Description

JEAN PÉRIER (PARIS, FRANCE, 1869, 2/2 – NEUILLY, PARIS, FRANCE, 1954, 3/11)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Conservatoire National in Paris with Taskin and Bussine and made his debut in 1892 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte. He spent his entire career performing at this opera house. In addition to his operatic work, he also appeared in Paris operetta theatres, including the Bouffes-Parisiens, where he took part on 10 December 1898 in the premiere of Messager’s Véronique. In 1923, he appeared at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris in the premiere of Reynaldo Hahn’s operetta Ciboulette. He was active as a film actor as well.

In 1908, he sang the role of Pelléas at the Manhattan Opera House in New York. He retired from the stage in 1938 and subsequently worked as a pedagogue in Paris.

 

Chronology of appearances in opera premieres

 

24.5.1893 Paris Opéra-Comique Phryn (Saint-Saëns)

20.2.1901 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Tabarin (Gabriel Pierné)

30.4.1902 Paris Opéra-Comique Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy)

6.11.1903 Paris Opéra-Comique La Reine Fiammette (Xavier Leroux)

16.3.1904 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Roland (Henri Rabaud)

3.3.1905 Paris Opéra-Comique L’Enfant Roi (Alfred Bruneau)

5.6.1907 Paris Opéra-Comique Fortunio (Messager)

6.11.1907 Paris Opéra-Comique Le Chemineau (Xavier Leroux)

19.5.1911 Paris Opéra-Comique L’Heure espagnole (Ravel)

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique La Sorcière (Camille Erlanger)

15.5.1914 Paris Opéra-Comique Marouf (Henri Rabaud)

1916 Paris Opéra-Comique Les quatre journées (Alfred Bruneau)

1920 Paris Opéra-Comique Le Roi Candaule (Alfred Bruneau)

1920 Paris Opéra-Comique La Rôtisserie de la Reine Pedauque (Charles Lavadé)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Chanson de Musette (Thomé) 1732 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905

Dors, mon enfant (Périer) 3122 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905

François les Bas-Bleus (Messager) C’est François 2015 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905

J’étais aimé (Périer) 1733 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905

Mignonne amie (Figean) 3122 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905

Véronique (Messager) Air de la lettre 2015 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1905