Jean-François Delmas (Bass-Baritone) (Lyon 1861- Saint Alban de Monthel 1933)

                          with Lucienne Bréval in ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''

                                             with Lucienne Bréval in ''Walkure''

 

                                                       in ''Le Roi de Paris''

First he studied in Lyon under the pedagogue Mangin, then at the Paris Conservatory with R.Bussine and under famous bass Louis-Henri Obin. He made his debut in 1886 at the Grand Opéra of Paris as Saint-Bris in ‘’Huguenots’’ of Meyerbeer; he appeared at the Grand Opéra till 1927 and sang there more than 40 roles. He appeared in this opera house in a number of important premières. He took part at the opera house of Monte Carlo in the premieres of the operas ‘’Le of cup’’ of Eugène d'Harcourt (14. 2. 1902) and ‘’Roma’’ of  Massenet (17. 2. 1912); in 1924 he sang at the Théâtre of the Champs-Élysées, Paris in the premiere of the opera ‘’Burgraves’’ of Léon Sachs. Delmas appeared also at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels (1906 and 1909).

Chronology of some premiere appearances

1890 Paris Grand Opéra Zaïre

1891 Paris Grand Opéra Le Mage

1893 Paris Grand Opéra Walkure

1894 Paris Grand Opéra Thaïs

1895 Paris Grand Opéra Tannhäuser

1897 Paris Grand Opéra Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

1897 Paris Grand Opéra Messidor

1899 Paris Grand Opéra Joseph

1901 Paris Grand Opéra Les Barbares

1901 Paris Grand Opéra Astarte

1902 Paris Grand Opéra Pagliacci

1904 Paris Grand Opéra Le Fils d'Étoile

1905 Paris Grand Opéra Armide

1906 Paris Grand Opéra Ariane

1907 Paris Grand Opéra La Catalane

1908 Paris Grand Opéra Götterdämmerung

1908 Paris Grand Opéra Hippolyte et Aricie

1909 Paris Grand Opéra Rheingold

1909 Paris Grand Opéra Monna Vanna

1914 Paris Grand Opéra Parsifal

1921 Paris Grand Opéra Antar

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Zonophone, Paris 1902?

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Serenade X-2025

Faust (Gounod) Le veau d'or X-2023

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Conjuration X-2021

G&T, Paris 1902-12

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Sérénade  2-32639 1290F

Faust (Gounod) Scène de l'église  2-32624 1289F

Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet) Quand la flamme de l'amour  2-32626 1292F

La symphonie légendaire (Godard) Prière 2-32623 1288F

Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur  2-32622 1287F

Toussaint (Lacôme) Conte bleue 2-32627 1293F

Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux de Wotan 2-32625 1291F

Pathe, Paris 1902/1903

Faust (Gounod) Scène de l'église  2496

Le cosaque (Moniuszko)  2499

Pauvres fous (Tagliafico)  2497

Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Voici des roses 39130 XPh555

Le Soir (Gounod) 39183 XPh518

Les deux Grenadiers (Schumann) 39053 XPh511

Odeon, Paris 1908?

Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 56177 Xph 4316

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Gloire au Dieu vengeur (w. chorus)  56178 XP4337

Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux de Wotan 56179 XP4317