Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Feb 24, 2025

FRENCH CONTRALTO LISE CHARNY (1890-1950) CDR

 



LISE CHARNY (1890 – 1950)


 


 

She made her debut in 1910 at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Dalila in Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns. For many years, she had a successful career at this opera house, where her roles included Erda in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Uta in Sigurd, the Queen in Hamlet, Magdalene in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Emilia in Otello, Amneris in Aida, and the title role in Hérodiade.

From 1919, she also performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where she achieved great success in roles such as Carmen, Charlotte in Werther, Taven in Mireille, and Marceline in L’Attaque du Moulin.



Chronology of some appearances



1910 Paris Grand Opéra Samson et Dalila (Dalila)

1913 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1916 Roma Teatro Costanzi Samson et Dalila (Dalila)

1919 Paris Opéra-Comique

1922 Paris Grand Opéra Les Noces Corinthiennes (-) (Premiere)

1923 Paris Grand Opéra Khovantchina (Marfa) (Premiere)

1924 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie


TRACKLIST



Carmen (Bizet) Chanson bohème 0335 3784 Pathé, Paris 1922

Carmen (Bizet) Là-bas dans la montagne 0299 Pathé, Paris 1921

Carmen (Bizet) Séguedille 0335 3783 Pathé, Paris 1922

Favorite (Donizetti) O mon Fernand 0438 Pathé, Paris 1924

Hérodiade (Massenet) Ne me refuse pas 0323 Pathé, Paris 1921

Hérodiade (Massenet) Si Dieu l’avait voulu 0323 Pathé, Paris 1921

Marie-Magdeleine (Massenet) C’est ici 0354 4751 Pathé, Paris 1922

Samson et Dalila (saint-Saëns) Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix 0438 Pathé, Paris 1924

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix 6280 Idéal, Paris 1913?

Werther (Massenet) Air de la lettre 0354 4750 Pathé, Paris 1922


FRENCH CONTRALTO LISE CHARNY (1890-1950) CDR

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