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

 

 

1. Lakme (Delibes) Air de Nikakhanta 0343 Pathé, Paris 1921-1922
2. Le ciel a visité la terre (Gounod) (w. chorus) 3-32777 5523h Gramophone, Paris 1908
3. Le lac, de Lamartine (Niedermeyer) 3-32804 5711h Gramophone, Paris 1908
4. Le rêve du prisonnier (Rubinstein) 3-32781 5558h Gramophone, Paris 1908
5. Les cloches du soir (de Rillé) 3-32782 5557h Gramophone, Paris 1908
6. O sole mio (di Capua) 4651 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue 0343 Pathé, Paris 1921-1922
8. 9. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue, pt 1 and pt 2 4-32113 16227u, 4-32273 16925u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-28
9. Pensee d’automne (Massenet) 3133 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908
10. Richard Coeur de Lion (Grétry) Un bandeau couvre les yeux (w. Bakkers) 34225 15414u Gramophone, Paris 1909-11-04
11. Richard Coeur-de-Lion (Grétry) O Richard 242 Pathé, Paris
12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Courtesans! Vil race 032071 595i Gramophone, Paris 1908
13. Rigoletto (Verdi) Paix! Voici le buffon (w. chorus) 032172 01744v Gramophone, Paris 1910-11-25
14. Rip (Planquette) Aux montagnes de Katskill 0362 Pathé, Paris 1921-1922
15. Sérénade (Chantez, riez, dormez) (Gounod) 032126 W129 Gramophone, Paris 1909-12-29
16. Thaïs (Massenet) Voilà donc la terrible cité 0338 Pathé, Paris 1921-1922
17. Tosca (Puccini) Oui, l’on me dit vénal 032301 02875v Gramophone, Paris 1914-01-06
18. Tosca (Puccini) Te Deum (w. chorus) 032214 02161½v Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-30
19. Traviata (Verdi) Ah, de mes larmes (w. Jane Marignan) 4610 Pathé, Paris 1906-1908