His real name was Georges-Louis Noël. He appeared as Georges Nansen and made a few records as Louis Nansen. In the 1907-1914 seasons he appeared as Comprimario at the Grand Opéra in Paris , where he made his debut in ‘’La Catalane’’ by F. Le Borne. Then his career was interrupted by the First World War. He took part as a front-line soldier and was distinguished with a medal for bravery. After end of the war he joined again to the Grand Opéra and remained there untill 1920. He appeared also in several operatic stages of the French province. His repertoire included Melot in ‘’Tristan und Isolde’’, Mime in "Rheingold", Tybalt in ‘’Roméo et Juliette’’, Jonas in ‘’Le Prophète’’ and Shababarim in ‘’Salammbô’’.
Chronology of some appearances
1907-1914 Paris Grand Opéra
1919- 1920 Paris
Opera Premieres
1909 Paris
1909 Paris
1920 La Légende de Saint Christophe (-)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Pathé, Paris 1908/1911
Le chant du départ (Méhul) with Devriès, Dangès & Belhomme 0803
La Marseillaise (de l'Isle) with Devriès, Dangès & Belhomme 0808
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Choeur des pèlerins with Devriès, Hypolite Belhomme and Dangès 0775
Pathe, Paris 1912
Complete Trovatore (Verdi) with Fontaine, Morlet, Lapeyrette and Note
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