Description

GERMAINE FÉRALDY (MONTAUBAN (TARN-ET-GARONNE), 6 SEPTEMBER, 1894 – TOULOUSE, FRANCE, 19 JUNE, 1949)

 

 

 

 

She was trained at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse and later at the Conservatoire de Paris. Early in her career, she appeared on various French provincial opera stages. In 1924, she joined the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where she made her debut as Micaela in Carmen. She remained active at the Opéra-Comique until 1942, gaining great success in roles such as Manon, Marguerite in Faust, and Violetta in La Traviata.

She also participated in significant premieres at the Opéra-Comique, including the role of Natilde in Le bon Roi Dagobert (December 5, 1927) and Marie in the first French performance of B. Smetana’s The Bartered Bride in 1920. Her guest appearances included performances in Nice, Monte Carlo (1921 as Nedda in Pagliacci), Brussels, and London. In 1938, she performed in Rio de Janeiro in C. Gounod’s Mireille and A. Adam’s Si j’étais Roi.

She was also a successful concert singer. After retiring from the stage, she became a professor at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Rien ne peut changer mon âme… Oui, je suis douce Columbia LFX302 LFX302 CLX1668 CLX1669
2. Bohème (Puccini) Je comptais vous trouver ici (w. Villier) Columbia D15096 WLX524
3. Bohème (Puccini) On m’appelle Mimì Columbia D15096 WLX597
4. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Barcarolle (w. Cernay) Columbia LF122 WL4103
5. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Chere enfant que j’appelle (w. Richardson & Guenot) Columbia
6. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Elle a fui la tourterelle Columbia LF122 WL4102
7. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Tu ne chanteras plus (w. Richardson & Guenot) Columbia RFX 28 WLX 1565
8. Frou-Frou. Le coeur de Ninon (Tesoro mio) Potpourri, Waltzes of 1900 (w. Caire) Pathé PG42 CPT1361
9. La Bohême (Puccini) Les Adieux de Mimi Columbia L1260 LF8
10. La Guerre des valses (J. Lanner) Valse romantique Pathé 204279 PA81
11. La Guerre des valses (J. Lanner) Valse tendre… valse blonde Pathé 204280 PA81
12. La Traviata (Verdi) Adieu tout ce que j’aime Columbia L1945 LF8
13. Lakmé (Delibes) Blanche Dourga Columbia D13039 WL956
14. Lakmé (Delibes) Dans la forêt près de nous Columbia D15029 WLX281
15. Lakmé (Delibes) D’ou viens-tu… C’est le dieu de la jeunesse (w. Villabella) Pathé PD13 PD13 CPT1962 CPT1963