Description

AMÉLIE TALEXIS (TOULOUSE, 1875 – CALAIS, 1911, 8/11)

 

 

 

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

 

 

Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Poveri fiori 92107 XPh3021 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-12-14

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Combien tu m’es chere (w. Dubois) 60493 XP3711 Odeon, Paris 1907

Africaine (Meyerbeer) O transports (w. Dubois) Odeon 60496 xP 3713

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Septuor, pt 1 (w. Landouzy, Lauger-Dubois, Dubois, Régis, Rigaux & Billot) 56132 XP3642 Odeon, Paris 1907

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Septuor, pt 2 (w. Landouzy, Lauger-Dubois, Dubois, Régis, Rigaux & Billot) 56148 XP3643 Odeon, Paris 1907

Aida (Verdi) Adieu séjour (w. Affre & chorus) 60562 XP3715 Odeon, Paris 1907

Aida (Verdi) Gloire a L’Egypte (w. Rigaux, Affre, Landouzy, Lequien & Narcon) 56196 xP 4438 Odeon, Paris 1908

Aida (Verdi) O guerriers sur ce rivage (w. Rigaux, Lequien, Narcon, Affre & Landouzy) 56193 xP 4439 Odeon, Paris 1908

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Ma dall’arrido stelo 39534 XPh1683 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-07

Carmen Quant au douanier (w. Landouzy, Lauger-Dubois, Régis & Billot) 56149 Odeon, Paris 1907

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Turiddu mi tolse (w. Corradetti) 92134 XPh2890 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-20

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 92106 XPh2892 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-21

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vous le savez, ma mère 39349 XPh376 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-06

Crucifix (Faure) 39348 XPh377 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-06

Ernani (Verdi) Ah! Que dit-elle (w. Landouzy, Bornica, Gilly, Cèbe Delzara & Narçon) 56198 XP4449 Odeon, Paris 1908