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ETIENNE BILLOT

FRENCH BASS ÉTIENNE BILLOT (1879-1962) VOL. 1 CDR

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ÉTIENNE BILLOT (BÉZIERS, 25 SEPT. 1879 – MARSEILLE, 28 OCT. 1962)         After his studies in Paris, he made his debut in 1903 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Nilakantha in Léo Delibes’ Lakmé. In 1904, he sang in the Paris premiere of Jules Massenet’s opera Le jongleur de Notre Dame. The…

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ÉTIENNE BILLOT (BÉZIERS, 25 SEPT. 1879 – MARSEILLE, 28 OCT. 1962)

 

 

 

 

After his studies in Paris, he made his debut in 1903 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Nilakantha in Léo Delibes’ Lakmé. In 1904, he sang in the Paris premiere of Jules Massenet’s opera Le jongleur de Notre Dame. The following year, he appeared in the premiere of Charles-Marie Widor’s opera Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean. He remained a member of the Opéra-Comique until 1908. During the 1908-1914 seasons, he was part of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he appeared on March 7, 1910, in the premiere of Philippe de Bréville’s opera Éros Vainqueur. In 1911, he sang in Brussels in the premieres of Richard Strauss’s Elektra and Jean Nouguès’ Quo vadis?.

In 1914, he performed in Paris in the first performances of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal and Richard Strauss’s Feuersnot (1911). From 1914 onwards, he performed at various French provincial theatres, including the opera houses of Marseille, Rouen, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Strasbourg. In 1929, he gave a guest performance in Amsterdam and continued to make guest appearances at the Opéra-Comique during the 1930s. He also made guest appearances at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1915, 1920, 1928, 1929, and 1943. Later, he worked as a pedagogue in Marseille.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Paris Opéra-Comique Lakme (Nilakantha)

1904 Paris Opéra-Comique Le jongleur de Notre Dame

1905 Paris Opéra-Comique Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean

1908-1914 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

  1. Africaine (Meyerbeer)  Septuor, pt 1 (w. Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia Talexis, Regis, Rigaux &  Landouzy) 56132 XP3642 Odeon, Paris 1907
  2. Africaine (Meyerbeer)  Septuor, pt 2 (w. Dubois, Lauger-Dubois, Amelia Talexis, Regis, Rigaux &  Landouzy) 56148 XP3643 Odeon, Paris 1907
  3. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calomnie 171.03 xxP6493 Odeon, Paris 1927-05
  4. Basoche (Messager) Elle m’aime 188.588 Ki-1720 Odeon, Paris 1928-05-25
  5. Boheme (Puccini)  Part 2 (w. Landouzy, Dubois & Landger-Dubois) 56151 XP3689 Odeon, Paris 1907
  6. Boheme (Puccini) Addio, dolce svegliare (with Landouzy, Dubois & Lauger-Dubois) 56157 XP3688 Odeon, Paris 1907
  7. Chalet (Adam) Arrêtons-nous, ici 188.674 Ki-2609 Odeon, Paris 1929-09-23
  8. Chalet (Adam) Entendez-vous 188.674 Ki-2610 Odeon, Paris 1929-09-23
  9. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) J’ai des yeux 188.529 Ki-1221 Odeon, Paris 1927
  10. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Scintille diamant 188.529 Ki-1220 Odeon, Paris 1927
  11. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Voici des roses, pt 1 188.731 Ki-3324 Odeon, Paris 1930-05-26
  12. Faust (Gounod) Duo, act 1, pt 1 (w. Affre) 60328 XP3361 Odeon, Paris
  13. Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église, pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 (w. Tirard) 188.703 188.703 188.704 188.704 Ki-2939 Ki-2940 Ki-2941 Ki-2942 Odeon, Paris 1930-01-30
  14. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade de Méphisto 188.528 Odeon, Paris
  15. Faust (Gounod) Trio de duel (w. Villabella & Rouard) 123.680 xxP7013 Odeon, Paris 1930-01-28
  16. Fortunio (Messager) Dans le vallon 97466 Odeon, Paris
  17. Hamlet (Thomas) O vin dissipe la tristesse 188.588 Ki-1714 Odeon, Paris 1928-05-22
  18. Hérodiade (Massenet) Vision fugitive 188.527 Ki-1217 Odeon, Paris 1927

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