FRENCH BASS-BARITONE JEAN-FRANÇOIS DELMAS (1861-1933) VOL. 1 CDR

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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…

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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

 

 

  1. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Voici des roses 39130 XPh555 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
  2. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Sérénade  2-32639 1290F G&T, Paris 1902-12
  3. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Serenade X-2025 Zonophone, Paris 1902
  4. Faust (Gounod) Le veau d’or X-2023 Zonophone, Paris 1902
  5. Faust (Gounod) Ronde du veau d’or (o) 39028 XPh514 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
  6. Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église  2-32624 1289F G&T, Paris 1902-12
  7. Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église  2496 Pathé, Paris 1902/1903
  8. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 39051 XPh516 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
  9. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 56177 Xph 4316 Odeon, Paris 1908
  10. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bénédiction des Poignards (p) 39027 XPh512 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
  11. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bénédiction des poignards 2495 Pathé, Paris 1902/1903
  12. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Conjuration X-2021 Zonophone, Paris 1902
  13. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Gloire au Dieu vengeur (w. chorus)  56178 XP4337 Odeon, Paris 1908
  14. Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet) Quand la flamme de l’amour  2-32626 1292F G&T, Paris 1902-12
  15. La symphonie légendaire (Godard) Prière 2-32623 1288F G&T, Paris 1902-12

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