Henri (Enrico) Berriel (Baritone)

He was of French origins. First he graduated in medicine and then studied singing. He made his debut in the early 1900s at Paris in ‘’Traviata’’ and ‘’Carmen’’. After successful appearances he was engaged by the Opera House of Nice to sing in ‘’Otello’’ and ‘’Dolores’’ of  T. Breton. In 1904 he went to Italy to perform at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in ‘’La dannazione di Faust’’ and ‘’Siberia’’. In 1910 he appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Wotan in ‘’Walkiria’’. He was a great friend of the French dramatist Victorien Sardou. His wife was the famous soprano Amelie Talexis.

Chronology of soem appearances

1903 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Dannazione di Faust

1904 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Siberia

1905 Genova Politeama Genovese Adriana Lecouvreur

1906 Brescia T. Grande Tristano e Isotta

1907 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Amica

1908 Madrid T. Reale Lohengrin

1909 Roma T. Costanzi Walkiria

1910 Torino T. Vittorio Emanuele Otello

1911 Roma T. Adriano Tosca

1912 Roma T. Adriano Venezia di E. Storti

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Milano 1908/1909

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Ballata d'Adamastor 10758

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Figlia di regi 10763