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ANTOINETTE LAUTE-BRUN (NIMES, FRANCE, 1876 – ?)

 

 

 

 

She received her education at the Paris Conservatoire under Duvernoy, Melchissédec, and Mangin. In 1904, she made her debut at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Helmwige in Die Walküre, and later sang the role of Ines in Donizetti’s La Favorite. During the early years of her career, she took on various roles at the opera house, where she remained a member until 1927. These roles included Jemmy in Rossini’s William Tell, Urbain in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, Crobyle in Thaïs, and Eunoë in Massenet’s Ariane. She participated in several premieres, such as Massenet’s Ariane on October 31, 1906, Le Borne’s La Catalane on May 24, 1907, Massenet’s Bacchus on May 2, 1909, André Gailhard’s La Fille de Soleil in 1910, Alfred Bachelet’s Scemo in 1914, and Gabriel Dupont’s Antar on March 14, 1921. She also performed in the 1908 premiere of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie and in the Paris premieres of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung (1908) and Das Rheingold (1909).

In 1907, she married the composer Georges Brun and performed under the name Antoinette Laute-Brun. That same year, she toured Belgium with the baritone Jean Noté. She also enjoyed a successful career in the French provinces, where she frequently guested. She achieved significant success as an oratorio soloist, particularly in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust and Haydn’s The Creation.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Prière des Matelots 97403 Odeon, Paris
2. Carmen (Bizet) Habanera E6059 Eden, Paris 1906
3. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vous le savez 38 Compagnie Internationale Phonique
4. Cid (Massenet) Pleurez mers yeux 2 Compagnie Internationale Phonique
5. Cid (Massenet) Plus de tourments 1 Compagnie Internationale Phonique
6. Cid (Massenet) Plus de tourments et plue de peine 97404 Odeon, Paris
7. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Duo (w. A Boyer) E8010 Eden, Paris 1906
8. Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Espoir charmant E6061 Eden, Paris 1906
9. Faust (Gounod) Air des bijoux 8435 Ideal, Paris 1913
10. Faust (Gounod) Air des bijoux X-83102 Zonophone, Paris 1904
11. Faust (Gounod) Ballade du roi de Thule BA 27115 Edison 4-min cylinders, Paris 1911
12. Faust (Gounod) Ballade du roi de Thule X-83105 Zonophone, Paris 1904
13. Faust (Gounod) Entrée de Faust et Marguérite (w. Beyle & chorus) 34663 4414o G&T, Paris 19041905
14. Faust (Gounod) Laisse-moi contempler, pt 1, pt 2 (w. Muratore) 1-9070, 1-9071 Favorite, Paris 1906-07-1018
15. Faust (Gounod) Mort de Valentin (w. Agussol, Weber & chorus) 34689 4869o G&T, Paris 1905
16. Faust (Gounod) Scene de l’eglise (w. Huberdeau) BA 27122 Edison 4-min cylinders, Paris 1911
17. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) C’est là cet archer redoutable (w. Gonguet, Ezanno & Narçon) 97667 Odeon, Paris