Description

ALBERT HUBERTY (SERAING-SUR-MEUSE, BELGIUM, FEBRUARY 2, 1881 – OSTENDE, BELGIUM, MARCH 10, 1955)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Conservatoire de Bruxelles with Désiré Demest. In 1903, he joined the Flemish Opera in Antwerp as a comprimario, singing similar roles at the Théâtre de la Haye in The Hague during the 1903-1906 seasons. After refining his vocal technique under the famous bass Hypolite Belhomme in Paris, he became the principal bass of the Opéra de Rouen in 1908. Guest performances followed in Nantes and Algiers. In the 1908-1909 season, he sang at Covent Garden in London, followed by engagements at the Opera in New Orleans from 1909 to 1911 and in Montreal (Canada) from 1911 to 1913. In the 1913-1914 season, Huberty was active at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège.

In 1915, he joined the Opéra-Comique in Paris, and in 1916, he was engaged by the Paris Grand Opéra, where he made his debut as Capulet in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. He remained there until the end of his career in 1939. At the Grand Opéra, he appeared in notable premières, including Mussorgsky’s Khovantchina (1923) and R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier in its Paris première (1927). He also participated in the premières of La Légende de Saint Christophe by d’Indy (June 6, 1920), Le Jardin du Paris by A. Bruneau (October 29, 1923), L’Arlequin by Max d’Olonne (December 22, 1924), Virginie by Alfred Bruneau (January 6, 1931), Roland et le mauvais garçon by Henri Rabaud (May 28, 1934), and La Chartreuse de Parme by Henri Sauguet (March 16, 1939).

He was a regular guest at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he achieved great success in 1920 as Falstaff in Verdi’s Falstaff and later as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde. He also made guest appearances in Vichy, Antwerp, Ostend, and in 1921 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Later in his career, he taught singing at the Conservatoire de Bruxelles.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Antwerp Flemish Opera

1903-1906 The Hague Théâtre de la Haye

1908 Opéra de Rouen

1908-1909 London Covent Garden

1909-1911 New Orleans Opera

1911-1913 Monreal Opera

1913-1914 Liège Opéra Royal de Wallonie

1915 Paris Opéra-Comique

1916-1939 Grand Opéra

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Chant de Varlaam 0677, X0677 Pathé, Paris
2. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) Scène du carillon X7161 201391 Pathé, Paris 1928
3. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Air de Vulcan 7134 201208 Pathé, Paris 1928
4. Chant des bateliers de la Volga (trad) X7161 201392 Pathé, Paris 1928
5. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade X 7123 Pathé-Art
6. Hérodiade (Massenet) Air de Phanuel X7123 Pathé Art
7. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Piff paff 7134 201209 Pathé, Paris 1928
8. La Damnation de Faust (Gounod) Voici des roses 521894 Polydor
9. Le cor (Flégier) 3446 202285A Pathé, Paris
10. Le pas d’armes du Roi Jean (Saint-Saëns) 3446, 202284B Pathé, Paris 1928
11. Les deux grenadiers (Schumann) 0677, X0677 Pathé, Paris
12. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscure 521894 (4153 BKP) Polydor
13. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Je suis mort… Nobles Seigneur (w. Almona) PDT83, PDT83, CPTX534, CPTX535 Pathé, Paris