He was trained at the Conservatoire de Lyon and
made his debut in 1931 at the Opéra de Lyon as Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’.
Afterwards he appeared at numerous
French opera houses, sang at theaters of North Africa and in 1947 was engaged by
the Grand Opéra and Opéra-Comique in Paris. In these both houses his repertoire
included Faust, Roméo in ‘’Roméo et Juliette’’, Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Mylio in
‘’Le Roi d'Ys’’, José in ‘’Carmen’’, Hoffmann in ‘’Les contes d'Hoffmann’’, Nadir
in ‘’Pêcheurs de perles’’, Gérald in ‘’Lakmé’’ and Pinkerton in ‘’Madame
Butterfly’’. Then since 1958 he took over comprimario parts, under it Missail
in ‘’Boris Godunov’’, Remendado in ‘’Carmen’’, Spalanzani in ‘’Les contes
d'Hoffmann’’and Torquemada in ’’L'Heure espagnole’’. In 1971 he retired from
the stage. He appeared as a guest abroad, thus at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels (1950), at the Teatro San Carlos in
Lisbon (1964), in Switzerland, Holland, Greece
and Brazil. His daughter Odette Romagnoni (26. 6. 1938 Lyon) became a known
soprano, who appeared since 1961 at the Opéra de Lyon. Since 1963 she appeared at
different French opera houses and in the 1969-1971 seasons she was a member of
the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
Chronology of some appearances
1931 Opéra de Lyon
1947 Paris Grand
Opéra
1947 Paris Opéra-Comique
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Concert version/Complete 1951
Faust (Gounod) with Geori Boué, Huc Santana, Charles Cambon and Nadine Sautereau
1958
Trovatore (Verdi): Brise D'amour Et Miserere with Jules Gressier
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