PAUL
RAZAVET (TENOR) (AURAY, MORBIHAN / DEPARTMENT, FRANCE 1882 – ? 1957)
This totally
forgotten tenor made his opera debut in 1911 in Verviers, Belgium. After
appearances in the operas houses of Nice, Nantes, Montpellier and Vichy he was
called up in 1914 for the war service. He took part in the First World War from
the beginning up to the last day as soldier; he belonged during this time of
1st French infantry division. Straight away after end of the war in 1918 he was
engaged to the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels to which he belonged till
1925. Here he proved himself as an excellent lyrical tenor. In 1925 he appeared
at first at the opera of Bordeaux, then, however, in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, where he made his debut as Werther. In 1923
at Brussels he appeared at the French-speaking première of R. Zandonai's opera
''Francesca da Rimini''. His elegant appearances on the stage made him favorite
singer of the opera audience of the Belgium during the years after the First
World War. In 1932 he retired from the stage and 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
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