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ETIENNE BILLOT

FRENCH BASS ÉTIENNE BILLOT (1879-1962) VOL. 2 CDR

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ETIENNE 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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ETIENNE 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. Jongleur de Notre-Dame (Massenet) Légende de la sauge 171.039 xxP6672 Odeon, Paris 1928-05-22
  2. La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Devant la maison 188.530 Odeon, Paris 1920’s
  3. Lakmé (Delibes) Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile (Stances) 171.039 xxP6499 Odeon, Paris 1927-05
  4. Manon (Massenet) Epouse quelque brave fille 188.527 Ki-1214 Odeon, Paris 1927
  5. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Rêverie, pt 1 123.699 xxP7073 Odeon, Paris 1930-05-23
  6. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Rêverie, pt 2 123.699 xxP7074 Odeon, Paris 1930-05-23
  7. Mignon (Thomas) Berceuse 171.037 xxP6494 Odeon, Paris 1927-05
  8. Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) A mon age 188.732 Ki-3326 Odeon, Paris 1930-05-26
  9. Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) Il avait toujours suivi 188.732 Ki-3327 Odeon, Paris 1930-05-26
  10. Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) Maintenant que le père de Pelléas est sauvé G-20538 A Decca
  11. Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Au bruit des lourds marteaux 60357 XP3394 Odeon, Paris 1907
  12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Duo de l’acte III (w. Gauley) 123660, 123660 XXP6940, XXP6941 Odeon, Paris
  13. Rigoletto (Verdi) Pari siamo 188.679 Ki-2625 Odeon, Paris 1929-09-25
  14. Romance d’ariodant (Méhul) 188.680 Ki-2629 Odeon, Paris 1929-09-25
  15. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Dieu de bonté (w. Landouzy, Lauger-Dubois & Billot) 56159 XP3678 Odeon, Paris 1907
  16. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Quatuor de la chambre (w. Lauger-Dubois, Rigaux & Landouzy) 56135 XP3655 Odeon, Paris 1907
  17. Traviata (Verdi) Lorsqu’à de folles amours 188.530 Odeon, Paris
  18. Traviata (Verdi) Septuor (with Landouzy, Lauger-Dubois, Dubois, Rigaux, Billot & Maletti) 56146 XP3644 Odeon, Paris 1907
  19. Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 1 171.038 xxP6495 Odeon, Paris 1927-05
  20. Walküre (Wagner) Les adieux du Wotan, pt 2 171.038 xxP6496 Odeon, Paris 1927-05

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