Description

BERTHE CÉSAR

 

 

 

She studied singing under Frédéric Boyer in France and began performing professionally during the 1900-1905 seasons in Ghent. In Antwerp, she took part in the premieres of Messaline by Isidore de Lara and Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea. Following this, she made guest appearances in Bordeaux and Lyon. In 1908, she debuted at the Paris Opéra-Comique, where she performed as Manon, Lakmé, Rosina, and Violetta. She continued her career at the Opéra de Marseille, where she sang until 1918. She was also a frequent guest performer in many opera houses across France and appeared in Monte Carlo in 1916, where she performed as Mireille in Charles Gounod’s opera.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1900-1905 Ghent Opera

1906? Antwerp Opera

1908 Paris Opéra-Comique

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Faust (Gounod) Divine pureté (w. Campagnola & Payan) 034153 02506v Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-05

Hamlet (Thomas) Doute de la lumière (w. Dupouy) 034147 02519v Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-11

Lakmé (Delibes) Air des clochettes, pt 1, pt 2 33852, 33853, 16918u, 16918½u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-26

Manon (Massenet) Adieu, notre petite table (w. Campagnola) 34291 16930u Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-03

Manon (Massenet) J’écris à mon père (w. Campagnola) 34290 16929½u Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-03

Manon (Massenet) Non, votre liberté (w. Campagnola) 034113 02171v Gramophone, Paris 1911-11-02

Manon (Massenet) Toi! Vous!… N’est-ce plus ma main (w. Campagnola) 034150 034111 02165v 02524v Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-12

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Console-toi, pauvre âme (w. Campagnola & Payan) 034156 02527v Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-12

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Nuit d’hymenée… Ah, tu dis vrai (w. Campagnola) 034110, 034119, 02148v, 02149v Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-24

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) O nuit divine… Ah, ne fuis pas encore (w. Campagnola) 034139, 034108, 02150v, 02151½v Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-2

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Où suis-je (w. Campagnola & Payan) 034155, 02528v Gramophone, Paris 1912-09-12