Konrad von Zawilowski (Baritone) (Kraków 1880 - ? 1958)

He began his musical education in his native country, then went to Vienna and finally studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Londonunder Battison Haynes. In Viennahe studied among other things under Guido Adler. He made his debut in concert at Lviv. He made his operatic debut in 1903 at the Opera House of Warsaw as Wotan in ‘’Die Walkure’’. In  the 1903-04 season he was a member of the Opera House of Lviv. From 1904 to 1907 he was engaged as the first baritone by the Vienna Court Opera, In the 1907-1908 season he appeared again at the Opera House of Warsaw. He guested in Parisand Milan and was engaged in the 1911-1913 by the Berlin Kurfürstenoper. Here he performed on 23. 12. 1911 in the premiere of the opera ‘’I gioielli della Madonna’’ of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari in the part of the Raffaele. He guested in the 1909-1911 season at the Opera House of Dusseldorf, in 1910 at the Berlin Court Opera, in 1911 at the Royal Opera of Copenhagen, in 1912 at the Municipal Theatre of Bremen. At the same time he was a highly respected concert singer. Already during his work in Berlin he was known as a pedagogue. After the First World War he moved his activity to England. He appeared there still as a concert singer, became internationally famous, however, above all as a singing teacher. He developed a special educational teaching system in London. Then he went as a pedagogue to North America, where he trained again numerous singers. In 1918 he published a textbook ‘’The Practical Psychology of Voice and Life’’. As a composer he published vocal works and orchestra works, several song cycles and single songs.

Chronology of some appearances

1903-1904 Warsaw  Opera House 
1904-1907 Vienna Court Opera
1907-1908 Warsaw  Opera House
1911-1913 Berlin Kurfürstenoper

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Gramophone, Berlin 12- 9-12
Der Kuhreigen (Kienzl): Trinklied des Favart Wie elend wär's Soldat zu sein...Wenn Doris meine Schäfrin wär  65402 042355

Luisa Tosi Ardizzoni (Soprano) (Cento 1882 - ?)

She studied singing at the Conservatory Rossini in Bologna under the pedagogue Bossi. In 1907 she made her debut at the Teatro Comunale of Castelfiorentino as Mimi in G. Puccini’s ‘’Boheme’’. After her retirement she opened a singing school in Boston.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Castelfiorentino Teatro Comunale Boheme (Mimi)

1908 New York Academy Theater Pagliacci (Nedda)

1914 Civitavecchia Teatro Traiano Traviata (Violetta)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia
Boheme (Puccini) Si mi chiamano Mimì  D9237

Victor, Camden NJ 1911-01-09

Ninna nanna (Leoncavallo) 68301 C9777

Musica proibita (Gastaldon) 68301 C9778

Riavez José (Tenor) (Gradišče ob Soči 1890 – Belgrade 1959)

                                        Duke

His real name was Josip Rijavec. First he studied in Görz and Ljubljana, then in Vienna among other things under Franz Schreker and H. Graedener. He made his debut in 1916 at the Opera House of Zagreb in which he remained till 1926. He sang during this time as a guest at the opera houses of Belgrade and Ljubljana (Ljubljana). In 1926 he gmade guest appearance in Berlin and was engaged in the 1928-32 seasons by the Städtischen Oper Berlin. Guest performances led him in the 1931-32 season to the Vienna State Opera. Since 1931 with great success he was to be heard regularly at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Here he sang in 1931 the title role in the première of  I. Stravinsky's ''Oedipus Rex''. From 1932 to 1937 he belonged to the German Theatre in Prague, where he had one of his big success as Manrico in G. Verdi's ''Trovatore''. He made guest appearances at the Dresden State Opera (1927) and at the National Theatre of Prague (1929). As a concert singer he appeared among other things in Paris(1929), Hamburg (1936, 1937), Copenhagen(1932), and Budapest. In 1937 he returned in his native country, where he appeared more ten years at the opera houses of Zagreb, Belgrade and Ljubljana. Since 1948 he was a professor of the Belgrade Music Academy. His son Mario Rijavec became known as a conductor. His tenor was effective above all in the Italian repertoire.

Chronology of some appearances

1916-1926 Zagreb Opera House

1928-1932 Berlin Städtischen Oper

1931-1932 Vienna State Opera

1932-1937 Prague German Theatre

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Electrola
Boheme (Puccini): Che gelida manina E.H. 502 62-696
Carmen (Bizet): La fleur E.H. 502 62-697

Ester Adaberto (Soprano) (Naples 1872 - Milan 1951)

Her real name was Ester Nunez de Arce. At the age of two she moved with her family to Milan. She studied singing under Emma Dotti and, in 1897, after after participating in some recitals in Milan, she made her debut at the Teatro Nuovo of Mirandola in R. Leoncavallo’s ‘’Pagliacci’’. She developed her career mostly in foreign countries. She spent some years as a member of the the Castellano Opera Company active in East Europe. Later, around 1905, she moved to USA, where, after a long and successful career, she retired from the stage as a result of the death of her so, who died during the First World War.  She made only three records.

Chronology of some appearances

1897 Piacenza Politeama Faust (Margherita)

1898 Messina  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Pagliacci (Nedda)

1899 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Boheme (Mimì)

1900 Novara Teatro Coccia Aida (Aida)

1901 Minsk Teatro Nazionale Ebrea (Rachele)

1902 Ekaterinoslav Teatro Municipale Boheme (Mimì)

1903 Nikolajeff Teatro Nazionale Tosca (Tosca)

1904 Oporto Teatro San Joao  Ernani (Elvira)

1905 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Mefistofele (Margherita / Elena)

1906 Los Angeles Teatro Auditorium Aida (Aida)

1908 New York Teatro Metropolitan Trovatore (Leonora)

1909 Gand Petit Theatre Africana (Selika)

1910 Norimberga eatro Apollo Trovatore (Leonora)

1911 Bologna  Teatro Del Corso Aida (Aida)

1912 Havana Teatro Peynet Aida (Aida)

1914 Cleveland Teatro Metropolitan  Trovatore (Leonora)

1915 Evansville Teatro Bijou Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

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Rex, Philadelphia? 1913?

Siberia (Giordano): No, se un pensier F-2008 1016

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Nino Bertelli (Tenor) (? Parma - ?)

Between the  two World Wars he had in Italy a significant career. He was one of the best interpreters of the tenor parts in Pietro Mascagni’s operas. Tcomposer himself selected him to appear at the Teatro Alla Scala in his operas ‘’Guglielmo Ratcliff’’ (1932)  and  ‘’Iris’’ (1936). He sang in this opera house also in 1932 the role of Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ and in 1935 the Rinuccio in ‘’Gianni Schicchi’’ of Giacomo Puccini. In Italyhe appeared with success in different provincial stages. In 1932 he appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, in 1933 at the Opera House of Rome in the premiere of ‘’La farsa amorosa’’ of Riccardo Zandonai, in 1940 at the Teatro Alla Scala in ‘’Ghirlino’’ of Luigi Ferrari-Trecate. At the Opera House of Rome he performed in 1935 in ‘’La Bohème’’. In 1938 during the festival in the Terme di Caracallahe appeared as Folco in Pietro Mascagni’s ‘’Isabeau’’, at the Opera House of Piacenza in 1936 he sang in Umberto Giordano’s ‘’Andrea Chenier’’, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naplesin ‘’'Pinotta’’ of Mascagni. After his retirement he lived as a singing teacher in Milan. He never made records.

Chronology of some appearances

1932 Milano Teatro Alla Scala Guglielmo Ratcliff (Guglielmo Ratcliff)

1932 Milano Teatro Alla Scala Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1933 Rome Opera House La farsa amorosa (-)

1935 Milano Teatro Alla Scala Gianni Schicchi ( Rinuccio)

1936 Milano Teatro Alla Scala Iris (Osaka)

1940 Milano Teatro Alla Scala Ghirlino (-)

Carlo Del Corso (Baritone) (San Giuliano Terme 1888 - San Giuliano Terme ? 1977)

He made his debut as baritone at the Teatro Verdi of Bologna in the role of  Riccardo in Bellini's ''I Puritani'' (1914). In 1920 he was to be heard at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan as Marcello in Puccini's ''La Bohème'' and as Amonasro in ''Aida''. In 1922 he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli in the premiere of the opera ''La Flaminga'' of Donaudy. In 1924 he sang at the Teatro Petruzzelli of Bari in the operas ''Il Piccolo Marat'' of Mascagni and ''Dejanice'' of Catalani. In 1925 he guested in Berlin, Budapest and Prague appearing as Rigoletto. In 1927 at the Teatro Nuovo in Copenaghen he sang the role of Figaro in  ''Barbiere di Siviglia''. In 1929 he made guest appearances in Valencia, Bilbao, Zaragoza and Barcelona. In 1930 he sang  at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. Then he changed to tenor and for the first time appeared in 1933 at the Teatro Puccini in Milan as Dick Johnson in ''La Fanciulla del West'' of Puccini, then he sang at the Metropolitan Opera the role of Radames in Verdi's ''Aida''. In the same season he sang there Canio in ''Pagliacci'' and Turiddu in ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' with Rose Ponselle as a Santuzza. In 1935 at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste he sang the roile of Ägisth in ''Elektra''. Especially he was famous for his interpretation of  Otello in Verdi's opera of the same name, which he sang among other things in Naples, Palermo and Catania. In 1942 he sang  for the last time at the Teatro Politeama of Viareggio the role of Canio in ''Pagliacci'' and then went to his birthplace San Giuliano Terme. He made only one record.

Chronology of some appearances

1914 Bologna Teatro Verdi I Puritani (Riccardo)
1920 Milan  Teatro Dal Verme  La Bohème (Marcello)
1922 Napoli Teatro San Carlo La Flaminga (Garcia)
1924 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Il Piccolo Marat (Carpentiere)
1927 Copenaghen Teatro Nuovo Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1930 Barcelona Teatro Liceo Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)

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Phonodisc Mondial

Le Campane di Corneville (Planquette): Il mondo intier girai  627          

Sante Montelauri (Tenor) (Siracusa ? - ?)

Probably he made his debut at the Teatro Politeama in Livorno as Manrico in ‘’Trovatore’’ (1919). During his career he also made guest appearances in Alessandria (1920) Amsterdam (1922) and Buenos Aires (1929).

Chronology of some appearances

1920 Livorno Politeama Trovatore (Manrico)

1921 Roma Teatro Parioli Aida (Radames)

1922 Guastalla Teatro Sociale Pagliacci (Canio)

1923 Vercelli   Teatro Civico   Trovatore (Manrico)

1924 Messina  Teatro Mastroieni Trovatore (Manrico)

1925 Milano Teatro Carcano Forza delDestino (Alvaro)

1926 MaltaTeatro Reale Aida (Radames)

1927 MaltaTeatro Reale Pagliacci (Canio)

1929 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Forza del destino (Alvaro)

1931 Milano Teatro Puccini Aida (Radames)

1932 Piacenza Politeama Forza del destino (Alvaro)

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Fonotipia, Milano 1928-05-24

Trovatore (Verdi): Di geloso amor with Tina Poli-Randaccio and Giovanni Inghilleri 120145b XXPh6267

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-17
Aida (Verdi): Concertato act 2, pt 1 with Baracchi, Poli-Randaccio, Minghini-Cattaneo, Fregosi & Righetti 120181 XXPh6387

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-21
Aida (Verdi): Concertato act 2, pt 2 with Baracchi, Poli-Randaccio, Minghini-Cattaneo, Fregosi & Righetti120181 XXPh6412

Fonotipia, Milano 1928?
Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo...Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti with Vera Amerighi-Rutili 196115 a/b
Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam da queste mura...Di Napata le gole! with Vera Amerighi-Rutili and unknown baritone 196116 a/b

Marcelle Demougeot (Soprano) (Dijon 1876 - Paris 1931)

Her real name was Jeanne Marguerite Marcelle Decorne. She studied singing under Charles Laurent at Dijon and at the Conservatoire of Paris by Hettich. In Parisshe was also a student of Mangin, and Warot Giraudet. She made her debut in 1902 at the Paris Grand Opera as Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni”. In 1904 she sang here in the premiere of “Le fils de l’étoile” by Camille Erlanger, two years later in Massenet’s “Ariane”, 1911, in Monte Carlo, the title role in the world premiere of the opera “Déjanire” by Saint-Saens. In 1909 she appeared at the Grand Opera in the premiere of Wagner’s “Rheingold” in the role of Fricka. In 1914 she performed at the same opera house in the premiere of “Parsifal” as Kundry. She performed in the 1907-09 seasons at the provincial theaters and later at Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon and Vichy. In 1921 she sang at the Grand Opera with great successful in ”Die Walkure’’. In 1930 she sang in Strasbourg the role of Brünnhilde in the Ring cycle. She was considered the most important French Wagnerian soprano of her generation, and outside of the Wagner repertoire, she sang roles such as Aida, the Valentine in “Les Huguenots” by Meyerbeer, the Mathilde in Rossini’s “William Tell”, the Cyria in “Angela” by Massenet and Marguerite in “La Damnation de Faust” by Berlioz.

Chronology of some appearances

1902 Paris Grand Opera Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira)

1904 Paris Grand Opera Le fils de l’étoile (-)

1906 Paris Grand Opera Arian (-)

1909 Paris Grand Opera Rheingold (Fricka)

1911 Monte Carlo Opera House Déjanire (-)

1914 Paris Grand Opera Parsifal (Kundry)

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G&T, Paris 1904
Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Tu l'as dit with Affre 34036 3161-F

Favorite, Paris 1905-07

Ave Maria (Gounod) 1-6003 1410-f

Guillaume Tell (Rossini): Sombre forêt 1-6029 1412-f

G&T, Paris 1906-07

Favorite (Donizetti): Ah, va dans une autre patrie with Muratore 34161 5835o

Zonophone, Paris 1906

Robert le diable (Meyerbeer): Robert, toi que j'aime X-83127

Favorite (Donizetti): O mon Fernand X-83126

Hérodiade (Massenet): Air de Salomé X-83142

Cid (Massenet): Pleurez mes yeux X-83148
Ave Maria (Gounod) X-83149
Sérénade (Braga) X-83150

Beka, Paris 1907?

Ariana (Massenet): Arie der Ariana 8431

Ave Maria (Gounod) 8434

Odeon, Paris 1908

Faust (Gounod): Anges purs with Affre and Nivette 60895 XP4267

Marie Lafargue (Soprano) (Bayonne 1871- ? 1913)

She studied at the Paris Conservatory and made her debut in ‘’Otello’’ (Desdemona) on 19 April 1895 at the Paris Opera. She remained at the Paris Opera until 1899 and sang Aida, Donna Anna, and Valentine. In 1903 she sang in ‘’Faust’’ (Marguerite) at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt. She made her Opéra-Comique debut in the title role in ‘’Carmen’’ (4 June 1905) and remained at the Opéra-Comique until 1912, singing in ‘’Werther’’, ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’, ‘’Les contes d'Hoffman’’, ‘’La Navarraise’’, and ‘’Tosca’’. In addition to her Paris performances, Lafargue sang in many of the major French provincial houses as well as in Brussels, Buenos Aires, and Cairo. She died at the height of her career.

Chronology of some appearances

1895 Paris Grand Opera Otello (Desdemona)

1903 Paris Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Faust (Marguerite)

1905 ParisOpera-Comique Carmen (Micaela)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Paris 1912-11-26

Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Dans la nuit tout seul with Andre Gresse 034183 02591v

Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Je courais t'avertir with Andre Gresse 034184 02592v

Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-11
La Poupée de Nuremberg (Audran): Pour la valse weith Alfred Maguenat  034170 W264

Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-17

Les Bavards (Offenbach): C'est l'Espagne qui nous donne 033163 02631v

Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-24

Cid (Massenet): O jours de première tendresse with Leon Beyle 034175 02639v

Luigi Ceccarelli (Tenor) (1868 ? - ?)

Probably he made his debut in 1890. Ceccarelli made only one Wax cylinder.

Chronology of some appearances

1891 Roma Teatro Quirino Ernani (Ernani)
1892 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Linda di Chamonix (Visconte)
1894 Roma Teatro Manzoni Ernani (Ernani)
1895 Ravenna Teatro Filodrammatico Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1896 Perugia Teatro Morlacchi Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1897 Perugia Teatro Morlacchi Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Bari  Teatro Piccinni  Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1899 Senigallia  Teatro Fenice Boheme (Rodolfo)
1900 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Gioconda (Enzo)
1901 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1902 Rosario di Santa Fe Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1903 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1904 Foligno Teatro Piermarini Gioconda (Enzo)
1905 Fano Teatro della Fortuna Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1906 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Il barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1907 La Corugna  Teatro Rosalia La sonnambula (Elvino)
1908 Fermo Teatro Dell'Aquila Gioconda (Enzo)
1909 Torino  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1910 Orvieto  Teatro Civico La sonnambula (Elvino)
1911 Viterbo Teatro Civico La sonnambula (Elvino)
1916 Firenze  Teatro della Pergola Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

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Wax Cylinder

Aida (Verdi): Morir, si pura e bella

Feodor Oreshkevich (Tenor) (Odessa 1872 – Kiev 1932)

                                                Hermann in ''The Queen of Spades''

From 1897 to 1900 Oreshkevich studied in St. Petersburg under F. I. Gushchin. He made his debut in 1900 in Tbilisi. From 1901 to 1904 he was a soloist of the St. Petersburg’ Mariinsky Theatre, where he made his debut as Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s ‘’Eugene Onegin’’. From 1904 to 1906 he sang in Warsaw. From 1907 to 1913  and from 1915 to 1915 Oreshkevich appeared at the National Opera House in Kiev. He also performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (1913-1915). In 1902 and 1904 he made guest appearances at the opera house Olimpia in St. Petersburg and also sang at the opera house of Solodovnikov (1909). Since 1920’s he worked as a  pedagogue in conservatory of Kiev. Oreshkevich’s records are extremely rare.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Tbilisi Opera House

1901-1904 St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre

1904-1906 Warsaw Opera House

1907-1913 Kiev National Opera House

1915 Kiev National Opera House

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Artistopia?

The broken vase (Romance) (Arensky)

Giuseppe Reschiglian (Tenor) (Padova 1875 - Amsterdam 1949)

He began his career as an oratorios and churches singer. He made his debut in 1895 at Sociale of Pordenone in ‘’Ruy Blas’’. He appeared as a lyric tenor in the leading Italian theaters and sang parts like the Nemorino in ‘’Elisir d'amore’’, Alfredo in ‘’ Traviata’’, Ernesto in ‘’ Don Pasquale’’ and Elvino in Bellini’s ‘’Sonnambula’’. In 1915 he was engaged by the Italian opera company to appear in Holland. Together with the soprano Margherita Bevignani and the baritone Luigi Mazzoleni he decided to remain there, because of the insecurity of the war relations. Three artists put together an opera troupe with which they organized opera performances in 1918 at the the Theatre Carré,Amsterdam. Famous conductor Willem Mengelberg allowed  him to sing the part  of tenor-solo in Verdi's Requiem. After the First World War he continued his career in Italy. By the invitation of his brother Vincenzo Reschiglian (1874-1955), who was engaged for decades as a Comprimario at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, he came to USA and sang there first as a mamber of the San Carlo Opera Company, then at the opera house of Philadelphia (1925-29). In 1938 he moved his activity again to Holland and now worked as a pedagogue in Amsterdam. Still in 1941 he gave in the Dutch broadcasting company a concert with modern Italian songs.

Chronology of some appearances

1895 Pordenone Teatro Sociale  Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)

1898 Bologna  Teatro Comunale La Resurrezione di Lazzaro di L. Perosi

1900 Novara Teatro Coccia Il Trillo Del Diavolo di S.Falchi (Tartini)

1902 Firenze Teatro Niccolini Linda di Chamonix (Carlo)

1904 Foggia Teatro Dauno Mignon (Guglielmo)

1913 Genova Teatro Margherita Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1915 Fano  Teatro Della Fortuna Rigoletto (Duca)

1917 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Concerto

1920 Milano Teatro Carcano Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1926 Venezia   Teatro La Fenice Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1930 Cincinnati Civic Opera    Iris (Cenciaiolo/Merciaiolo)                            

1933 Venezia   Liceo Musicale Benedetto Marcello  Stabat Mater di G. Rossini

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Odeon

Bionda sirena 9065 Mo1257
Sogna la gioventù (Mario) 83113

Fonit

mamma, mammina

Lucien Rigaux (Bariton) (Saint-Mandé 1878 – ?)

He made his debut at the Opéra-Comique as Pelléas in  ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’ (1902).

Chronology of appearance

1902 Paris Opéra-Comique Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Paris 1907

Africaine (Meyerbeer):  Septuor, pt 1 with  Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia Talexis, Regis, Landouzy,  Billot  56132 XP3642

Africaine (Meyerbeer):  Septuor, pt 2 with Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia Talexis, Regis, Landouzy and  Billot 56148 XP3643

Rigoletto (Verdi): Quatuor  with Affre, Lauger-Dubois and Landouzy 86503 XXP3683

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Quatuor de la chambre with  Lauger-Dubois, Landouzy & Billot 56135 XP3655

Forza del destino (Verdi): La sainte mère with Landouzy 56200 XP4447

Traviata (Verdi): Septuor with  Lauger-Dubois, Dubois, Régis, Landouzy, Billot & Maletti 56146 XP3644

Faust (Gounod): Scene de l'eglise, pt 1 pt 2 with Talexis 60541, xP 3776

Faust (Gounod): Scene de l'eglise pt 2 with Talexis 60520, xP 3777

Odeon, Paris 1908

Aida (Verdi): Gloire a L'Egypte with Talexis, Affre, Landouzy, Lequien and Narcon 56196 xP 4438

Aida (Verdi): O guerriers sur ce rivage with Talexis, Lequien, Narcon,  Affre and Landouzy 56193 xP 4439

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Oui fallut-il perdre la vie with Affre, Narcon, Freville and Bernard 97061 XP4355

Rigoletto (Verdi): Ah! veille o femme with Julienne Marchal 97129

Huguenots (Meyerbeer): En mon bon droit j'ai confiance with Freville, Claudin, Affre, Lequien, Narcon and Bernard 97142 Xp4452

Sigurd  (Reyer): Je suis à toi Duo, 2e partie  with Lucienne Garchery 60804 xP 4121

Paolo Ananian (Bass) (? 1880 - ?)

Probably he made his debut in 1905 at the Opera House of Monte Carlo as Don Diego in G. Meyerbeer’s ‘’Africaine’’. He appeared there in the 1905-1908 seasons and also took part in the guest performance of the ensemble of this opera house in Berlin(1907). In 1908 he was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in  New York in which as a beginning role he sang Wagner in C. Gounod’s ‘’Faust’’. He was active in this opera house first till 1910, then again in the 1911-1915 seasons and, in the end, from 1918 up to his retirement as Hermann Ortel in the ‘’Meistersingers’’ (1935). He sang at the Opera House of Monte Carlo in the premieres of the operas ‘’Thérèse’’ of J. Massenet (1907) and ‘’Theodora’’ of Xavier Leroux (1907). At the Metropolitan Opera he sang in the premieres of Puccini’s ‘’Gianni Schicchi’’ (1918 as Betto di Signa), ‘’L'Oiseau blue’’ of A. Wolff (1919) and ‘’The King's Henchman’’ of D. Taylor (1927), in addition he appeared in the USA premières of ‘’Le Donne curiose’’ of Wolf-Ferrari (1912), ‘’Lobetanz’’ of L. Thuille (1911), ‘’Julien’’ of G. Charpentier (1914), ‘’La pure Fiammette’’ of X. Leroux (1919) and ‘’Fra Gherardo’’  of I. Pizzetti (1929). In 1910 he made guest appearance at the Grand Opéra in Parisas Melot in ‘’Tristan und Isolde’’. in the 1923-24 season he sang at the Opera House of San Francisco. In 1921 he belonged to the opera troupe put together by Antonio Scotti which undertook a tour through the USAand Canada.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Monte Carlo Opera House Africaine (Don Diego)

1908 New York Metropolitan Opera  Faust (Wagner)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Lyrophon, Paris 1905?

Patrie (Paladilhe): Pauvre martyr obscur  365

Favorite, Paris 1906?

Crucifix (Faure): Duo with Jules Gautier  1-9027

Magda Dorini (Soprano)

She studied singing under the famous soprano Elena Theodorini and made her debut in 1908 at the Teatro Sociale of Voghera as Desdemona in ‘’Otello’’. She retired from the stage in 1922 when she married to Giacomo Trombetta.

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Voghera  Teatro Sociale  Otello (Desdemona)

1910 Venezia   Teatro La Fenice Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)

1912 SassariPoliteama Verdi Tosca (Tosca)

1914 Modena  Teatro Municipale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1917 Genova Politeama Genovese Trovatore (Leonora)

1919 CataniaTeatro Bellini Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)

1921 Messina Teatro Mastroieni Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)

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Columbia, Milano 1913?
Ernani (Verdi): Tu sei Ernani with Cesare Formichi & Egidio Cunego 41735 

Ernani (Verdi): Da quel dì with Cesare  Formichi D4417 41754

Paul-Henri Vergnes (Tenor) (Lagrasse 1905 – Paris 1974)

He was discovered by the patron Castellan de Beauxhoste and studied singing from 1924 to 1928 at the the Paris Conservatoire. In 1929 he made his debut at the Paris Grand Opéra in ‘’Faust’’. Here he unfolded a significant career. In 1929 he sang in a whole performance of the opera ‘’Les Troyens’’ of H. Berlioz in the part of the Jopas. Since 1933 he also belonged to the ensemble of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where as a beginning role he appeared as  Hoffmann in ‘’Hoffmanns Erzählungen’’. In this role he also had in Amsterdamunder Pierre Monteux a huge success (1932). At the Opéra-Comique he performed in 1938 in the premiere of the opera ‘’Esther de Carpentras’’ of D. Milhaud. Later he worked as a vocal pedagogue in Paris. He was married the singer Lise Dalignan.

Chronology of some appearances

1929 Paris Grand Opéra Faust (Faust)

1929 Paris Grand Opéra Les Troyens (Jopas)

1933 Paris Opéra-Comique Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Hoffmann)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odéon, Paris
Carmen (Bizet): Air de la fleur 123806 xxP.7319

Manon (Massenet): Ah! fuyez, douce image P1 188900 KI7118

Aïda (Verdi): O céleste Aïda 123806 xxP.7320

Manon (Massenet): Ah! fuyez, douce image P2 188900 KI 7119

Ernest Tilkin-Servais (Baritone) (Bruxelles 1888 - ? 1961)

                                                                 Rigoletto

His real name was Ernest Servais. His family came from Lüttich. He was a violinist before becoming a singer, however, he was also a gifted sculptor and graduated from the Académie des Beaux Arts in Brüssel. Then he became at the conservatoire of Brusselsa pupil of the pedagogue Desiré Demest. Since 1910 he appeared as a concert singer and very early travelled around France, Holland, Spain, Portugal and Brazil. In 1913 for the first time he sang at the Opera House of Lyon. During the First World War he appeared in Brusselsat the Trocadéro and at the Théâtre de la Bourse. In 1918 he was engaged by the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brusselsand remained as the first baritone for the following ten years. Here in 1919 he sang the role of Ali in the première of the opera ''Marouf'' of Rabaud. In 1926 he made guest appearance at the Covent Garden; there he sang as a partner of Maria Jeritza in ''Thaïs'' of Massenet and, in addition, the Grand-prêtre in ''Samson et Dalila'' of Saint-Saëns. At Monte Carlo he created on 13. 2. 1926 the role of Holofernes in the premiere of the opera ''Judith'' of Honegger. Several times he made guest appearances at Holland, where he performed in ''Rigoletto'' and ''Trovatore''. He retired early after the death of his only son and became a pedagogue at Brussels. 

Chronology of some appearances

1913 Lyon Opera House

1918 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Paris 1920-04-25

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Et c'est toi qui déchires mon âme 032380 03342v

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Ballde d'Adamastor  032379 03345v

Gramophone, Paris 1924-10-01

Carmen (Bizet): Je suis Escamillo with Fernand Ansseau DB880 2-034038

Gramophone, Paris 1930-06?

Muette de Portici (Auber): L'amour sacré with Fernand Ansseau E560 30-3865

Gramophone, 1931

Lakmé (Delibes): Stances AU30 32-2116

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologue AU30 32-2115