Description

LOUIS LESTELLY (BORDEAUX, 1877 – PARIS, 1936)

 

 

 

 

He made his stage debut in 1901 at the opera house in Bordeaux. During the following six years, he sang in Liège, Nice, and Marseille. In 1908, he was engaged as the first baritone by the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he appeared in roles such as the father in Charpentier’s Louise, Hérode in Massenet’s Hérodiade, the High Priest in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, and Wolfram in Wagner’s Tannhäuser.

In 1910, he made a guest appearance at Covent Garden in London. In 1913, he became a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris, debuting in the title role of Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas. At the Grand Opéra, he enjoyed a successful career, including singing the role of Amfortas in the French premiere of Wagner’s Parsifal in 1914. In 1918, he performed in the premiere of César Franck’s Rebecca, and in 1914, in Scémo by Alfred Bachelet. Later, he worked as a singing teacher in Paris.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1901 Bordeaux Opera House

1902-1907 Liège, Nice, and Marseille

1910 London, Covent Garden

1913 Paris, Grand Opéra

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Fille des rois 032305 02890v Gramophone, Paris 1914-01-14
2. Africaine (Meyerbeer) L’avoir tant adorée 032325 393af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-18
3. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) C’est toi 032327 395af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-18
4. Benvenuto Cellini (Diaz) De l’art, splendeur immortelle 032318 02948v Gramophone, Paris 1914-04-17
5. Favorite (Donizetti) Léonore viens 032333 796aj Gramophone, Paris 1919
6. Hamlet (Thomas) Comme une pâle fleur 032323, 385af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-17
7. Henri VIII (Saint-Saëns) Qui donc commande 032329 384af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-17
8. Hérodiade (Massenet) Salomé, demande au prisonnier 032328 396af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-18
9. Hérodiade (Massenet) Vision fugitive 032306 02889½v Gramophone, Paris 1914-01-14
10. Otello (Verdi) Credo d’Yago 032324 386af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-17
11. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Au fond du temple (w. Capitaine) 034203 02964v Gramophone, Paris 1914-05-16
12. Thaïs (Massenet) Air d’Alexandrie 032320 378af Gramophone, Paris 1916-04-03
13. Traviata (Verdi) Lorsqu’à de folles amours 032319 02949v Gramophone, Paris 1914-04-17