Description

PAUL LANTÉRI (ANTIBES, FRANCE 1880, 1/12 – SALON DE PROVENCE, FRANCE 1961, 13/4)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse and made his debut in a concert at the Casino de Cannes. He then appeared at opera theaters in southern France. In 1922, he joined the Opéra-Comique and made his debut in Carmen. In 1923, he became a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris, where he debuted as Rigoletto. Over the following five years, he performed roles such as Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, Germont in La Traviata, Amonasro in Aida, Telramund in Lohengrin, Hérode in Hérodiade, Athanaël in Thaïs, Tonio in Pagliacci, and the Grand-Prêtre in Samson et Dalila. In 1922, he made guest appearances at the Opéra Monte-Carlo, singing Albert in Werther, Telramund, and Valentin in Faust. In 1923, he returned to the Opéra Monte-Carlo, performing Telramund and Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde. He also took part in two opera premieres at the Opéra Monte-Carlo: Les Noces Tragiques by Catargi and Schyrine by Graefe.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1922 Paris Opéra-Comique Carmen (Escamillo)

1922 Opéra Monte-CarloWerther (Albert)

1923 Paris Grand Opéra Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer): Fille des rois 0682 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
2. Traviata (Verdi): Lorsqu’à de folles amours 7216 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
3. Patrie (Paladilhe): C’est ici le berceau 7216 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
4. Hérodiade (Massenet): Salomé, Salomé, laisse-moi t’aimer 7171 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
5. Hérodiade (Massenet): Vision fugitive X7138 201218 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
6. Benvenuto Cellini (Diaz): De l’art splendeur 7171 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
7. Hamlet (Thomas): O vin, dissippe la tristesse 7151 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
8. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): C’est toi, pt 1 with Miguel Villabella 7160 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
9. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): C’est toi, pt 2 with Miguel Villabella 7160 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
10. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologue, pt 1 7122 N201118 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
11. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologue, pt 2 7122 N201119 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
12. Henri VIII (Saint-Saëns): Qui donc commande 7138 N201219 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
13. Noël (Adam) 3404 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931
14. Les rameaux (Faure) 3404 Pathé, Paris 1928 – 1931