He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. In
1909 he was engaged by the Paris Opéra-Comique, where he debuted as François in
‘’Le Chemineau’’ of Xavie Leroux. In 1910 he appeared at the Opéra-Comique in
the premiere of the opera ‘’Le Mariage de Télémaque’’ by Claude Terrasse in the
part of Eumée. Here in 1912 he had a special success in ‘’Hoffmanns Erzählungen’’. In 1922 he
sang in the French première of Puccini’s ‘’Gianni Schicchi’’ as Simone. In 1923
he sang in the première of the opera ‘’Pepita Jimenez’’ by Albeniz. Till the 1940’s he continued
his career. His repertoire was very extensive and included roles like Arkel in ‘’Pelléas
et Mélisande’’, Leporello in ‘’Don Giovanni’’, Nilakantha in ‘’Lakmé by
Delibes, Alfonso in ‘’Così fan tutte’’ and Maclrton in ‘’La Dame blanche’’ of Boieldieu. In 1931
he appeared there in the premiere of the opera ‘’Cantegril’’ of Roger Ducasse. He
was later a highly respected pedagogue and among other things the teacher of
Marisa Ferrer, Marisa Beaujon, Henri Medus, Georges Thill and Elsa Ruhlmann.
Chronology of some appearances
1909-1940's Paris Opéra-Comique
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