From Wikipedia Andrés Perelló de Segurola 27 March 1874 23 January 1953 was a Spanish operatic bass who performed as Andrés de Segurola He was born on 27 March 1874 He was a member of Metropolitan Opera Company between 1901 and 1920 and later appeared in many films Towards the end of his career at the Metropolitan Opera De Segurola also became an impresario In 1916 he presented a fourweek opera season at the Grand National Theatre in Havana where his company included Geraldine Farrar and Pasquale Amato After his retirement from the stage he taught singing Amongst his many pupils was Deanna Durbin He died on 23 January 1953