After his study in Paris
he made his debut in 1903 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Nilakantha in ‘’Lakmé’’ of Delibes. In
1904 he sang there in the Paris
première of the opera ‘’Le jongleur de Notre Dame’’ of Massenet, the next year he appeared in the
premiere of the opera ‘’Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean’’ of Charles-Marie Widor. He
remained a member of the Opéra-Comique till 1908. In the 1908-14 seasons he
belonged to the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels ,
where he appeared among other things on 7. 3. 1910 in the premiere of the opera
‘’Éros Vainqueur’’ of Philippe de Bréville. In 1911 he sang in Brussels in the premières of ‘’Elektra’’ (Richard
Strauss) and ‘’Quo vadis?’’ of Nouguès. In 1914 he appeared in Paris in the first performances of R. Wagner’s
‘’Parsifal’’ and ‘’Feuersnot’’
of R. Strauss (1911). Since 1914 he
appeared at the French provincial theatres, among other things at the opera houses
of Marseille, Rouen , Bordeaux ,
Toulouse and Strasbourg . In 1929 he gave a guest
performance in Amsterdam
and appeared during the 1930’s still as a guest at the Opéra-Comique. At the Opera
House of Monte Carlo he made guest appearances in 1915, 1920, 1928, 1929 and
1943. Later he worked as a pedagogue in Marseille.
Chronology of some appearances
1903 Paris Opéra-Comique Lakme (Nilakantha)
1904 Paris Opéra-Comique Le jongleur de Notre Dame
1905 Paris Opéra-Comique Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean
1908-1914 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Odeon,
Paris 1907
Africaine
(Meyerbeer): Septuor, pt 1 with Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia
Talexis, Regis, Rigaux, Landouzy 56132 XP3642
Africaine
(Meyerbeer): Septuor, pt 2 with Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia Talexis,
Regis, Rigaux and Landouzy 56148 XP3643
Boheme
(Puccini): Addio, dolce svegliare with Landouzy, Dubois and Lauger-Dubois 56157 XP3688
Boheme
(Puccini): Part2 with Landouzy, Dubois andger-Dubois 56151 XP3689
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Quatuor de la
chambre with Lauger-Dubois, Rigaux and Landouzy 56135 XP3655
Traviata
(Verdi): Septuor with Lauger-Dubois, Dubois, Régis, Rigaux, Landouzy and Maletti 56146 XP3644
Faust (Gounod): Duo, act 1, pt 1 with Affre 60328 XP3361
Faust (Gounod): Duo, act 1, pt 1 with Affre 60328 XP3361
Odeon, Paris 1927-05
Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 1 171.038 xxP6495
Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 2 171.038 xxP6496
Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 1 171.038 xxP6495
Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 2 171.038 xxP6496
Odeon, Paris 1930-05-26
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy): A mon age 188.732 Ki-3326
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy): Il avait toujours suivi 188.732 Ki-3327