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ROBERT COUZINOU (SARLAT, AQUITAINE, FRANCE, 1888 – SARLAT, AQUITAINE, FRANCE, 1944)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1912 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In 1913, he became a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris, where he enjoyed a long career (debut role: Geywhir in Fervaal by Vincent d’Indy). In 1918, he was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His debut role at the Met was the High Priest in Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns on November 11, 1918, where he performed alongside Enrico Caruso and Louise Homer. He remained a member of the company until 1920, and was highly praised for his performances as Athanaël in Thaïs by Jules Massenet, Escamillo in Carmen, and Valentin in Faust by Charles Gounod.

On December 27, 1919, he appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in the premiere of Albert Wolff’s L’Oiseau bleu. During the 1920s, he made guest appearances at Covent Garden in London, including the premiere of Pietro Mascagni’s Iris with Margaret Sheridan in 1919. He also performed with great success at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo during the 1918-1919 season and again in 1924. On April 10, 1919, he sang in the premiere of Nausicaa by Reynaldo Hahn at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. In 1922 and 1924, he made guest appearances in Cannes as Marco in Monna Vanna by Henri Février.

By the end of his career, he returned to the Opéra-Comique, and after retiring from the stage, he worked as a pedagogue in Paris.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique

1913 Paris Grand Opéra

1918-1920 New York Metropolitan Opera

1918-1919 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

1919 London Covent Garden

1922 Cannes Opera House

1924 Cannes Opera House

1924 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Le Clairon (Paul Déroulède / Emile André) 521.836 Polydor 1928/1932
2. Le Crucifix (Faure) (w. Gilles) 521.813 3789BKP Polydor, Paris 1931
3. Le Jongleur de Notre Dame (Massenet) Légende de la Sauge 566.013 Polydor
4. Le Noël des Gueux (Vargues) 521.943 Polydor
5. Les Rameaux (Faure) 516.515 1925BMP Polydor, Paris 1930
6. Les Sapins (Dupont) 516.518 Polydor
7. l’Île du songe (Cocheux) 524.358 3544 HPP Polydor
8. Louise (Charpentier) Berceuse 566.022 Polydor
9. Monsieur Beaucaire (Messager) la Rose rouge 521.944 Polydor
10. Noël (Adam) 521.813 3788½BKP Polydor, Paris 1931
11. Patrie (Paladilhe) C’est ici le berceau de notre liberté 566.013 Polydor
12. Quand Madelon (Bousquet-Robert) 521.838 Polydor 1928/1932
13. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) La Reine Mab 566.023 Polydor
14. Semailles 516.519 1929BMP Polydor
15. Thais (Massenet) Voilà donc la terrible cité! Alexandrie! 566.021 Polydor