Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Jul 19, 2024

PAUL RAZAVET THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

 



PAUL RAZAVET (AURAY, MORBIHAN, 27 JULY, 1882 – ? 1957)

 

 

 

He began his opera career in 1911 at the opera house in Verviers, Belgium. He performed at various opera houses including Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, and Vichy before being drafted into military service in 1914. He served throughout World War I as a soldier with the 1st French Infantry Division.

After the war, he was engaged by the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1918, where he remained until 1925. During his tenure there, he established himself as an excellent lyrical tenor. In 1925, he appeared at the Opéra National de Bordeaux and later made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Werther.

In 1923, he performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in the French-speaking premiere of Ruggiero Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini. His elegant stage presence earned him a special place in the hearts of Belgian opera audiences.

He retired from the stage in 1932 and subsequently taught singing in Paris.

 


TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Orphee (Gluck): J'ai perdu mon  Eurydice  0363 108. 3.R Pathé, Paris 1923

2. Mignon (Massenet): Addio Mignon  0363 112. 3 R Pathé, Paris 1923

3. Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia  0364 73.R Pathé, Paris 1923

4. Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna e mobile  0364 111.R Pathé, Paris 1923

5. Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle  0365 74.R Pathé, Paris 1923

6. Werther (Massenet): Un autre est son epoux  0365 75.R Pathé, Paris 1923

7. Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso  0372 235. 3 C Pathé, Paris 1923

8. Manon (Massenet): Je suis... Ah fuyez  0372 248. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

9. Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach): O dieu de quelle ivresse 0373 255. R Pathé, Paris 1923

10. Romeo et Juliette (Massenet): Ah! Leve-toi soleil  0373 254. 3 R 7 Pathé, Paris 1923

11. Mireille (Gounod): Anges du paradis 0374 250. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

12. Werther (Massenet): O nature  0374 107.R Pathé, Paris 1923

13. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba  0375 234. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

14. Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Bianca Al par  0375 235. 3 C Pathé, Paris 1923


PAUL RAZAVET THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

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