Description

JOSÉ DE TRÉVI (LUTTICH, BELGIUM, 31 MARCH, 1880 – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 21 JANUARY, 1958)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Joseph Willemsen. After his studies in Brussels, he began his career as an operetta singer in Belgium in 1912. He made his debut at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1919. In 1922, he performed at the Théâtre Trianon-Lyrique in Paris in Pêcheurs de perles, La Bohème, and Il Matrimonio Segreto by D. Cimarosa.

His career was divided between the Grand Opéra in Paris, where he made his debut in Siegfried in 1930, and the opera house in Brussels. In 1930, he sang the role of Pylades in Iphigénie en Tauride in Amsterdam, and also performed this role at the Théâtre de la Monnaie.

During the 1930s, his voice developed into a heroic tenor. After additional study under Pintorno, he began performing in works such as La Damnation de Faust, Die Walküre, Carmen, and Marouf by H. Rabaud. At the Grand Opéra, Paris, he sang in the premieres of Maximilien by D. Milhaud (January 5, 1932), Oedipe by G. Enescu (March 10, 1936), and La Samaritaine by M. d’Olonne (June 23, 1937). In 1942, he performed the title role in Palestrina by H. Pfitzner. At the opera house in Nice in 1935, he appeared in the premiere of Quatre-Vingt-Treize by C. Silver.

He also made a guest appearance at the Vienna State Opera in 1937. He later resided in Brussels.

Chronology of some appearances

Les Cloches de Corneville – La Fille de Madame Angot – Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Die Meistersinger (Walther) – Brussels, Th. des Galeries, 1917/8 – 1914 (The Sergeant) – Brussels, Th. des Galeries, 1917/8 – La Fille du Regiment – Brussels, Th. des Galeries, 1917/8 – Louise (Noctambule) – Brussels, Th. des Galeries, 1917/8 – Siegfried – Paris, opera, 20 December 1930 – Tristan and Isolde – Die Meistersinger – Die Gotterdammerung – Otello – Herodiade – Samson et Dalila – Marouf – Salammbo – Penelope – Salome – Monna Vanna – Lakme – Rolande – Boris Godunov (Shuisky) – Iphigenie en Tauride – La Damnation de Faust – Les Troyens – La Traviata – La Tour de Feu – Werther – La Duchesse de Padoue – Maximilien – Un Jardin sur l’Orente – Perkain – Oedipe – La Samaritaine – Medee – Palestrina-Paris, Opera, 1942.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Carmen (Bizet) (17) Non! Tu ne m’aimes pas (w. Perelli) L703 (0234025) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Carmen (Bizet) (18) Hola! Carmen, hola! (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Morturier, Cornellier & Payen) L703 (0234032) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Carmen (Bizet) (20) Ecoute, écoute compagnon (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Morturier, Cornellier & Payen) L704 (0234033) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Carmen (Bizet) (28) Va-t’en! Va-t’en! (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Cornellier, Payen, Brothier & Musy) L708 (0234038) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Carmen (Bizet) (34) Viva! Viva! (w. Perelli & chorus) L711 (0234028) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Carmen (Bizet) 27) Hola! Hola, José! (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Cornellier, Payen, Brothier & Musy) L708 0234037 HMV, Paris 1928-10-26

Carmen (Bizet) 32) Si tu m’aimes, Carmen… C’est toi (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer & Musy) L710 0234039 HMV, Paris 1928-10-26

Carmen (Bizet) Je suis Escamillo (w. Musy) L707 (0234026) HMV, Paris 1928-10-16

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur L702 (0232291) HMV, Paris 1928

Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère… Qui sait de quel démon (w. Brothier) L697 (0234020), L698 (0234021) HMV, Paris 1928-10-12

Carmen (Bizet) Près des remparts de Séville (w. Perelli) L699 (0234022) HMV, Paris 1928-10-23

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vive le vin (w. chorus) W1028 (032515) CV202-2 HMV, Paris 1928-10-28

Jongleur de Nôtre-Dame (Massenet) Alleluia du vin (w. chorus) W1028 (032516) HMV, Paris 1928-10-28

Juive (Halévy) Rachel, quand du Seigneur, pt 1 and pt 2 X90044, X90044, N250245, N250246 Pathé, Paris 1932

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Choeur de gnomes et de sylphes (w. Panzera) 52-893 2G278-II HMV, Paris 1931-02-13

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Duo (w. Berthon) L-893 HMV, Paris 1931-02-13 25

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) La course a l’abime 52-905 HMV, Paris 1931-02-13 25

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Le vieil hiver L-886 HMV, Paris 1931-02-13 25

La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Merci doux crépuscule L-891 2G308-II HMV, Paris 1931-02-25

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Nature immense 52-904 2G307-I HMV, Paris 1931-02-25

La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Sans regrets j’ai quitté L-887 2G285-II HMV, Paris 1931-02-13

Manon (Massenet) Ah fuyez douce image W867 (032851) CTR3170-1 HMV, Paris 1927-10-10

Manon (Massenet) En fermant les yeux (Le rêve) W867 (032852) CTR3169-1 HMV, Paris 1927-10-10

Marouf (Rabaud) Dans le jardin fleuri P 782 4-32823 HMV, Paris 1928-10-08

Marouf (Rabaud) Viens, mon épouse fleurie P782 (4-32822) BV70-2 HMV, Paris 1928-10-08

Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas P738 (4-32778) BTR3168-1 HMV, Paris 1927-10-10

Mireille (Gounod) Anges du paradis P786 (4-32827) BT4082-1 HMV, Paris 1928-06-14

Paganini (Lehár) Belle Italie K5452 (2-232903) HMV, Paris 1928-06-14

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) Aubade (w. chorus) P786 (4-32826) BV204-3T1 HMV, Paris 1928-10-28

Tannhauser (Wagner) Entends Wolfram W1088 HMV, Paris 1930-03-21

Tannhauser (Wagner) je vis celui qui de Dieu tient la place W1088 HMV, Paris 1930-03-21

Tannhäuser (Wagner) Le chant du Concours W1088 CF 3083 HMV, Paris 1930-03-21

Tannhauser (Wagner) Reine d’amour P 851 BF3085 HMV, Paris 1930-03-21

Werther (Massenet) Lorsque l’enfant revient P767 (4-32811) HMV, Paris 1928-06-14

Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi me réveiller P767 (4-32810) HMV, Paris 1928-06-14