This totally
forgotten tenor was the creator of Silvio in the world premiere of R.
Leoncavallo’s ‘’Pagliacci’’ at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milano (1892). The next
year he went to Melbourne, where again appeared in ‘’Pagliacci’’. Although he
was successful in tenor repertoire (Otello (see photo) Sansone and Siegmund), but
he couldn’t continue his career as tenor and until his retirement, like Oreste
Milei, sang again repertoire of baritone. He retired from the stage in 1911. Roussel
never made records.
Chronology of some
appearances
1892 Milano Teatro
Dal Verme Pagliacci (Silvio)
1893 Genova Teatro Paganini Carmen (Escamillo)
1893 Genova
Teatro Carlo Felice Pagliacci (Silvio)
1893 Melbourne Princess
Theater Pagliacci (Silvio)
1894 Casale
Monferrato Teatro Sociale Ballo in
maschera (Renato)
1894 Casale
Monferrato Teatro Sociale Pagliacci
(Silvio)
1894 Milano Teatro Lirico Pagliacci (Silvio)
1896 Buenos Ayres Teatro San Martin Boheme (Marcello)
1896 Buenos Ayres Teatro San Martin Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1896 Buenos Ayres Teatro San Martin Pagliacci (Tonio)
1896 Buenos Ayres Teatro Victoria Boheme (Marcello)
1897 Bari Teatro Piccinni Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1897 Bari Teatro Piccinni Boheme (Marcello)
1898 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Marcello)
1898 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Boheme (Marcello)
1898 Alessandria Politeama Grà Boheme (Marcello)
1899 Roma Teatro
Quirino Pagliacci (Tonio)
1899 Berlin Teatro Kroll Traviata (Germont)
1891 Pavia Teatro Guidi Carmen (Escamillo)
1901 Roma Teatro
Adrian Samson et Dalila (Sansone)
1901 Milano La Scala Die Walküre (Siegmund)
1901 Foggia Teatro Dauno Otello
(Otello)
1901 Novara Teatro Coccia Otello
(Otello)
1902 Roma Teatro Adriano Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1903 Roma Teatro Adriano Rigoletto
(Rigoletto)
1902 Modena Teatro Storchi Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1903 Vigevano Teatro Cagnoni Otello
(Jago)
1904 Venezia Rossini Andrea Chenier
(Gerard)
1904 Milano Teatro Lirico Boheme (Marcello)
1904 Foggia Teatro Dauno Carmen
(Escamillo)
1904 San Paolo Teatro Santana Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1904 San Paolo Santana Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1904 San Paolo Santana Carmen (Escamillo)
1904 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Boheme (Marcello)
1904 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Cavalleria
Rusticana (Alfio)
1905 Buenos Ayres Politeama
Argentino Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1905 Buenos Ayres Politeama
Argentino Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1905 Montevideo Teatro Solis Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1905 Montevideo Teatro Solis Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1905 Montevideo Teatro Solis Boheme (Marcello)
1905 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Boheme (Rodolfo) by R.
Leoncavallo
1906 Città del Messico Teatro Arbeu Boheme (Marcello)
1906 Città del Messico Teatro Arbeau Siberia (Walitzin)
1906 Padova Teatro Verdi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1908 Parma Politeama Reinach Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1908 Parma Politeama Reinach Ernani (Silva)
1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1909 San Paolo Politeama Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Otello
(Jago)
1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Tosca (Scarpia)
1909 Montevideo Politeama Tosca (Scarpia)
1910 Novellara Teatro Sociale Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1910 Potenza Teatro Stabile Boheme (Marcello)
1911 Roma Teatro Apollo Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1911 Roma Teatro Apollo Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1911 Cento Teatro Sociale Tosca (Scarpia)
