Description

DANIEL VIGNEAU (LE BOUSCAT, 25 MARCH, 1881 – BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, 6 MARCH, 1970)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing under Duvernoy at the Paris Conservatory and won a prize for his efforts. Vigneau made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1907 and remained a prominent figure there for the next twenty years. Notably, he sang in several important premieres:

May 15, 1914: He performed in the premiere of Hugues Rabaud’s Marouf in the role of Ali.

1914: He was also part of the premiere of Manuel de Falla’s La vida breve.

1908: Created the role of Mizgir in the Paris premiere of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snegourotchka.

1910: Featured in the premiere of Gabriel Pierné’s On ne badine pas avec l’amour.

1913: Took part in the premiere of Xavier Leroux’s Le Carilloneur.

Vigneau also performed in Nice, Monte Carlo, and appeared in notable premieres such as Édouard Chabrier’s Une Éducation manquée and Léon Sachs’ Les Burgraves in 1924. His career extended into the years following World War II, with guest appearances in Holland in 1924 and 1928.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Ave Maria (from Cavalleria Rusticana) (Mascagni) 3-32842 5957h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Barbier de Séville (Rossini) D’un métal si précieux (w. Francell) X 97378, xP 4719 et X 97388, xP 4720 Odéon, Paris 1909

Barbier de Séville (Rossini) Place au factotum de la ville 5170 8204 Aspir, Paris 1909

Barbier de Séville (Rossini) Place au factotum de la ville 97356 Odeon, Paris 1909

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Air 3-32810 5809h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Air de Figaro 4655 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Cavatine 032105 0862v Gramophone, Paris 1908-11-30

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Donc je suis celle qu’il aime (w. Korsoff) 034018 570i G&T, Paris 1907

Benvenuto Cellini (Diaz) De l’art splendeur 0362 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Berceuse pour Marivonne 17720 Edison 2-min cylinder, Paris 1906

Bohème (Puccini) Ah, Mimi s’en est allée (w. Beyle) 34250 16249u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-19

Bohème (Puccini) Ah, Mimi s’en est allée (w. Campagnola) 34295 U9 Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-17

Bucheron frappe (Goublier) F.3191 Lutetia, Paris 1911

Carmen (Bizet) Chanson du toréador 4776 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Célébrons le Seigneur (Rupès) 17719 Edison 2-min cylinder, Paris 1906

Chanson de Marinette (Tagliafico) 4769 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Charles VI (Halévy) Guerre aux tyrans! (w. chorus) 3-32776 5522h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Ah! Si j’étais dragon (w. Marignan)  4609 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Allons, je veux (w. Marignan) 4608 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Fatinitza (Suppé) Mon Wladimir, je te revois (w. Bakkers & Brohly) 34235, 15554u Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-23

Faust (Gounod) Choral des épées (w. Auguez de Montalant, Rocca & d’Assy) 3-32875 6499h Gramophone, Paris 1908-10

Faust (Gounod) La mort de Valentin, pt 1 and pt 2 (w. chorus) 4-32108 16256u, 4-32109 16257u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-25

Faust (Gounod) Mort de Valentin 4658 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Funiculì, funiculà (L’amour s’en vient) (Denza) (w. chorus) 3-32778 5525h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Giralda (Adam) Anges des cieux 3-32990 15394u Gramophone, Paris 1909-10-29

Hérodiade (Massenet) Vision fugitive 4654, 0215 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Je voudrais pleurer (Mathé) 3-32708 7282o G&T, Paris 1907

La voix des chênes (Goublier) 4770 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Lakme (Delibes) Air de Nikakhanta 0343 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Lakmé (Delibes) Lakmé, ton doux regard F.3156 Lutetia, Paris 1911

L’aube nait (Broche) 4-32000 15416u Gramophone, Paris 1909-11-04

Le ciel a visité la terre (Gounod) (w. chorus) 3-32777 5523h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Le lac, de Lamartine (Niedermeyer) 3-32804 5711h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Le rêve du prisonnier (Rubinstein) 3-32781 5558h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Les cloches du soir (de Rillé) 3-32782 5557h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Les rameaux (Faure) (w. chorus) 3-32786 5596h Gramophone, Paris 1908

L’Ombre (Flotow) Midi, minuit 4653 0214 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Messaline (de Lara) Viens aimer 4-32371 18615u Gramophone, Paris 1914-01-06

O sole mio (di Capua) 3-32709 7283o G&T, Paris 1907

O sole mio (di Capua) 4651 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue 0343 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue, pt 1 and pt 2 4-32113 16227u, 4-32273 16925u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-28

Pardon de Ploërmel (Meyerbeer) Ah! mon remords te venge 5170 8205 Aspir, Paris 1909

Pardon de Ploërmel (Meyerbeer) Ah, mon remords 4657 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Pensee d’automne (Massenet) 3133 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Richard Coeur de Lion (Grétry) Un bandeau couvre les yeux (w. Bakkers) 34225 15414u Gramophone, Paris 1909-11-04

Richard Coeur-de-Lion (Grétry) O Richard 242 Pathé, Paris

Rigoletto (Verdi) Paix! Voici le buffon (w. chorus) 032172 01744v Gramophone, Paris 1910-11-25

Rip (Planquette) Aux montagnes de Katskill 0362 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Sérénade (Chantez, riez, dormez) (Gounod) 032126 W129 Gramophone, Paris 1909-12-29

Tannhäuser (Wagner) Romance de l’étoile 0338 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Thaïs (Massenet) Voilà donc la terrible cité 0338 Pathé, Paris 1921/1922

Tosca (Puccini) Oui, l’on me dit vénal 032301 02875v Gramophone, Paris 1914-01-06

Tosca (Puccini) Te Deum (w. chorus) 032214 02161½v Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-30

Traviata (Verdi) Ah, de mes larmes (w. Jane Marignan) 4610 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908

Xavière (Dubois) Chanson de la grive (w, Bakkers) 34226 15415u Gramophone, Paris 1909-11-04

Zampa (Hérold) Camille est là… Il faut céder à mes lois 032225, 032219, 02190v, 02191v Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-07

Zampa (Hérold) La douce jouvencelle (w. chorus) 4-32112 16261u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-27

Zampa (Hérold) Que la vague écumante (w. chorus) 4-32110 16258u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-25