Antonio Notariello (Tenor) (Foggia, Italia 1892 – London, England 1975)

He studied singing under Agostino Roche and Fernando De Lucia in Napoli and began his career in 1919, appearing in Napoli (Teatro San Carlo), Roma (Teatro Costanzi) and Milano (Teatro Dal Verme). He has been described by the leading music critic of Naples as the most classical and beautiful tenor of the young generation. In 1921 under engagement to Meters. J. & N.  Tail, he was induced to extend his English, American, and Continental tour to Australasia; and in New Zealand and Sydney, where he was associated with thoVerbrugghen Orchestra at the Sydney Conseryatorium, he won tremendous popularity. He then toured Australia with the Melba Company during the 1920s singing Rodolfo in “La Boheme’’ and Duca in “Rigoletto’’. He came to England in 1929, where he remained for the rest of his life. He last broadcast in 1948 on the Western Regional programme. (Information supplied by Michael E. Henstock, University of Nottingham). In 1936 he was married to the daughter of John Macmillan Brown, a Scot who became a prominent New Zealand anthropologist and university leader. His career cut short due to unspecified illness.

Chronology of some appearances

1919 or 1920 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1919 or 1920 Roma Teatro Costanzi Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1919 or 1920 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Traviata (Alfredo)

1921 New Zealand Auckland

1921? Sydney Opera Boheme (Rodolfo)

1921? Sydney Opera Rigoletto (Duca)

1922 New Zealand Auckland

1928 London Queen’s Hall

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Witton

For you alone (Geehl) W6006 N1805A

Serenata (Toselli) W6004

Vaghissima sembianza W6006 N1812A

Vale W6004
Twilight (Teasdale - Glen) W6002

Agnus Dei (Bizet) W6003
Inverno triste (Tosti) W6002
O sole mio (Di Capua) W5001
Serse (Handel): Ombra mai fu W6005
Open thy blue eyes (Massenet) W5001
Teach me to live (Harte - Liddle) W6003
The star (Lummis - Rogers) W6005

Amilcare Pozzoli (Tenor) (1890-1848)

He studied singing in Milan under Emilio Ferrari and made his debut in 1917 at the Teatro Verdi of Milan in ‘’Rigoletto’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1917 Milano Teatro Verdi Rigoletto (Duca)

1918 Voghera  Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1919 Voghera  Teatro Sociale  Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1920 Milano Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1923 Melegnano Teatro Della Società Operaia Concerto

1925 Parma Teatro Regio Tristano e Isotta (Marinaio/Pastore)

1926 Parma Teatro Regio Il Maestro di Cappella di A.Paer (Benedetto)

1927 Milano Teatro Carcano   Favorita (Fernando)

1928 Brescia Teatro Grande    Stagione

1929 Bergamo Teatro Nuovo  Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1930 Parma Teatro Regio Guglielmo Tell (Pescatore)

1932 Modena  Teatro Municipale Otello (Cassio)

1933 Bergamo Teatro Sociale Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1936 Roma Eiar Marouf di H. Rabaud (Fellah/Mercante)

1937 'S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Nabucco (Abdallo)

1938 Torino Eiar Il Cavaliere Della Rosa (Cantante Italiano)

1940 Piacenza Sala Conferenze Arsenale Militare Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1948 Parma Teatro Regio Maestri Cantori di Norimberga (Moser)

Georges Villier (Baritone) (? 1884 - ? 1963)

                                                                  Tonio

From 1909 to 1946 he was one of the leading opera singers of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Here he appeared in the premiere of G. Puccini's opera ''Madama Butterfly'' opposite Enrico Caruso (1909).

Chronology of some appearances

1909-1946 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Paris
La Petite Mariée (Lecocq): Le rossignol with Coiffier DF475 WL2820
Résurréction (Alfano): Oh ! Non, Non, Gardez-Vous De Croire!

Carolina Lazzari (Mezzo-Soprano) (Milford, Connecticut, USA 1891 - Stony Creek, Connecticut, USA 1946)

She was born in an Italian-French family. She received her education in Bucksport (Maine) and Milan. In 1917 she was engaged by the conductor Cleofonte Campanini to appear at the Chicago Opera (beginning role: Giglietta in the American première of P. Mascagni’s ‘’Isabeau’’), where shesang with great success as Dalila in C. Saint-Saëns’s ‘’Samson et Dalila’’, Pierotto in ‘’Linda di Chamounix’’ of G. Donizetti and as Cieca in A. Ponchielli’s ‘’La Gioconda’’. In 1918, as a member of the Chicago Opera, she made guest appearance at the Lexington Theatre of New York, as a partner of Amelita Galli-Curci in G. Meyerbeer ‘’Dinorah’’. In 1920 she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She appeared there, however, only in one performance, as Amneris in G. Verdi’s ‘’Aida’’. In 1921 she sang  at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires the part of Amneris in ‘’Aida’’, then been active, however, only as a concert singer and in the educational area. She maintained temporarily a private studio in the building of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Chronology of some appearances

1917 Chicago Opera Isabeau (Giglietta)

1918 New York Lexington Theatre Dinorah (Shepherd)

1920 New York Metropolitan Opera Aida (Amneris)

1921 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón  Aida (Amneris)

RECORDING FOR SALE

Edison, New York 1919-03

Dinorah (Meyerbeer): Scena e canzonetta del capraio 82567 6646 

Ketty Lapeyrette (Mezzo-Soprano) (Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France 1884 - Paris, France 1960)

Dalila

                                                                  Dalila

She studied singing at the Conservatoire in Paris under Masson, Hettich and Bouvet and made her debut in 1908 at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Dalila in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of C. Saint-Saëns. She appeared at the Grand Opéra in the following opera premières:

1908 Grand Opéra "Götterdämmerung" (Richard Wagner)

1909 Grand Opéra "Rheingold" (Richard Wagner)

1914 Grand Opéra ‘’Parsifal’’ (Richard Wagner)

1921 Grand Opéra ‘’Antar’’ (Gabriel Dupont)

1923 Grand Opéra ‘’Padmâvati’’ (Albert Roussel)

1923 Grand Opéra ‘’Le Jardin de Paris’’ (A. Bruneau)

1924 Grand Opéra ‘’L'Arlequin’’ (Max d'Olonne)

1925 Grand Opéra ‘’Brocéliande’’ (André Bloch)

1927 Grand Opéra "Der Rosenkavalier’’ (Richard Strauss)

1928 Grand Opéra "Sept Chansons" (Gian Francesco Malipiero)

1931 Grand Opéra ‘’Guercoeur’’ (Albéric Magnard)

1933 Grand Opéra ‘’Vercingétorix’’ of J. Canteloube

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Pathé, Paris 1912?
Complete Rigoletto (Verdi): with Jean Noté, Robert Lassalle & Aline Vallandri
Complete Favorite (Donizetti): Robert Lassalle and Henri Albers
Complete Trovatore (Verdi): with Charles Fontaine, Jean Noté and Jane Morlet

Pathé, Paris 1912/1913
La Marseillaise (de l'Isle) with Robert Lassalle & Henri Albers 0590 3177

Julien Lafont (Baritone) (? 1880 – ? 1970)

About the beginning of his career, whose real name was Jules Lafont, is known a little. In 1917 he was engaged by the Opéra-Comique in Paris. Here he appeared in numerous opera premieres:

1920 ‘’Lorenzaccio’’ (E. Moret)

1920 ‘’La Rôtisserie de la Reine Pedauque’’ (Charles Lavadé)

1920 ‘’Le Sauteriot’’ (Sylvio Lazzari)

1922 ‘’Quand la cloche sonnera’’ (A. Bachelet)

1923 ‘’La Hulla’’ (Samuel-Rouseeau)

1928 ‘’Angelo, Tyran de Padoue’’ (A. Bruneau)

1928 ‘’Riquet à la houppe’’ (Georges Hüe)

1928 ‘’Sarati le Terrible’’ (Francis Bousquet)

His repertoire included the Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’, the Coppelius in ‘’Les Contes d'Hoffmann’’, the Lothario in ‘’Mignon’’ of  A. Thomas, the Nilakantha in ‘’Lakmé’’ of L. Delibes, the Comte des Grieux in J. Massenet’s ‘’Manon’’, the father in ‘’Louise’’ of G. Charpentier, Tonio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, the Scarpia in ‘’Tosca’’ and the Schaunard in ‘’La Bohème’’. At the Grand Opéra in Paris he appeared in 1925 as a guest (Scarpia in ‘’Tosca’’). At the Opéra de Monte-Carlo he sang regularly from 1925-27, 1934-39 and 1943-51. He appeared here in the premieres of the operas:

1925 ‘’L'Enfant et les sortilèges’’ (M. Ravel)

1926 ‘’Judith’’ (A. Honegger).

At the Opéra de Monte-Carlo his repertoire included the Mephisto in ‘’Faust’’ of C. Gounod, the Phanuël in ‘’Hérodiade’’of J. Massenet, the Abimelech in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of C. Saint-Saëns, the Arkel in ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’, the Hagen in ‘’Sigurd’’ of E. Reyer, Saint Bris in the ‘’Huguenots’’, Bartolo in "Figaros Hochzeit", the Sulpice in G. Donizetti’s ‘’La Fille du régiment’’, king Heinrich in ‘’Lohengrin’’, the Wotan in "Walküre" and the Gurnemanz in ‘’Parsifal’’. During the 1940’s he was active at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo also as a director.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Paris 1927-10-26
Mignon (Thomas): Légères hirondelles with Vallin 188537 Ki1357
Mignon (Thomas): As-tu souffert? with Vallin 188537 Ki1358

Odeon, Paris 1927-10-31

Faust (Gounod): Que voulez-vous, messieurs (Trio du duel) with Maison & Bourdin 123.509 xxP6526

Odeon, Paris 1927-11-02

Faust (Gounod): Me voici, d'ou vient ta surprise? with Maison 123.510 xxP6528
Faust (Gounod): O merveille with Maison 123.510 xxP6529

Panis angelicus (Franck) 123513 xxP 6539

Odeon, Paris 1928-13-22
La favorita (Donizetti): Léonora vient 188569A Ki 1583

Zinaida Ershova (Mezzo-Soprano) (? 1882 - ?)

                                                                 Suzuki

She studied singing at the Moscow Conservatory under V. Zarudnaya. In 1908 she made her debut at the Zimin Opera in Moscow.

Chronology of some appearances

1908-1913 Moscow Zimin Opera
1913-1914 Ekaterinoslav Opera
1914-1915 Moscow Zimin Opera
1916 Odessa Opera
1916 Simferopol Opera
1916-1917 Moscow Zimin Opera
1930's Paris Russian Opera

RECORDING FOR SALE

Zonophone, Moscow -08
Eugene Onegin (Chaikovsky): I love you with Alexander Karenzin X-2-64035

Marcelle Ragon (Soprano) (Algiers ? - Paris ?)

She studied singing at the conservatoires of Algiers and Paris and in 1916 she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, wherer she appeared till 1919. Then she sang opera parts at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris (among other things the part of Octavie in ‘’Cléopâtre’’ of J. Massenet). The same time she appeared in operettas at the Théâtre Marigny and at the Théâtre Mogador in Paris. In the last-called theater she appeared only 100 times in the operetta ‘’La Mascotte’’ of Audrey and sang there in 1948 in the premiere of the operetta "Violettes Impériales" of Vincent Scotto. She continued her opera career and made guest appearances at the French provincial theaters. In the 1930-1931 season she sang at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris in G. Rossini’s ‘’Wilhelm Tell’’, "La Dame blanche" of François-Adrien Boieldieu and ‘’Quo vadis?’’ of Jean Nouguès. In  the 1930-1932 seasons she was active again at the Opéra-Comique, where she appeared among other things in ‘’Le joueur de viole’’ of Laparra and ‘’Angélique’’ of  Ibert. She was also known as a song interpreter. In  the 1947-1950 seasons she was to be found once more at the Théâtre Mogador. 

1916-1919 Paris Opéra-Comique

1930-1931 Paris Théâtre Lyrique

1930-1932 Paris Opéra-Comique

1947-1950 Paris Théâtre Mogador

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Pathé, Paris 1919?
Amoureux de Cathérine (Maréchal): Doux pays 0256 1898
Noces de Jeannette (Massé): Cours, mon aiguille 0256 1905

Disque-à-Saphir Opéra
Lakmé (Delibes): Pourquoi dans les grands bois 729
La perle du Brésil (David): Air du Mysoli 729

Gramophone, Paris 1923-05-18
Amour Masqué (Messager): Mon rêve 033237 W493

Gramophone, Paris 1924-01-15
Faust (Gounod): Il était un roi de Thulé 033253 W576

Gramophone, Paris 1924-04-08
Faust (Gounod): Ah, je ris (Air des bijoux) 033252 W576
Trouvère (Verdi) La nuit calme et sereine 033258 (W583)
Trouvere (Verdi) l'amour ardent, l'amour 033259 (W583)

Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-15
Dragons de Villars (Maillart): Espoir charmant P699 (7-33041)
Dragons de Villars (Maillart): Une heure encore P699 (7-33042)

Gramophone, Paris 1928-06-27
Manon (Massenet): Adieu, notre petite table P776 (2-33080)
Manon (Massenet): Obéissons quand leur voix appelle P776 (2-33081)

Gramophone, Paris 1928-10-22
Noces de Jeannette (massé): Air des meubles P820 (2-33097)

Gramophone, Paris 1929-05-16
Grand Mogol (Audran): Le vin des Surèsnes P820 (2-33098)

Manuel Utor (Tenor) (Barcelona, Spain 1862 - Barcelona, Spain 1946)

                                                                  Vasco

Probably he made his debut in 1903 at Barcelona as Vasco in G. Meyerbeer's ''L'Africana''. He retired from the stage around 1910.

Chronology of some appearances

1903 Barcellona Novedades Africana (Vasco)

1903 Valencia Principal Africana (Vasco)

1903 Barcellona Novedades Africana (Vasco)

1903 Tarragona Principal Favorita (Fernando)

1904 Barcellona Tivoli Africana (Vasco)

1905 Barcellona Bosque Africana (Vasco)

1905 Barcellona Bosque Aida (Radames)

1905 Barcellona Bosque Favorita (Fernando)

1905 Barcellona Bosque Favorita (Fernando)

1905 Barcellona Liceo Aida (Radames)

1906 Barcellona Gran Condal Africana (Vasco)

1906 Majorca Principal Aida (Radames)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T, Barcelona 1902

Marina (Arrieta): Salida de Tenor 62725  7182F 

Marina (Arrieta): Bien sabis tu 62691 7186F

Marina (Arrieta): Al ver 62690 7184F 

Frieda Langendorff (Mezzo-Soprano) (Breslau, Poland 1868 - New York, USA 1947)

She studied singing under the pedagogues Jenny Meyer, Mathilde Mallinger and August Iffert and made her debut in 1901 at the Stadttheater in Strasbourg. Here she remained active four years. In 1904 she made guest appearance at the Bayreuth Festival. In the 1905-1907 seasons she sang at the Deutschen Theater in Prague. From 1907-1908 and 1909-1910 she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In the 1909-1911 seasons she was a member of the Kroll-Oper in Berlin. In 1911 she appeared at the Covent Garden in London in the English première of the "Königskinder" by E. Humperdinck. In the 1914-1916 she was engaged by the Hofoper in Dresden. She made guest appearances also in Amsterdam (among other things in 1913 as  Herodias in ''Salome'' of Richard Strauss), Berlin, Brussels and Helsinki. 

Chronology of some appearances

1901 Strasbourg Stadttheater

1904 Bayreuth Festival

1905-1907 Prague Deutschen Theater

1907-1908 New York Metropolitan Opera

1909-1910 New York Metropolitan Opera

1909-1911 Berlin Kroll-Oper

1911 London Covent Garden

1914-1916 Dresden Hofoper

RECORDINGS FOR SALE 

Anker
Home, sweet home (Bishop) 158-I
Halleluja! (Ferd. Hummel) 166-I
Hymne: Bald ist der Nacht ein End gemacht (Georg Henschel) 166-II
Martha (Flotow): Letzte Rose 230-I
Still wie die Nacht (Bohm) 230-II

Franco Corbetta (Tenor) (Milano, Italia 1891 - Milano, Italia ? 1958)

He studied singing under the vocal pedagogue Mandolini, the teacher of Giovanni Martinelli and Ulysses Lappas and made his debut in 1919 at the Teatro Verdi of Florence in ''Trovatore''. 

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Firenze Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)

1921 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Forza del destino (Alvaro)

1923 Catania Teatro Bellini Aida (Radames)

1925 'S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Aida (Radames)

1927 Torino Teatro Balbo Norma (Pollione)

1929 Milano Teatro Nazionale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1931 Catania Arena Imperiale Pagliacci (Canio)

1932 Bitonto Politeama Traetta Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

COMPLETE RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Milano 1927

Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Gino Vanelli B1266  D5614

Forza del destino (Verdi): Le minacchie with Gino Vanelli  B1267 D5614

Lucienne Tragin (Soprano) (Belgium ? - ?)

From 1929 to 1933 she was a soloist of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.

Chronology of some appearances

1930-1931 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1930-1931 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Fidelio (Marcelline)

1931-1932 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1931-1932 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Les contes d'Hoffmann (Olympia)

1931-1932 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Lakme (Lakme)
1932-1933 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Paris? 1930
The Impresario (Mozart): Air de Zerline 188. 909 KI 8848
Diane et Acteon (Rameau): Cantante 188. 909 KI 8847

Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10

Mignon (Thomas): En route, amis, plions bagage with Cernay, Tragin, Mayer & Demoulin RFX35 WLBX125

Mignon (Thomas): Polonaise RFX LBX 130

Cathérine Mastio (Soprano) (? 1877 - ?)

She studied singing at the Conservatoire in Paris with Piffarelli. And made her debut in 1895 at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels as Ines in G. Meyerbeer’s ‘’Africaine’’ and in 1896 appeared in  this opera house, to which she belonged till 1898, as Jeanne in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Vivandière’’ of B. Godard. Then in 1899 she joined to the Paris Opéra-Comique. Here she made her debut in the opera "Beaucoup de bruit pour rien" of Puget and during the following years, among other things she performed as Benjamin in ‘’Joseph’’ of E. Méhul, Philine in ‘’Mignon’’of A. Thomas, Micaela in ‘’Carmen’’, sang the title roles in the operas ‘’Manon’’ of J. Massenet and ‘’Louise’’ of G. Charpentier. Since 1908 she was a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris; here the part of Elsa was her beginning role in R. Wagner’s ‘’Lohengrin’’. She remained in this opera house before outbreak of the First World War. In 1911 she made guest appearance at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. The next year she appeared in an open air performance of ‘’Orfeo ed Euridice’’ in Lausanne (as an Euridice). About her other appearances nothing can be determined. Her extensive repertoire included Philine in ‘’Mignon’’, princes in ‘’Cendrillon’’, Violetta in ‘’Traviata’’, Mimi in ‘’La Bohème’’, Elsa in ‘’Lohengrin’’ and Bertha in ‘’Le Prophète’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1895-1898 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1899-1907 Paris Opéra-Comique

1908-1910's Paris Grand Opéra

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Zonophone, Paris 1903
Lakme (Delibes): Pourquoi dans les grand bois X-1295

Odeon, Paris 1904
Serenade du passant (Jules Massenet / François Coppée)  33589 xP 131
Noël (Holmes) 33509
Le Cid (Massenet): Plus de tourments (Alléluia de l'Infanta) 33510

Eva Leoni (Soprano) (Berlin, Germany 1895 † New York, USA 1972)

She was the daughter of Hungarian parents. At the age of 16 she went to Milano where she studied with several Maestri. In 1913 she made her debut in Italy in the operetta ‘’The Geisha’’ of  S. Jones. In the 1913-1914 season she undertook a South America tour with the Marchetti Opera Company appearing among other things in "Lustigen Witwe", "Zigeunerbaron", "Fledermaus", "Boccacio" and in Offenbach’s "Schöner Helena". In 1913 she had her first success at the Teatro Victorio, then at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires as Gilda in ‘’Rigoletto’’. In the 1913-1914 season she appeared in Italian theaters in operas and operettas, among other things in Rome, Turin, Genoa and Naples. In 1914 she was surprised in South America by the First World War and went to the USA. She went to New York for further studies with Gabriele Sibella and in 1918 she sang the part of Nedda in ‘’Pagliacci’’at the Academy of Music in New York. Then she appeared in the Stuyvesant Park of New York as Rosina in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’. In 1922 she sang in the New York Broadway in the French opera ‘’Galathée’’ of Massé. She was known in North America by her concerts, her radiorecordings and sound recordings. In 1923 she appeared in the american premiere of of Schönberg’s "Herzgewächse". In 1924 she sang at the Manhattan Opera in New York the part of Oscar in ‘’Un Ballo in maschera’’. In 1926 she appeared in Montreal as Gilda. In 1929 as a member of the Franchetti Opera Company she appeared as Rosina. In  1931 in Los Angeles she sang in the operetta ''The Geisha''. In 1929 she gave a concert in New York. Then she took her residence in San Francisco, later in New York, where she arranged opera performances for children. In 1946 she married thr actor A. J . Herbert, worked as a pedagogue in Vienna, however, came in 1964 again to New York, where she devoted herself once more to the children's operas.

Chronology of some appearances

1913-1914 South America tour Marchetti Opera Company

1913 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 New York Academy of Music Pagliacci (Nedda)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, New York 1926-05-25
Parysatis (Saint-Saëns): Le rossignol et la rose L1988 W98267

Columbia, New York 1926-07-26
Lakmé (Delibes): Où va la jeune Hindoue L1988 98283

Blanche Marchesi (Soprano) (Paris, France 1863 - London, England 1940)

She was the daughter of the distinguished Italian baritone and teacher Salvatore Marchesi de Castrorie (1822-1908) and the famous German mezzo-soprano and pedagogue Mathilde (née Graumann) Marchesi de Castrone (1821-1913). After studying violin, she turned to vocal training with her mother.  She began her career singing in private and charity concerts in Paris, and then appeared in Berlin and Brussels in 1895. On June 19, 1896, she made her London debut in a concert and made England her home. In 1900 she made her operatic debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walkure in Prague, and then returned to England to sing with the Moody-Manners Company. In 1902 she appeared at London's Covent Garden as Elisabeth, Elsa, and Isolde. For the most part, however, she pursued a career on the concert stage. Later she was also active as a teacher. She made her farewell concert appearance in 1938. She published memoir A Singer’s Pilgrimage (London, 1923), and the didactic volume The Singer’s Catechism (London, 1932).

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Prag Deutschen Theater Walküre (Brünnhilde)
1902 London Covent Garden Tannhäuser (Elisabeth)
1902 London Covent Garden Lohengrin (Elsa)
1902 London Covent Garden Tristan und Isolde (Isolde)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T, Berlin 1906
In Mai (Goldschmidt) 43754 4136h

HMV, London 1936
Dido and Aeneas (Purcell): When I am laid in eath JH9 TTP853

HMV, London 1937-12-21
Hercules (Händel): My father! JG41 TPX5376
Der heilige Josef singt (Wolf); La lettre (Moret) JG41 TPX5377

Alice Raveau (Contralto) (Paris, France 1884 - Paris, France 1945/1951)

                                                                  Orphée

She studied singing at the Conservatoire in Paris under Dubulle and made her debut in 1908 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in Gluck’s ‘’Orphée’’. This part remained her real star role. In 1911 she appeared as Orpheus at the Arena d’Orange. In 1910 she sang at the Opéra-Comique  in the premieres of the operas ‘’Léone’’ of Samuel-Rousseau and Ernest Bloch’s ‘’Macbeth’’. In 1920 she appeared in the premiere of ‘’Le Sauteriot’’ of  Sylvio Lazzari. On 4. 3. 1913 she performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the premiere of the opera ‘’Pénélope’’ of Gabriel Fauré. Beside Orpheus, the part of Charlotte in Massenet’s ‘’Werther’’, was also counted her star role. At the Opéra-Comique she was known as successor of Marie Delna. In 1929 she had one of her biggest successes at the Grand Opéra in the part of Dalila in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ by Saint-Saëns. After successful guest performances at the Grand Opéra in Paris, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux, she devoted herself more and more to the concert appearances. She counted as one of the most significant French song interpreters of her time. In 1934 she gave a recitals in Scandinavia, Belgium and Holland.

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Paris Opéra-Comique

1911 Arena d’Orange

1910 Paris Opéra-Comique

1913 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

1920 Paris Opéra-Comique

1929 Paris Grand Opéra

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Paris 1910?
Orphée (Gluck): J'ai perdu mon Eurydice 97386
Werther (Massenet): Air des Larmes 97424

Pathé, Paris 1925
Carmen (Bizet): Habanera 0484 1129
Xerxes (Händel): Largo 0484 1135

Pathé, Paris 1931?
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Mon coeur s'ouvre 7222 N202291-A1

Pathé, Paris 1934
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck): Ah! dans ce bois CPTX35 PDT20
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck): Quel nouveau ciel pare ces lieux! CPTX
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck): Vos plaintes, vos regrots CPTX43 PDT 20
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck): Laissez-Vous Toucher Par Mes Pleurs  CPTX

Alceste (Gluck): O moments délicieux
La Vivandière (Godard): Mon P'tit Gars, Si Nous T'écrivons