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

 

 

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