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

 

 

1. Le chemin du ciel (Holmès) 39107 XPh557 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
2. Le cosaque (Moniuszko)  2499 Pathé, Paris 1902 1903
3. Le Soir (Gounod) 39183 XPh518 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
4. Les deux Grenadiers (Schumann) 39053 XPh511 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
5. Pater Noster (Niedermeyer) 39210 XPh519 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
6. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur  2-32622 1287F G&T, Paris 1902-12
7. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur 2494 Pathé, Paris 19021903
8. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur 39085 XPh513 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
9. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur 56176 XP4315 Odeon, Paris 190
10. Patrie (Paladilhe) Pauvre martyr obscur X-2024 Zonophone, Paris 1902
11. Pauvres fous (Tagliafico)  2497 Pathé, Paris 1902 1903
12. Toussaint (Lacôme) Conte bleue 2-32627 1293F G&T, Paris 1902-12
13. Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux de Wotan 2-32625 1291F G&T, Paris 1902-12
14. Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux de Wotan 39106 XPh556 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
15. Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux de Wotan 56179 XP4317 Odeon, Paris 1908