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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

 

 

Les montagnards (Roland) (w. A Gilly, Devriès & Belhomme) 0770 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Les rameaux (Faure) 0575 0575 Pathé, Paris 1909

L’estudiantina (Lacôme) (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0806 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Manon (Massenet) Epouse quelque brave fille 4947 Pathé, Paris 1908

Patrie (Paladilhe) C’est ici le berceau (Air de Rysoor) 032151 0915v Gramophone, Paris 1909-03-16

Promenade du paysan (Dupont) 0576 0576 Pathé, Paris 1909

Rigoletto (Verdi) Courtisans! 4946 Pathé, Paris 1908

Roi de Lahore (Massenet) Promesse de mon avenir (Arioso) C01036F 30014 Vocalion, Paris 1921

Tannhäuser (Wagner) Choeur des pèlerins (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0775 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Thaïs (Massenet) Air d’Alexandrie 4937 4937 Pathé, Paris 1908

Thaïs (Massenet) Te souvient-il (w. Marignan) 4956 4956 Pathé, Paris 1908

Thaïs (Massenet) Te souvient-il du lumineux voyage (w. Lindsay) 034064 Gramophone, Paris 1910-07-25

Trovatore (Verdi) C’est l’ordre que le fils… Sauvé, bonheur divin (w. Korsoff) 034029  867i, 34211 6508½h Gramophone, Paris 1908-10-15

Trovatore (Verdi) Son regard, son doux sourire 4-32028 P106 Gramophone, Paris 1909-03-16

Un peu d’ tout (Bernon) (w. de Poumayrac, Devriès & Belhomme) 0847 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911

Zampa (Hérold) Prière (w. Devriès, Nansen & Belhomme) 0824 Pathé, Paris 1910/1911