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JEAN VALLIER (? 1863 – PARIS, 1952)

 

 

 

He was trained at the Paris Conservatory and became one of the leading French basses of his time. In 1899, he sang the role of King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, and in 1902, he performed as Hagen in the French premiere of Götterdämmerung at the Théâtre du Château d’Eau in Paris, conducted by Alfred Cortot.

He was active at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels during the 1890-91, 1900-01, and 1903-07 seasons. On November 30, 1903, he appeared in the premiere of Ernest Chausson’s Le Roi Arthus, and in 1907, he took on a smaller role in the Brussels premiere of Richard Strauss’s opera Salome.

He also performed at the Monte Carlo Opera in the 1903 and 1908-09 seasons and sang at the Grand Opéra in Paris during the 1910-11 season. In the 1909-10 season, he was engaged by the Manhattan Opera House in New York, where he participated in the New York premiere of Massenet’s Hérodiade. Additionally, he performed at Covent Garden in London.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1890 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1891 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1899 Paris Théâtre du Château d’Eau Tristan und Isolde (King)

1900 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1901 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1902 Paris Théâtre du Château d’Eau Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1903-1907 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1903 Monte Carlo Opera House

1908-1909 Monte Carlo Opera House

1909-1910 New York Manhattan Opera House

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade D17202 6647 Columbia, London 1915
2. Faust (Gounod): Le veau d’or D8082 35821 Columbia, London 1915
3. Favorite (Donizetti) Prière 17572 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906
4. Hamlet (Thomas) Prière 17564 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906
5. Hérodiade (Massenet) Scène de Phannel D17202 6620 Columbia, London 1915
6. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Choral 17004 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904
7. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Interrogatoire 3-32722 5069h G&T, Paris 1907
8. Juive (Halévy) Si la rigeur (Cavatine) (w. chorus) 032068 583i (5083i) G&T, Paris 1907
9. La rêve passe (Krier) D8082 35819 Columbia, London 1915
10. L’homme et la mer (Flégier) Edison
11. Reine de Saba (Gounod) Air 17566 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 19051906
12. Reine de Saba (Gounod) Cavatine 3-32719 5064h G&T, Paris 1907
13. Sigurd (Reyer) Au nom du roi Gunther 3-32724 5067h G&T, Paris 1907
14. Zauberflöte (Mozart) Cavatine 17003 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904