Probably he made
his debut in 1909 as Fasolt in ‘’Das Rheingold’’ at the o Opéra de Monte-Carlo.
Since then most closely his work associated with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo
(1910-1911, 1914, 1923, 1928-1938). Here his repertoire included not only
Hunding in ‘’Die Walküre’’, Hagen in "Götterdämmerung", Sparafucile
in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Ramphis in ‘’Aida’’, Conte Rodolfo in ‘’La Sonnambula’’,
Alvise in ‘’La Gioconda’’, Colline in ‘’La Bohème’’, but also Zuniga in
‘’Carmen’’, Schlemihl in "Hoffmanns Erzählungen", Monterone in
‘’Rigoletto’’', Roucher in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’, Saint Bris in ‘’Les Huguenots’’,
Tristan in ‘’Martha’’ and Geronte in ‘’Manon Lescaut’’. Later he sang Buffo
roles (Bartolo in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’, Sakristan in ‘’Tosca’’) and sang
also in operettas. He appeared at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in several opera
premieres: In 1914 as Ennius in ‘’Cléopâtre’’ by J. Massenet, two years later
in ‘’Béatrice’’ of A. Messager, during the same year also in ‘’I Mori di
Valenza’’ of A. Ponchielli, in 1923 in ‘’Lysistrata’’ of R. Gunsbourg, in
1929 in ‘’'La Femme nue’’of H. Fevrier, in 1937 as Marmont in ‘’L'Aiglon’’ of
Honegger-Ibert. In 1934 he sang at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the
French-speaking première of ‘’Arabella’’ by R. Strauss. At the Grand Opéra in Paris he made
guest appearances between 1909 and 1913 (debut in ‘’Le vieil Aiglon’’ of R.
Gunsbourg). In 1927 he sang at the Théâtre Fémina in Paris with
the opera troop of Marguerite Bériza in the premiere of J. Ibert’s
‘’Angélique’’ in the role of the Fabigen, which he reported in in the 1930-1934
seasons also at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In 1913 he made guest appearance at
the Covent Garden in London as
Mephistofeles in ‘’Faust’’ and as Frère Laurent in ‘’Roméo et Juliette’’. In
most appearances he is announced as Mr Marvini.
Chronology of some appearances
1909-1911 Monte-Carlo Opéra
1909-1913 Paris Grand Opéra
1914 Monte-Carlo Opéra
1923 Monte-Carlo Opéra
1927 Paris Théâtre Fémina
1928-1938 Monte-Carlo Opéra
1930-1934 Paris Opéra-Comique
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Pathé, Paris 1912?
Favorite (Donizetti) with Lassalle, Albers, Lapeyrette and Gantéri
Trovatore (Verdi) with Fontaine, Noté, Morlet and Gantéri
Idéal - Aspir, Paris 1913?
Quo Vadis (Nouguès): Récit de Saint-Pierre, pt 1 6179
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Quo Vadis (Nouguès): Récit de Saint-Pierre, pt 3 6183
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