Apr 6, 2018

Marcel Génio (Tenor) (Paris, France 5. 7.1899 – Paris, France 5. 21 1980)




He studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris under legendary opera singers André Gresse and Thomas Salignac and obtained there a few singing prizes and medals. He made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in ’’le Bon roi Dagobert’’ by Marcel Samuel-Rousseau (1927). His repertoire included Sciarrone in ‘’Tosca’’, Schmidt in ‘’Werther’’, Beppe in ‘’Pagliacci’’, Yamadori in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’, Nathanael/Spalanzani in ‘’les Contes d’Hoffmann’’, Hadji  in ‘’Lakmé‘’, Poet in ‘’Louise’’ etc.

Chronology of some appearances

1927 Paris Opéra-Comique le Bon roi Dagobert (Marcel Samuel-Rousseau) (Debut)
1928 Paris Opéra-Comique Sarati le Terrible (Francis Bousquet) (Premiere)
1928 Paris Opéra-Comique Riquet à la houppe (Georges Hüe) (Premiere)
1929 Paris Opéra-Comique la Femme et le pantin ou Conchita (Zandonai) (Premiere)
1930 Paris Opéra-Comique d'Angélique Jacques Ibert (Premiere)
1930 Paris Opéra-Comique Le Fou de la Dame (Marcel Delannoy) (Premiere)
1931 Paris Opéra-Comique Cantégril (Roger-Ducasse) (Premiere)
1932 Paris Opéra-Comique Eros vainqueur (Pierre de Bréville) (Premiere)
1932 Paris Opéra-Comique Vieux garçons (Louis Urgel) (Premiere)
1933 Paris Opéra-Comique Tarass Boulba (Marcel Samuel-Rousseau) (Premiere)
1933 Paris Opéra-Comique Frasquita (Franz Lehar)
1935 Mon Ami Pierrot (le Perroquet) (Samuel Barlow) (Premiere)
1935 Paris Opéra-Comique Gargantua (Antoine Mariotte) (Premiere)

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