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
- Lakmé (Delibes) Lakmé, c’est toi… Dans la forêt près de nous (w. Villabella) Pathé PGT15, PGT15, CPTX138, CPTX139
- Lakmé (Delibes) Où va la jeune hindoue Columbia D15042 WLX353
- Lakmé (Delibes) Pourquoi dans les grands bois Columbia D15029 WLX280-1
- Lakmé (Delibes) Tu m’as donné le plus beau rêve Columbia D13039, WL957
- Lakmé (Delibes) Tu m’as donné le plus beau rêve Pathé 0467 868
- Manon (Massenet) Je suis encore toute étourdie Columbia D15042 WLX341
- Mignon (Thomas) Je suis Titania Pathé 0597 200381
- Mireille (Gounod) Vincenette a votre âge (w. Marny) Pathé 2573 1024
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Air du rossignol, 1ère partie Columbia LFX 247 LX1579
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Air du rossignol, 2ère partie Columbia LFX247 LX1578
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Cours, mon aiguille dans la laine Columbia LF88 L3213
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Cours, mon aiguille Pathé 0467 1025
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Parmi tant d’amoureux Columbia LF88 L3212
- Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Parmi tant d’amoureux Pathé 0597 1033
- Prodaná Nevěsta (Smetana) Fille cruelle (w. Claudel) Columbia D15120 WLX609
- Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Ah, tu dis vrai (w. Villabella) Pathé PGT8 CPTX66
- Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Va, je t’ai pardonné (w. Villabella) Pathé PGT8 CPTX65






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