Description

MADELEINE SIBILLE (PARIS, FRANCE, FEBRUARY 25, 1895 – PARIS, FRANCE, JULY 19, 1984)

She studied under Engel in Paris and made her debut in 1919 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. For over twenty years, she remained a prominent member of this opera house, achieving significant success in the dramatic repertoire.

At the Opéra-Comique, she participated in several operatic premieres, including Lorenzaccio by Ernest Moret (May 19, 1920), L’Appel de la Mer by Henri Rabaud (April 10, 1924), Le pauvre matelot by Darius Milhaud (December 16, 1927), and La Peau de Chagrin by Charles Lavadé (April 24, 1929). By 1939, she was recognized as the leading dramatic soprano at the Opéra-Comique.

Her repertoire included notable roles such as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther, Carmen, Margared in Lalo’s Le Roi d’Ys, and Tosca.

Later in her career, she dedicated herself to teaching singing in Paris.

Chronology of some appearances

1919-1939 Paris Opéra-Comique

TRACKLIST

1. Tosca (Puccini): D’art et d’amour 0667 N201425-1-R Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
2. Roi d’Ys (Lalo): Air de Margared 7150 N201291-1 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
3. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Romance de Santuzza 7150 N201290-1 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
4. Thérèse (Massenet): Jour de juin 3411 N201971-A-1 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
5. Carmen (Bizet): Habanera 7133 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
6. Marche Lorraine (Ganne) 3454 N202410 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
7. Roi d’Ys (Lalo): Margared, ô ma soeur with Vallin 7233 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
8. Roi d’Ys (Lalo): En silence, pourquoi souffrir with Vallin 7233 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
9. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach): Barcarolle with Vallin 2622 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931
10. Fille de Mme Angot (Lecocq): Jours fortunés with Ninon Vallin X90058 250286-MC1 Pathé, Paris 1932-07
11. Bohème (Puccini): Quatuor, act 3 with Vallin, Villabella & Baugé X90056 N250274 Pathé, Paris 1926 – 1931