SUZANNE BALGUÉRIE (LE HAVRE, 29 JUINE, 1888 – SAINT-MARTIN-D’HÈRES, 17 FEBRUARY, 1973)
After completing her education at the Conservatoire National de Paris, she initially pursued a career as a concert singer. She made her operatic debut in 1921 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Ariane in Dukas’s Ariane et Barbe-Bleue. She remained a prominent member of the Opéra-Comique for many years and later performed at the Grand Opéra in Paris.
At the Opéra-Comique, she participated in the premieres of several significant works:
Quand la cloche sonnera by Alfred Bachelet (1922)
La brebis égarée by Darius Milhaud (1923)
L’Appel de la mer by Henri Rabaud (1924)
Les Burgraves by Léo Sachs (1924)
In 1925, she achieved critical acclaim as Isolde in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Her repertoire at the Opéra-Comique and the Grand Opéra included major roles such as:
Donna Anna in Don Giovanni
The Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro
Brünnhilde in Die Walküre
Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Marguerite in Faust
Tosca in Puccini’s Tosca
The title role in Fauré’s Pénélope
In 1934, she performed at the Grand Opéra in the premiere of Witkowski’s La Princesse lointaine.
She retired from the stage in 1950 and dedicated herself to teaching, serving as a vocal instructor at the Conservatoire de Grenoble.
Chronology of some appearances
Opera Premieres:
1922 Paris Opéra-Comique ‘’Quand la cloche sonnera’’ (Alfred Bachelet)
1923 Paris Opéra-Comique ‘’La brebis égarée’’ (Milhaud)
1924 Paris Opéra-Comique ‘’L’Appel de la mer’’ (Henri Rabaud)
1924 Paris Opéra-Comique ‘’Les Burgraves’’ (Léo Sachs)
TRACKLIST
Ariane et Barbe Bleue (Dukas): Oh! Mes clairs diamants LFX23 WLX968 Columbia, Paris
Ariane et Barbe Bleue (Dukas): Ah! Ce n’est pas encore la clarté veritable LFX23 WLX969 Columbia, Paris
Alceste (Gluck): Divinités du Styx LY 6065 2006bmp Decca, Paris 1931
Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck): O malheureuse Iphigénie LY 6065 2087bmp Decca, Paris 1932
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Mort d’Ysault, pt 1 561054 4978BKP Polydor, Paris
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Mort d’Ysault, pt 2 561054 4979BKP Polydor, Paris
Sigurd (Reyer): Salut, splendeur du jour, pt 1 561071 5535½BKP Polydor, Paris
Sigurd (Reyer): Salut, splendeur du jour, pt 2 561071 5536½BKP Polydor, Paris
Aida (Verdi): Air du Nil p 1 566147 A566147 Polydor, Paris
Aida (Verdi): Air du Nil p 2 566147B566147 Polydor, Paris
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