Description

ANDRÉ D’ARKOR (TILLEUR, BELGIUM, 1 JANUARY, 1901 – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 1 JANUARY, 1971)

He studied singing in Liège and Brussels under Malherbe and H. Seguin. He made his stage debut in 1924 at the Opéra Royal de Liège as Gérald in Lakmé. After guest performances in Ghent and Lyon, he was engaged by the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1930. For the next 25 years, he became one of the most prominent artists at this opera house.

In 1931, he guest-starred at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Des Grieux in Manon and also appeared with great success at leading theaters across France. He retired from the stage in 1950 and worked as the director of the Opéra Royal de Liège until 1965. Later, he served as the artistic director of the Théâtre de la Monnaie.

His repertoire included roles such as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, George Brown in La Dame Blanche, Faust, Vincent in Mireille, Des Grieux in Manon, Gérald in Lakmé, Elvino in La Sonnambula, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Arnoldo in Guillaume Tell, Alfredo in La Traviata, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Lyonel in Martha.

Chronology of some appearances

1924 Opéra Royal de Liège

1930 Brussels the Théâtre de la Monnaie

1931 Paris Opéra-Comique

TRACKLIST

1. Bohème (Puccini) Que cette main est froide RFX39 WLBX133 Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10-24
2. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Ô Lola, Blanche Fleur RFX27 Columbia 1931
3. Dame Blanche (Boieldieu) Ah! Quel plaisir d’être soldat RFX26 WLBX70 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-05
4. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Une furtive larme RFX39 WLBX134 Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10-24
5. Dame Blanche (Boieldieu) Viens gentille dame RFX26 WLBX72 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-05
6. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Asile héreditaire RFX22 WLBX58 Columbia, Bruxelles 1930-11-18
7. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Plus blanche RFX22 WLBX62 Columbia, Bruxelles 1930-11-25
8. Lakmé (Delibes) Ah! Viens dans la forêt profonde RF62 WL3530 Columbia, Paris 1932-02-07
9. Le Prince Igor (Borodin) Lentement Baissa Le Jour RFX27 Columbia 1931
10. Maître Pathélin (Bazin) Romance de Charlot RF49 WLB244 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-06
11. Manon (Massenet) Le rêve RF63 WLB323 Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10-22
12. Martha (Flotow) Air des larmes RF49 WLB242 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-06
13. Mignon (Thomas) Adieu, Mignon, courage RFX35 WLBX120 Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10-19
14. Mireille (Gounod) Anges du Paradis RF62 WL3525 Columbia, Paris 1932-02-07
15. Panis Angelicus (Franck) BFX2 WLX1560 Columbia, Lyon 1931-06-16
16. Rigoletto (Verdi) Comme la plûme au vent RF50 WLB280 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-13
17. Rigoletto (Verdi) Qu’ une belle RF50 WLB279 Columbia, Bruxelles 1931-06-13
18. Roi d’Ys (Lalo) Aubade RF63 WLB325 Columbia, Bruxelles 1932-10-22
19. Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi Me Réveiller Columbia, Paris 1934-02-07
20. Si vous l’aviez compris (Denza) DF315 WLB186 Columbia, Bruxelles 1930/1931
21. Ave Maria (Gounod) BFX1 WLX1558 Columbia, Lyon 1931-06-16
22. Jocelyn (Godard): Berceuse DF315 WLB160 Columbia, Bruxelles 1930/1931