Description

AMELIA (AMELIE) TALEXIS (TOULOUSE, 1875 – CALAIS, 1911)

She first studied at the Conservatory of Toulouse, then took singing lessons from Rondile and Lhérie in Paris. She made her debut in 1899 at the opera house in Bordeaux as Marguerite in Gounod’s Faust. During the 1900-1901 season, she performed at the opera house in New Orleans and later guested at the opera houses of Nice, Nantes, and Antwerp. She also appeared at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona in Aida and performed in several Italian theaters.

In 1906, she performed at La Scala, taking on the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. She likely sang in Buenos Aires, Havana, and Mexico City as well. Sadly, she died in a tragic accident in a hotel in Calais while preparing to travel to England. Her husband was the distinguished French baritone Henri Berriel.

TRACKLIST

1. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Dans la nuit toute seule, pt 1 pt 2 (w. Nivette) 60644, XP3883, 60651, XP3882, Odeon, Paris 1907
2. Lakmé (Delibes) Dôme épais (w. Landouzy) 56145 XP3630 Odeon, Paris 1907
3. 5. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Vogliatemi bene…Via dall’anima in pena (w. Garbin) 92258, 92259, XPh3448, XPh3449 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-09-29
4. Mefistofele (Boito) L’altra notte 92110 XPh2936 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-28
5. Noces de Fernande (Deffès) Jota 39574 XPh1672 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-28
6. Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky) Ah, la mia mente non regge 39309 XPh356 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-28
7. Sigurd (Reyer) Avec ces fleurs (w. Talexis) 39525 Xph1636 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-21
8. Sigurd (Reyer) Oublions les maux soufferts (w. Talexis) 39526 XPh1637 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-21
9. Tannhauser (Wagner) Duo 1er acte (w. Godart) 97132 XP4427 Odeon, Paris 1908
10. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 92063 XPh2889 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-20
11. Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Longobardi) 39347 xPh 396 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-21
12. Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Gilion & chorus) 92406 XPh3431 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-09-26
13. Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte 92407 Xph3461 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-02
14. Wally (Catalani) Ebben ne andrò lontana 92405 XPh3506 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-12
15. Printemps nouveau (Vidal) 39346 XPh389 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-12