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

 

 

Otello (Verdi) Ave Maria 92404 XPh3470 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-03

Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky) Ah, la mia mente non regge 39309 XPh356 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-28

Prophète (Meyerbeer) A la voix de ta mère (w. Dubois) 60586 xp 3803 Odeon, Paris 1907

Prophète (Meyerbeer) Mon fils (w. Dubois) 60561 xp 3802 Odeon, Paris 1907

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) En silence pourquoi souffrir (w. Landouzy) 56128 XP3628 Odeon, Paris 1907

Sigurd (Reyer) Avec ces fleurs (w. Escalaïs) 39525 Xph1636 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-21

Sigurd (Reyer) Oublions les maux soufferts (w. Escalaïs) 39526 XPh1637 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-21

Tannhauser (Wagner) Duo 1er acte (w. Godart) 97132 XP4427 Odeon, Paris 1908

Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 92063 XPh2889 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-20

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Gilion & chorus) 92406 XPh3431 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-09-26

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Longobardi) 39347 xPh 396 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-21

Trovatore (Verdi) O ciel! quoi dans ces lieux… Sauvé, sauvé (w. Rigaux) 60482, 60470, XP3692, XP3693 Odeon, Paris 1907

Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte 92407 Xph3461 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-02

Wally (Catalani) Ebben ne andrò lontana 92405 XPh3506 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-12