FRENCH SOPRANO ROSE HEILBRONNER CDR

 

ROSE HEILBRONNER (PARIS, 1884 – ?)

 

Her family hailed from Alsace. She studied singing under Mme Martini and Rose Bauer in Paris. She made her debut in 1907 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Diana in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide. She remained a member of the Opéra-Comique until 1912, performing roles such as Eurydice in Gluck’s Orpheus, Micaëla in Carmen, Rozenn in Lalo’s Le Roi d’Ys, Pamina in The Magic Flute, and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.

In 1911, she made a guest appearance at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, performing in Massenet’s Grisélidis. After 1912, she appeared at various French opera houses, especially in Nice and at the Monte Carlo Opera. On December 3, 1912, she sang in the premiere of Guy Ropartz’s opera Le Pays at the Nancy Opera House.

With the outbreak of World War I, she paused her career to work as a nurse. Nevertheless, in 1917, she resumed singing in Bordeaux, Marseille, Geneva, and Nantes. In 1918, she appeared in Algiers and Tunis. From the 1919 to 1922 seasons, she was engaged by the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where she participated in the premiere of H. Rabaud’s opera La Fille de Roland.

In 1922, she made guest appearances in Toulouse, singing in the premiere of Rousseau’s opera La Hulla, as well as in Vichy, San Sebastián, and Deauville. She achieved great success with the Concerts Lamoureux in Paris and continued giving recitals until 1930. During the 1930s, she retired from the stage.

Chronology of some appearances

1907-1912 Paris Opéra-Comique Debut Iphigénie en Aulide (Diana)

1911 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Grisélidis (Grisélidis)

1912 Nancy Opera House Le Pays

1919-1922 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1922 Toulouse Opera House La Hulla (-)

TRACKLIST

 

Bohème (Puccini): On m’appelle Mimì 17124, BA 27097 Edison, Paris 1910?

Galathee (Masse): Aimons, il faut aimer (w. Payan) 17128 BA 27098 Edison, Paris 1910?

Manon (Massenet): Adieu, notre petite table Unpubl. Edison, Paris 1910?

Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte 97562 Odeon, Paris 1910-01-01

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 97564 Odeon, Paris 1910-01-01

Faust (Gounod): Le jour va luire (w. Beyle & Payan) 034092 01818v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Faust (Gounod): Oui, c’est toi, je t’aime (w. Beyle) 034090 01816v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Faust (Gounod): Divine pureté (w. Beyle & Payan) 034091 01817v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Mireille (Gounod): Voici la saison mignonne (w. Brohly) 034125 02219v Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-21

Le Jour et la Nuit (Lecocq) Duo du rossignol et de la fauvette (w Brohly (as Martell)) 34296 16959½u Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-25

Fille du Régiment (Donizetti): Salut à la France, pt 1 033146 02239½v Gramophone, Paris 1911-12-02

Fille du Régiment (Donizetti): Pt 2 033147 02240v Gramophone, Paris 1911-12-02

Hérodiade (Massenet): Air de Salomé 5468 Idéal, Paris 1912?

Manon (Massenet): Les regrets 5469 Idéal, Paris 1912?

Pré aux Clercs (Hérold) Les rendez-vous (w. Dupouy) 17120, BA 27094 Edison 4-min cylinders, Paris 1910

Fauvette du Temple (Messager) Duo des chameliers (w. Payan) 97777 Odeon, Paris

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach): C’est une chanson d’amour (w. Beyle) 034176 02608½v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-03

Galathée (Massé): Aimons, il faut aimer (w. Cerdan) 034173 02628v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-17

Galathée (Massé): Et maintenant de toi j’implore (w. Cerdan) 034190 02629v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-17

Cendrillon (Massenet): Viens, nous quitterons cette ville (w. Payan) 111585 Odeon, Paris 1913?

Manon (Massenet): Toi… Vous (w. Vezzani) 111594 XP6074 Odeon, Paris 1913?

Noces de Jeannette (Masse): Cours, mon aiguille 6194 Idéal, Paris 1913?