Description

MARGUERITE REVEL

 

 

 

Very little detailed biographical information about her has survived, but she left a noticeable mark on the history of early sound recording.

Career: She performed actively in Paris and collaborated with the famous Opéra-Comique theatre.

Recordings: Revel was one of the artists whose voices were recorded on the very first sound media. In the early 1900s, she recorded vocals for Edison Gold Molded Cylinders. Repertoire: Her performances have preserved classical operatic arias and French romances.

Key recordings include parts from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s operas (such as Idomeneo and Zauberflöte), as well as popular works from the French repertoire of the time (including excerpts from Charles Lecoq’s operetta La fille de Madame Angot).

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

La Cigale et la fourmi (Audran) Gavotte 17663 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905

Lakmé (Delibes) Où, va la jeune Hindoue… L’étranger la regarde, elle reste éblouie 1237, 1238 APGA, Paris 1906

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Mon coeur soupire 17467 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905

Pomme d’api (Offenbach) 17637 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905

Repentir (Gounod) 17484 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905

Zauberflöte (Mozart) C’en est fait 17468 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905