FRENCH MEZZO-SOPRANO SUZANNE BROHLY (1882-1943) CDR

 

SUZANNE BROHLY (1882 – 1943)

 

 

She studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique. She remained a member of this opera house until 1930, where she participated in several significant opera premieres, including Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (1907) by Paul Dukas, The Snow Maiden (1908) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Manuel de Falla’s La vida breve (1914).

Her repertoire at the Opéra-Comique included roles such as Mignon, Charlotte in Werther, the Mother in Louise, Margared in Le Roi d’Ys, the title role in Thérèse, Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande, and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly.

On December 7, 1912, she performed at the Grand Opéra in the premiere of La Lépreuse by Sylvio Lazzari. On March 20, 1913, she appeared in the premiere of Le Carillonneur by Xavier Leroux, and on November 22, 1919, at the Théâtre Lyrique de Vaudeville in Paris, she took part in the premiere of Marcel Samuel-Rousseau’s Taras Bulba.

She was particularly celebrated for her interpretation of Carmen, a role that became a hallmark of her career. In 1911, she toured South America with a French opera troupe, performing French repertoire to great acclaim.

Chronology of some appearances

1906-1930 Paris Opéra-Comique

1912 Paris Grand Opéra

1913 Paris Grand Opéra

1919 Paris Théâtre Lyrique de Vaudeville

 

TRACKLIST

 

Gramophone, Paris 1908-08

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Mon coeur s’ouvre 033064 834i

Prophète (Meyerbeer): Ah, mon fils 33712 6246h

Saisons (Massé): Ah! pourquoi suis-je revenue 033065 835i

Gramophone, Paris 1910-12-30

Boheme (Puccini) D’un pas leger (Valse de Musette) 33801 P241

Gramophone, Paris 1908-12-28

Werther (Massenet): Il faut nous séparer with Leon Beyle 034042 0870v

Carmen (Bizet): Je vais danser with Leon Beyle 034040 0874v

Carmen (Bizet): Non, tu ne m’aimes pas with Leon Beyle 034041 0875v

Gramophone, Paris 1909-07-02

Trovatore (Verdi): La flamme brille 33781 14958u

Gramophone, Paris 1909/1910

Sigurd (Reyer): J’avais lu dans ton coeur with Georges Granal W 463 33229

Gramophone, Paris 1910-02-25

Roi Carotte (Offenbach): Duo des colporteurs with Marthe Bakkers 34231 15522u

Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-14

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Je viens célébrer ta victoire with Georges Granal and Armand Narçon 034086 01548v

Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-27

Hérodiade (Massenet): J’ai souvent contemplé ton astre with Paul Payan 034094 01857v

Gramophone, Paris 1912-05-06

Carmen (Bizet): Mais moi, Carmen, je t’aime encore with Leon Campagnola 034136 Y49

Gramophone, Paris 1912-07-03

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): O mon Torrido with Leon Campagnola 034142 02489v

Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-06

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): C’est toi, Santuzza with Leon Campagnola 034149 02511v

Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-02 (??)

Cendrillon (Massenet): Nous quitterons cette ville with Paul Payan 034169 02606½v

Gramophone, Paris 1922-02-08

Grisélidis (Massenet): Il partit au printemps 033220 CE239-2

Gramophone, Paris 1922-03-02

Mignon (Thomas): Je suis heureuse with Louis Cazette 34327 BE318-1

Gramophone, Paris 1922-04-28

Marie-Magdeleine (Massenet): C’est ici-même 033236 CS305-1