Description

HUBERT PATY (SERAING, 27 MAY, 1865 – 27 MAY, 1944)

He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1896, he made his debut at the Grand Opéra in Paris as the Old Hebrew in Samson et Dalila by C. Saint-Saëns. He remained engaged at this prestigious opera house until 1902, performing roles such as Marcel in G. Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, Zacharia in Le Prophète, Don Gomez in Le Cid, Gessler in G. Rossini’s Guillaume Tell, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Ramfis in Aida, and the King in A. Thomas’s Hamlet.

After 1902, he performed at various opera houses in the French provinces and sang during the 1905–1906 season at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. In the 1908–1909 season, he returned to the Paris Grand Opéra, taking on roles such as Giscon in Salammbô by E. Reyer, the Grand Inquisitor in G. Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine, Frère Laurent in Roméo et Juliette by C. Gounod, Dan in Joseph by E. Méhul, and Fafner in Siegfried by R. Wagner.

Chronology of some appearances

1896-1902 Paris Grand Opéra

1905-1906 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1908-1909 Paris Grand Opéra

TRACKLIST

1. Caïd (Thomas) Air du Tambour-Major 7631 Beka, Paris
2. Châlet (Adam) Vallons de l’Helvétie 1526 APGA, Paris 1907
3. Crucifix (Fauré) with Jean Noté 34087 3310 Berliner, Paris 1899-07
4. La flûte enchantée (Mozart) Air de Sarastro 448 Lyrophon
5. Les rameaux (Faure) 1531 APGA, Paris 1907
6. Les Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi) Palerme, o mon pays 455 Lyrophon, Paris 1905
7. Sardanapale (Liszt) 453 Lyrophon
8. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Air du Landgrave 1529 APGA, Paris 1907
9. Zauberflöte (Mozart) La haine et la colère 32091 644G G&T, Paris 1901