Description

EMILE (EMIEL) VAN BOSCH (BOOM, BELGIUM, 10 JANUARY, 1886 – AMSTERDAM, 24 JANUARY, 1940)

He had already made epoch-making work for Flemish composers as Peter Benoit (1834-1901) and his follower Jan Blockx (1851-1912), when he leaved his country in 1914 to the Netherlands, that became his second homeland. He made his debut on December 14th in the Hollandsche Schouwburg at Amsterdam in the opera ”Miss Helyett” from the French composer Edmond Audran (1840-1901) and build a wide repertoire, that besides opera also included operetta, lieder and songs. He sang roles as Valentijn (”Faust”, Gounod), Alfio (”Cavalleria Rusticana”, Mascagni), Tonio (”Paljas”, Leoncavallo), Scarpia (”Tosca”, Puccini), Escamillo (”Carmen”, Bizet) Sharpless (”Madame Butterfly”, Puccini) and Giorgio Germont (”La traviata”, Verdi). His last appearance on stage was on May 24th, 1926 at Amsterdam in the Theater Carré as Escamillo in ”Carmen”.

Chronology of some appearances

1914 Amsterdam Hollandsche Schouwburg Miss Helyett

1926 Amsterdam Theater Carré Carmen

TRACKLIST

1. Africana (Meyerbeer) Aria Nelusco 50659 Homocord
2. Aida (Verdi) Duo Aida-Amonasro act 3 (w. Santhagens) 51024 Homocord, 1923-05-05
3. Als ik koning was 51697 Homocord
4. Angelus der zee (L’Angelus de la mer) (w. Morrisson) 50651 Homokord
5. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu AA 58073 Odeon
6. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Figaro Aria 50738 Homocord, 1922-12-01
7. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Figaros aria 2-092006 03211v Gramophone, den Haag 1919-08-04
8. Bede 51021 Homocord, 1922
9. Benvenuto (Diaz) Aria 50669 Homocord
10. Boheme (Puccini) O Mimì, tu piu non torni (w. Morrisson) 51033 Homocord
11. Carmen. Ik ben Escamillo (Je suis Escamillo) (w. Morrisson) 50653 Homocord 1919-1924
12. Dans le sommeil (Adam) Si j’etais roi 51697 Homocord
13. De Heilige Stad Beka (Adams) 46908 Beka
14. De Kermisklanten Wals AA 58123 Odeon
15. De Kermisklanten Wals AA58123 XXBo 7720 Odeon
16. De klokken van Corneville (Planquette) Ik reise driemal om de aarde 51695 Homocord
17. De klokken von Corneville (Planquette) Aria 58059 Odeon
18. De Koning v. Lahore (Massenet) Arioso AA 58069 Odeon