ALBA CHRÉTIEN-VAGUET (PARIS, 8 MARCH, 1872 – PAU, 28
FEBRUARY, 1963)
She studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire and took private singing
lessons. In 1891, she made her operatic debut at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in
Brussels as Alice in Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable. In 1893, she was engaged by
the Paris Grand Opéra, again debuting as Alice in Robert le Diable. At the
Grand Opéra, she appeared in the premières of Reyer’s Sigurd (1895), Chabrier’s
Briseïs (1899), and on 15 September 1893 in the premiere of Henri Maréchal’s
Deïdamie.
In 1894, she performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in Verdi’s Aida,
and in 1899, she achieved great success as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde in
Aix-les-Bains. From 1896, she was also active as a soloist with the Concerts
Lamoureux in Paris.
She was married to the tenor Albert Vaguet (1865–1943). When Vaguet
was forced to retire from the stage following a serious accident that resulted
in the loss of a leg, she also withdrew from professional music life. The
couple settled in Pau, where they occasionally participated in concerts and
were active as educators. As of 1955, she was still living in Pau.
Chronology of Selected Appearances:
1891 – Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie – Robert le Diable
(Alice)
1893 – Paris, Grand Opéra – Robert le Diable (Alice)
1894 – Monte Carlo, Opéra – Aida
1895 – Paris, Grand Opéra – Sigurd
1899 – Paris, Grand Opéra – Briseïs
TRACKLIST
Africaine (Meyerbeer) Air du sommeil 2294 Pathé cylinders, Paris 1902
Sigurd (Reyer) Des présents de Gunther 2297 Pathé cylinders, Paris
1902
Ah, qui brûla d’amour (Tchaikovsky) 0789 Pathé, Paris 1912
Lohengrin (Wagner) Déjà se perd leur voix (w. Vaguet) 0790 Pathé,
Paris 1912
Lohengrin (Wagner) Ah, respirons tous deux (w. Vaguet) 0790b Pathé,
Paris 1912
Tosca (Puccini) Notre doux nid 0786 Pathé, Paris 1912
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