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. Maria Mari (Di Capua) 51011 Homocord, 1922
2. Marsch Der Arbeiders 46915 Parlophon
3. Mattinata (Leoncavallo) 51000 Homocord, 1922
4. Mignon (Thomas) Duo (w. Santhagens) 51022 Homocord
5. Mijnwerkerslied 46917 Parlophon
6. Op het jubelfeest 51016 Homocord, 1922
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Duo (w. Santhagens) 51030 Homocord, 1923-05
8. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si puo AA58072 Odeon
9. Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Morrisson, Santhagens and Bouwmeester) 51032 Homocord
10. Rigoletto (Verdi) Cortigiani vil razza dannata 50657 Homocord
11. Rigoletto (Verdi) Duo (w. Santhagens) 51025 Homocord
12. Stille Nacht AA58103 XXBo 7707 Odeon
13. ‘t Scheepken onder Jezus Hoede 46910 Beka
14. Thais (Massenet) Duo (w. Santhagens) 51023 Homocord
15. Trovatore (Verdi) Aria van Graf Luna 2-092007 03226v Gramophone, den Haag 1919-08-14
16. Trovatore (Verdi) Duo (w. Santhagens) 51026 Homocord, 1923-05
17. Trovatore (Verdi) Il balen 50731 Homocord, 1922
18. Wij willen Limburg houden (Thijssen) 7-92033 20760u Gramophone, den Haag 1919-08-19