Description

ANDRÈ BURDINO (TENOR) (COMBLANCHIEN, 3 FEBRUARY, 1891 – SAINT-CLOUD, 7 JULY 1987)

First, he worked as a sculptor, but then took up singing studies with Archaimbault in Paris and made his debut in 1918 at the Théâtre Moncey in Paris. He then made guest appearances at various Parisian operetta stages, but in 1919 accepted a permanent engagement at the theater in Rouen. After singing at the Ghent Opera House from 1920 to 1921, he appeared as Roméo in C. Gounod’s ‘’Roméo et Juliette’’ at the Grand Opéra in Paris in 1922. From 1922 to 1925, he was with the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. In 1925, he made successful guest appearances at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. He then appeared regularly at major French provincial theaters and, with increasing success, also performed outside of France. In 1926, he toured Italy, performing in Parma, Turin, and Naples. In 1927, he was a guest in South America, singing at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, as well as at the opera houses in Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. In 1929, he performed in Brno and Prague, and in 1930 appeared at Covent Garden as Roméo. In 1936, he returned to Covent Garden as Hoffmann in ‘’Les Contes d’Hoffmann’’, and in 1937 he sang as Orphée in C. W. Gluck’s ‘’Orphée et Eurydice’’. In 1931, he performed at the Antwerp Opera, and the same year, he sang in Austria, including at the Vienna State Opera and the Graz Opera House, as well as in the Balkans, notably in Yugoslavia. An extensive tour of France and North Africa followed in the 1932-1933 season. From 1937 to 1939, he was heard at the Chicago Opera and then undertook a major tour of the United States and Canada from 1939 to 1940. Even after World War II, he continued his extensive guest performances. He sang at the Zurich Opera House in 1946, at the Grand Opéra Paris in 1949 (as Radamès in ‘’Aida’’), and toured the Philippines in 1950. After that, he performed at opera houses in the French provinces and in 1955 appeared for the last time at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels as José in ‘’Carmen’’. He was married to the singer Elen Dosia, who was engaged with him at the Chicago Opera.

TRACKLIST

1. Rigoletto (Verdi): Qu’une belle (Rigoletto) A 138.625-3 Odeon, Paris 1932-01-18
2. Rigoletto (Verdi): Comme la plume au vent 29.559 138626-4 Odeon, Paris 1932-01-18
3. Manon (Massenet): Ah! Fuyez, douce image, pt 1 29.558 Odeon, Paris 1932-04-18
4. Manon (Massenet): Ah! Fuyez, douce image, pt 2 29.558 Odeon, Paris 1932-04-18
5. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Salut au tombeau 95635 Parlophone, Paris 1932-06-10
6. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Ah, lève-toi, soleil! 59.555 95636 Parlophone, Paris 1932-06-21
7. Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas 95637 Parlophone, Paris 1932-06-21
8. Manon (Massenet): Instant charmant 29.563 138961 Odeon, Paris 1932-12-09
9. Tosca (Puccini): O dolci mani (Fr) 29.563 138962 Odeon, Paris 1932-12-09
10. Martha (Flotow): Ach, so fromm (Fr) 59.557 95639 Parlophone, Paris 1932-12-09
11. La chanson du bonheur (Lehár): Je vivrai pour toi 524128 Polydor
12. La chanson du bonheur (Lehár): La chanson du bonheur 524128 Polydor
13. Berceuse (Gretchaninov) Radio Genéve June 11, 1945
14. Lydia (Fauré) Radio Genéve  June 11, 1945