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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

 

 

Fille de Mme Angot (Lecocq) Choeur des conspirateurs (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0776 Pathé, Paris 19101911

Fortunio (Messager) La maison grise L5021F 30028 Vocalion, Paris 1921

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Sois immobile 4941 Pathé, Paris 1908

Hamlet (Thomas) Chanson bachique 4-32022 P106 Gramophone, Paris 1909-03-11

Hamlet (Thomas) Spectre infernal 4943 Pathé, Paris 1908

Hosanna (Granier) 4953 Pathé, Paris 1908

Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet) Choeur de la forge (w. de Poumayrac, Devriès & Belhomme) 0855 Pathé, Paris 1909 – 1911

Jongleur de Notre-Dame (Massenet) Légende de la sauge 4939 4939 Pathé, Paris 1908

La fille de Madame Angot (Lecocq) Choeur des conspirateurs (w. Aumonier & Nansen) 0784 Pathé, Paris 19101911

La Marseillaise (de l’Isle) (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0808 Pathé, Paris 19101911

La régiment de Sambre-et-Meuse (Planquette) (w. Devriès, de Poumayrac,  & Belhomme) 840 Pathé, Paris 19101911

Le chant du départ (Méhul) (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0803 Pathé, Paris 19101911

Le credo du paysan (Goublier) 1204 4951 Disque Diamond, Paris

Le régiment de Sambre-et-Meuse (Planquette) 4954 4954 Pathé, Paris 1908

Le vin de France (Paillard) 0570 Pathé, Paris 1909

Les allobroges (Desaix) (w. de Poumayrac, Devriès & Belhomme) 0858 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Les larmes (Reyer) 0572 0572 Pathé, Paris 1909