, 1973
  4. Opus Cuatro-Op. 4 - Vol IV, 1976
  5. Opus Cuatro-CBS, 1980
  6. Militantes de la vida, 1984
  7. Un nuevo tiempo, 1987
  8. Por amor, 1992
  9. Jazz, spirituals, musicals, 1993
  10. Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, 1994
  11. No dejes de cantar, 1996
  12. Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen II, 1997
  13. Milagro de amor, 1998
  14. Opus Cuatro, se vuelve a más, 1999 (edición para Europa)
  15. Cantata al Gral. Don José de San Martín, 1999, dirección musical de Luis María Serra
  16. Opus Cuatro. Europa en vivo, 2000
  17. Opus Cuatro, tangos, valses y milongas, 2001
  18. Los opus y los vientos, 2003, con el grupo Cuatro Vientos (Julio Martínez, Jorge Polanuer, Diego Maurizi, Leo Heras)
  19. Spirituals, blues & jazz, 2005
  20. Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen III, 2007
  21. Latinoamérica vive, 2007, Radio Nederland
  22. Opus Cuatro. Cuarenta años de canto, 2008

See more

References

  1. ↑ Hasta inicios de 2009."Antecedentes Opus Cuatro 2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
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