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EMMA LUART (BRUSSELS, 14 AUGUST, 1892 – BRUSSELS, 26 AUGUST, 1968)

 

 

 

 

Her real name was Emma Luwaert. She received her education at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles. She made her debut in 1914 at the Théâtre de la Haye in The Hague, where she created the roles of Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande (1916), Tatiana in Eugene Onegin (1916), and the Princess in Marouf (1917) for Holland. In 1918, she joined the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where she appeared as Constance in the Brussels première of W. A. Mozart’s Entführung aus dem Serail. In 1922, she was engaged by the Opéra-Comique in Paris and made her debut in Lakmé. During the 1923-1924 season, she appeared at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the premiere of M. Samuel-Rousseau’s opera La Hulla in the role of Dilara, as well as in a new performance of M. Mussorgsky’s The Fair at Sorochyntsi in the role of Parasha (opposite John McCormack).

In 1927, she appeared at the Opéra-Comique in the premiere of G. Pierné’s opera Sophie Arnoult in the title role. On January 15, 1930, she created the role of Jeanneton in the Opéra-Comique premiere of J. Ibert’s Le roi d’Yvetot, and on December 5, 1927, she had sung in the premiere of M. Samuel-Rousseau’s Le bon Roi Dagobert at the same opera house. On January 16, 1928, she performed in the premiere of A. Bruneau’s Angelo, Tyran de Padoue, and on December 17, 1928, in G. Hüe’s Riquet à la houppe. After her retirement, she lived as a singing teacher in Brussels.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1914-1916 Hague Théâtre de la Haye

1918 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1922 Paris Opéra-Comique

1923-1924 Monte-Carlo Opéra

1927 Paris Opéra-Comique

1928 Paris Opéra-Comique

1930 Paris Opéra-Comique

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) C’est une chanson d’mour (w. Micheletti) 188.574, 188.574, Ki-1610, Ki-1611 Odeon, Paris
2. Faust (Gounod) Roi de Thulé 123678 Paris, Odeon
3. Fauvette du Temple (Messager) Duo des chameliers (w. Balbon) 92002 Pathé, Paris 1932
4. Les brigands (Offenbach) Sait-on jamais pourquoi l’on aime X91022 N203113 Pathé
5. Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Barcarolle with Germaine Cernay 123678 Odeon, Paris
6. Les saltimbanques (Ganne) La bergère Colinette X91022 N203193 Pathé
7. Manon (Massenet) Adieu, notre petite table 188571 Odeon, Paris
8. Manon (Massenet) Ah! Des Grieux (La mort de Manon, pt 1) (w. Friant) 123.658 XXP6923 Odeon, Paris
9. Manon (Massenet) duo de Saint Sulpice (w. Friant) Pt 1 171029 xxp 6479 Odeon, Paris
10. Manon (Massenet) duo de Saint Sulpice (w. Friant) Pt 2 171029 xxp 647980 Odeon, Paris
11. Manon (Massenet) J’ai marqué l’heure du départ (Duo de la rencontre, pt 1) (w. Friant) 123.657 XXP6921 Odeon, Paris
12. Manon (Massenet) Je suis encore tout étourdie 188571 Odeon, Paris
13. Manon (Massenet) Le ciel lui même te pardonne (La mort de Manon, pt 2) (w. Friant) 123.658 XXP6924 Odeon, Paris
14. Manon (Massenet) Nous vivrons à Paris tous les deux (Duo de la rencontre, pt 2) (w. Friant) 123.657 XXP6922 Odeon, Paris
15. Parade d’Amour (Schertzinger) Marche des grenadiers 3422 Pathé, Paris 1931
16. Parade d’Amour (Schertzinger) Rêve d’amour 3422 Pathé, Paris 1931
17. Pré aux Clercs (Hérold) Les rendez-vous (w. Balbon) 92002 Pathé, Paris 1932
18. Thais (Massenet) Etranger, te voilà (w. Bourdin) 123652 XXP6908 Odeon, Paris
19. Thais (Massenet) Je te trouve hardi (w. Bourdin) 123652 XXP6909 Odeon, Paris