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EDOUARD COTREUIL (FRANCE, 1874 – ?)

 

 

 

 

During the 1902-1905 seasons, he appeared at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he sang in several opera premieres, including L’Étranger by Vincent d’Indy (January 7, 1903) and Le Roi Arthus by Ernest Chausson (November 30, 1903, as Merlin). In 1908, he participated in the premiere of Salomé by A. Mariotte at the Opera House in Lyon. At Covent Garden in London, he had successful appearances during the 1904-1905, 1919-1920, and 1924-1927 seasons. On April 1, 1913, he performed at the Casino Municipal in Nice in the premiere of Manuel de Falla’s opera La Vida breve in the role of Uncle Salvador. In 1920, he was engaged by the Chicago Opera, where he performed with great success until 1929. He appeared in the American premiere of Ravel’s L’Heure espagnole in 1920 and, on December 30, 1921, in the premiere of Prokofiev’s L’Amour des trois oranges, singing the role of Celio.

His repertoire included roles such as Golo in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Césaire in Massenet’s Sapho, Hunding in Wagner’s Die Walküre, and the Prior in Massenet’s Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902-1905 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1904-1905 London Covent Garden

1908 Lyon Opera House

1913 Nice Casino Municipal

1919-1920 London Covent Garden

1920-1929 Chicago Opera

1924-1927 London Covent Garden

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Boheme (Puccini) Act IV Gavotta… Minuetto (w. Melba, Brownlee, Mummery, Collier & Rettore) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, June 8, 1926, Vincenzo Bellezza, conductor
2. Boheme (Puccini) Act IV Io Musetta… Oh come e bello e morbido (w. Melba, Rettore, Mummery, Brownlee & Collier) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, June 8, 1926, Vincenzo Bellezza, conductor
3. Bohème (Puccini) Dorme Ripose (w. Sheridan, Minghetti, Rettore, Noto & Badini) (2-054504) CR405-1,1A,1B HMV, London 1926-06-04 (actual performance)
4. Caïd (Thomas) Air du Tambour-Major 6117 P772 Odeon, Paris 1904-08
5. Chalet (Adam) Vallons de l’Helvétiee 6118 P773 Odeon, Paris 1904-08
6. Les Mousquetaires au couvent (Varney) Pour faire un brave mousquetaire (air de Brissac) 195 Odeon, Paris 1904
7. Manon (Massenet) Épouse quelque brave fille 190 Odeon, Paris 1903
8. Mignon (Thomas) Berceuse 33783 XP771 Odeon, Paris 1904-08
9. Mireille (Gounod) Si les filles d’Arles sont reines 6150 Odeon, Paris 1904-08
10. Otello (Verdi) Niun mi tema (w. Zenatello, Cilla & Sampieri) DB955 (2-054168) HMV, London 1926-06-17 (actual performance, Covent Garden)
11. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Au bruits des lourds marteaux 6162 Odeon, Paris 1904-08
12. Verse Margot 189 Odeon, Paris 1903