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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

 

 

Ernani (Verdi) Ernani involami 92111 XPh3019 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-12-14

Faust (Gounod) Per di quа… Stammi ad udir, Margherita! (w. Corradetti) 92408 Xph 3479, 92409 XPh3614 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-06

Faust (Gounod) Scene de l’eglise, pt 1 pt 2 (w. Rigaux) 60541, xP 3776, 60520, xP 3777 Odeon, Paris 1907

Favorite (Donizetti) Va-t’en d’ici (w. Affe) 60481 XP3684 Odeon, Paris 1907

Favorite (Donizetti) Viens, viens, je cede (w. Affe) 60469 XP3685 Odeon, Paris 1907

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio! 92062 XPh2888 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-20

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Dans la nuit toute seule, pt 1 pt 2 (w. Nivette) 60644, XP3883, 60651, XP3882, Odeon, Paris 1907

Lakmé (Delibes) Dôme épais (w. Landouzy) 56145 XP3630 Odeon, Paris 1907

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Vogliatemi bene…Via dall’anima in pena (w. Garbin) 92258, 92259, XPh3448, XPh3449 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-09-29

Mefistofele (Boito) L’altra notte 92110 XPh2936 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-28

Noces de Fernande (Deffès) Jota 39574 XPh1672 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-28