Description

JANE LINDSAY (PARIS, FRANCE, 1878 – ?)

 

 

 

Her parents, originally from St. Louis, emigrated to France after the American Civil War. She studied singing in Paris, where she made her debut in 1903 at the Grand Opéra. In 1905, she performed the role of Constance in the première of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which took place 123 years after its original premiere.

During her time at the Grand Opéra, she also portrayed roles such as Sidonie in Armide, Marguerite in Faust, Elsa in Lohengrin, and Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. She remained with the Grand Opéra until 1907 and enjoyed considerable success at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as well.

As part of the Monte-Carlo ensemble, she made guest appearances in various cities, including Berlin, where she performed in La Damnation de Faust and Don Carlo in 1907. She retired from the stage around 1910.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903-1907 Paris Grand Opéra

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Bohème (Puccini) Adieux de Mimì 33786 P241 Gramophone, Paris 1910-05-26
2. Claire de lune (Fauré) 33753 15511u Gramophone, Paris 1910-02-24
3. Faust (Gounod) Air des bijoux 033071 0877v Gramophone, Paris 1909-01-07
4. Faust (Gounod) Il était un roi de Thulé 33651 P204 G&T, Paris 1907
5. Hérodiade (Massenet) Air de Salomé 33785 14980u Gramophone, Paris 1909-07-13
6. Le secret (Fauré) 33754 15512u Gramophone, Paris 1910-02-24
7. Lohengrin (Wagner) Chant d’amour 33736 15393u Gramophone, Paris 1909-10-29
8. Louise (Charpentier) Au jardin de mon coeur 33742 15472u Gramophone, Paris 1909-12-20
9. Louise (Charpentier) Depuis le jour 33741 15471u Gramophone, Paris 1909-12-20
10. Romeo et Juliette (Gounod) Valse 33650 P204 G&T, Paris 1907
11. Le Nil (Leroux) 033093 01325v Gramophone, Paris 1910-02-24
12. 13. Sigurd (Reyer) Maître que m’ont donné les dieux… Des présents de Gunther 34236, 034061, 15808u, 01490v Gramophone, Paris 1910-05-18
13. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O vièrge sainte 33738 P224 Gramophone, Paris 1909-10-29
14. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Salut à toi 033088 01290v Gramophone, Paris 1909-12-30
15. Thaïs (Massenet) Te souvient-il du lumineux voyage (w. Dangès) 034064 Gramophone, Paris 1910-07-25
16. Tosca (Puccini) D’art et d’amour 033108 01189v Gramophone, Paris 1909-07-13