Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Jul 19, 2025

FRENCH SOPRANO MADELEINE MATHIEU (1891-1994) CDR

 

Carmen



MADELEINE MATHIEU ( ARCIS-SUR-AUBE (AUBE), 15-06-1891 - PARIS, FRANCE, 03-01-1994)


 

 

 

She studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire under the pedagogues Cazeneuve, Gailhard, and Isnardon. She made her debut in 1913 at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Anita in Massenet’s La Navarraise. She had a long-standing career at this opera house and was heard there in roles such as Carmen, Tosca, Butterfly, Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, and the Princess in Henri Rabaud’s Marouf. In 1921, she appeared as a guest at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona in the premiere there of Vincent d'Indy’s L'Étranger. In 1922, she achieved one of her greatest successes when she performed the role of Carmen—her signature role—at the Zurich Music Festival. After retiring, she worked in Paris as a respected pedagogue and was, among others, the teacher of Robert Massard, Margaret Mas, and R. Gardes.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1913 Paris Opéra-Comique

1921 Teatro Liceo Barcelona

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) BP5 6849 La Bonne Presse cylindres

Ave Maria (Cherubini) BP9 6846 La Bonne Presse cylindres

Faust (Gounod) Air des bijoux 17231 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Nobles Seigneurs 17239 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris

Marouf (Rabaud) Ses yeux sont doux W410 033199 03384v Gramophone, Paris 1920-06-10

Sérénade (Pierné) 17673 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris

Sérénade printanière (Holmès) 17683 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris


FRENCH SOPRANO MADELEINE MATHIEU (1891-1994) CDR

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