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HENRI DANGÈS (LYON, 25 NOVEMBER, 1872 – PARIS, 8 NOVEMBER, 1958)

 

 

 

 

Henri Dangès made his stage debut in 1897 at the Grand-Théâtre de Lyon under the pseudonym Stilermans. He subsequently adopted the name Henri (or Henry) Dangès and pursued a successful career at the major French opera houses. He appeared at the Opéra-Comique (debut in 1898), the Théâtre du Château-d’Eau (Opéra Populaire), where he created the role of Charlotte Corday in Marat by Alexandre Georges on March 6, 1901, and later performed at the Gaîté-Lyrique. He made his debut at the Palais Garnier in 1908 and also sang at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, where he appeared as Balducci in Benvenuto Cellini on April 3, 1913, and as Eurymaque in Pénélope on May 10, 1913.

A particularly important part of his career was devoted to the French provinces, where he undertook numerous successful tours until 1922. He possessed an extensive repertoire and participated in many premieres, eventually portraying more than one hundred and five different roles.

Dangès was also invited to perform internationally. At the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, he created the role of Frée Kerdée in La Fiancée de la mer on October 18, 1902, and Hubert in Jean Michel on January 4, 1903. At Opéra de Monte-Carlo, he created the role of Philoctetes in Déjanire on March 14, 1911. He also appeared in Cairo and Amsterdam and was engaged by the Boston Opera Company.

Among his other notable creations was the role of the Valet in Les Girondins, premiered at the Grand-Théâtre de Lyon on March 25, 1905.

For his artistic and educational activities, Dangès was appointed Officer of the Academy on January 1, 1905, and Officer of Public Instruction on March 19, 1910. In 1905, he resided at 4 rue Victor-Massé in Paris (9th arrondissement), where he also gave singing lessons. He remained domiciled at this address until his death in 1958, at the age of eighty-five.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Ballade de Nélusko 4945 4945 Pathé, Paris 1908

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Fille des rois 4938 4938 Pathé, Paris 1908

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Fille des rois D 12003 L 2 Columbia, Paris

Arlesienne (Bizet) Marche des rois (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0777, Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Chant du soldat (Burty) 0574 0574 Pathé, Paris 1909

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Choeur des étudiants (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0788 Pathé, Paris 1909 – 1911

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Air des roses 4948 4948 Pathé, Paris 1908

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Allons, il est trop tard (w. Auguez de Montalant & Beyle) 34234 15551u Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-19

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Sérénade L5022F 30017 Vocalion, Paris 1921

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Songe de Faust 032140 W136 Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-19

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Voici des roses L5020F 30027 Vocalion, Paris 1921

Faust (Gounod) Choeur de la kermesse (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0767 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Faust (Gounod) Choral des épées (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0765 0765 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Faust (Gounod) Mort de Valentin 4936 Pathé, Paris 1908

Faust (Gounod) Trio du duel (w. Muratore & Belhomme) 4459 4459 Pathé, Paris 1906/1907

Faust (Gounod) Trio du duel (w. Vaguet & Belhomme) 0761 0761 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Favorite (Donizetti) Pour tant d’amour 4940 Pathé, Paris 1908