Description

ABBY RICHARDSON (USA, 1892 – ?)

As a child, she moved to France and became a pupil of Rose Caron in Paris. In 1910, she made her debut in Nantes, and in 1911, she created the role of Rosalia in the French premiere of Eugen d’Albert’s Tiefland at the Nice Opera. She married Pierre Chereau, the director of the Nice Opera.

For three seasons, she was engaged at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. She frequently gave guest performances at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, and various French provincial theaters. In 1938, she sang the role of Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Vichy Casino.

Later, she taught an opera class at the Conservatoire Rachmaninoff in Paris. She also made a few recordings for Columbia.

Chronology of some appearances

1910 Nantes Opera

1911 Nice Opera

1910s Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1910s Paris Opéra-Comique

TRACKLIST

1. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Tu ne chanteras plus… Chère enfant que j’appelle (w. Féraldy & Guénot) RFX28, RFX28, WLX1565, WLX1566 Columbia, Paris
2. Fille de Mme Angot (Lecocq) L’egende de la mère RF6 WL2005-1 Columbia, Paris
3. La cloche (Saint-Saëns) RFX 6 LX 1248 Columbia, Paris
4. La femme à barbe (Blaquière) RF 67 L 4093 Columbia, Paris
5. L’abandonnée (Büsser) RFX 6 LX 1279 Columbia, Paris
6. Périchole (Offenbach) La lettre de la erichole RF6 WL2006 Columbia, Paris
7. Tu vas t’marier RF 67 L 4092 Columbia, Paris
8. Vivandière (Godard) Viens avec nous, petit RF41 WL2967 Columbia, Paris