Description

JEANNE LECLERC (LILLE, FRANCE, 1868 – PARIS, 1914)

 

 

 

 

Already in 1889 she appeared at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. On May 30, 1890, she sang a small part in the premiere of André Messager’s opera La Basoche at this theater. During the following fifteen years, she enjoyed a successful career at the Opéra-Comique, where she appeared in roles such as Micaëla in Carmen, Baucis in Philémon et Baucis, Mireille, Mignon, and Rose in Les dragons de Villars.

In 1895 she took part in the premiere of Théodore Dubois’s opera Xavière at the Opéra-Comique, and in 1896 she sang Cupid in the premiere of Gluck’s Orphée there. She appeared as a guest at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1891 (including as Micaëla in Carmen), returned there in 1899 to sing in the premiere of Isidore de Lara’s Messaline, and appeared again in 1901.

In 1899 she performed at the Théâtre Renaissance in Paris in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. In 1902, at the Théâtre du Château in Paris, she sang Gutrune in the Paris premiere of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. At Covent Garden in London, she appeared in 1899 as a guest in the premiere of Adam’s Le chalet. In 1900 she was heard at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. At the Opéra-Comique, she frequently appeared alongside the baritone Gabriel Soulacroix.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1889 Paris, Opéra-Comique

1891 Monte-Carlo, Opéra

1899 Paris, Théâtre Renaissance

1899 London, Covent Garden

1900 Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie

1902 Paris, Théâtre du Château

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Manon (Massenet) Eh quoi! partir ensemble (w. Muratore) E8024 Eden, Paris 1905

Manon (Massenet) Et je sais votre nom (w. Muratore) E8023 Eden, Paris 1905

Noces de Jeannette (Massé) Air du rossignol 36126 Odeon, Paris 1905

Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Relevez-vous (w. Soulacroix) 36153 Odeon, Paris 1905

Philémon et Baucis (Gounod) Romance 36213 XP1794 Odeon, Paris 1905

Pré aux Clercs (Hérold) Romance 36224 XP1823 Odeon, Paris 1905

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Ton coeur m’attend (w. Soulacroix) 36151 Odeon, Paris 1905