Description
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DELMAS (LYON, 14 APRIL, 1861- SAINT ALBAN DE MONTHEL, 29 SEPTEMBER, 1933)
First, he studied in Lyon under the pedagogue Mangin, then at the Paris Conservatory with R. Bussine and the famous bass Louis-Henri Obin. He made his debut in 1886 at the Grand Opéra of Paris as Saint-Bris in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots. He performed at the Grand Opéra until 1927, singing more than 40 roles and participating in several significant premieres. He took part in the premieres of Le Sceptre by Eugène d’Harcourt (February 14, 1902) and Roma by Massenet (February 17, 1912) at the Monte Carlo Opera. In 1924, he appeared at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, in the premiere of Léon Sachs’ opera Les Burgraves. Delmas also performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1906 and 1909.
Chronology of some premiere appearances
1890 Paris Grand Opéra Zaïre
1891 Paris Grand Opéra Le Mage
1893 Paris Grand Opéra Walkure
1894 Paris Grand Opéra Thaïs
1895 Paris Grand Opéra Tannhäuser
1897 Paris Grand Opéra Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1897 Paris Grand Opéra Messidor
1899 Paris Grand Opéra Joseph
1901 Paris Grand Opéra Les Barbares
1901 Paris Grand Opéra Astarte
1902 Paris Grand Opéra Pagliacci
1904 Paris Grand Opéra Le Fils d’Étoile
1905 Paris Grand Opéra Armide
1906 Paris Grand Opéra Ariane
1907 Paris Grand Opéra La Catalane
1908 Paris Grand Opéra Götterdämmerung
1908 Paris Grand Opéra Hippolyte et Aricie
1909 Paris Grand Opéra Rheingold
1909 Paris Grand Opéra Monna Vanna
1914 Paris Grand Opéra Parsifal
1921 Paris Grand Opéra Antar
TRACKLIST
- Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Voici des roses 39130 XPh555 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
- Don Giovanni (Mozart) Sérénade 2-32639 1290F G&T, Paris 1902-12
- Don Giovanni (Mozart) Serenade X-2025 Zonophone, Paris 1902
- Faust (Gounod) Le veau d’or X-2023 Zonophone, Paris 1902
- Faust (Gounod) Ronde du veau d’or (o) 39028 XPh514 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
- Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église 2-32624 1289F G&T, Paris 1902-12
- Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église 2496 Pathé, Paris 1902/1903
- Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 39051 XPh516 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
- Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 56177 Xph 4316 Odeon, Paris 1908
- Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bénédiction des Poignards (p) 39027 XPh512 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
- Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bénédiction des poignards 2495 Pathé, Paris 1902/1903
- Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Conjuration X-2021 Zonophone, Paris 1902
- Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Gloire au Dieu vengeur (w. chorus) 56178 XP4337 Odeon, Paris 1908
- Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet) Quand la flamme de l’amour 2-32626 1292F G&T, Paris 1902-12
- La symphonie légendaire (Godard) Prière 2-32623 1288F G&T, Paris 1902-12






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