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YVONNE BROTHIER (SAINT-JULIEN-L’ARS, VIENNE, 6 JUNE, 1889 – PARIS, FRANCE, 22 JANUARY, 1967)

 

 

 

 

Since 1910, she studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris under Paul Vidal, Albert Wolff, and Marguerite Long. She also received education at the Paris Sorbonne and the École du Louvre. After her appearances in Brussels in 1914, she began her real stage career in 1916 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, making her debut as Lakmé. For nearly twenty years, she was one of the most prominent artists at this venue. On April 8, 1920, she sang in the premiere of Sylvio Lazzari’s Le Sauteriot, and on March 9, 1923, she performed in the world premiere of Samuel-Rousseau’s La Hulla. In 1923, she also appeared at the Opéra-Comique in a gala performance of Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys on the composer’s 100th birthday.

From 1931, she was also heard at the Grand Opéra in Paris, where she performed in the 1931 premiere of André Bruneau’s Virginie. In 1927, she appeared in Amsterdam as Mélisande in the Dutch premiere of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande and in 1928 as Micaela in Carmen. In 1929, she performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as Sophie in Werther and as Suzanne in La Croisade des Dames. From 1934 to 1939, she participated in the annual lyric seasons organized by Maurice Lehmann at the Théâtre Porte-Saint-Martin. She retired from the stage in 1939 and subsequently taught singing in Paris.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) 27) Hola! Hola, José! (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Cornellier, Payen, de Trévi & Musy) L708 0234037 HMV, Paris 1928-10-26
2. Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère…Qui sait de quel démon (w. De Trevi) HMV L697 (0234020), L698 (0234021)
3. Carmen (Bizet) Va-t’en! Va-t’en! (w. Perelli, Lebard, Fenoyer, Cornellier, Payen, De Trevi & Musy) HMV L708 (0234038)
4. Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) 7) Même sans consulter mon coeur (w. de Creus) K861 (234062) Gramophone, Paris 1920-03-01
5. Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) 14) Jeune fille, dis-moi ton nom (w. Baugé, de Creus, Elain & chorus) K864 234064 Gramophone, Paris 1920-04-19
6. Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) Il faut beau cette nuit (w. Panzera) W615 CL110 Gramophone, Paris 1924-10-16
7. Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) Je les tiens dans les mains (w. Panzera) W615 CL111 Gramophone, Paris 1924-10-16
8. Hamlet (Thomas) Vains regrets (w. Rouard) 034205 03304v Gramophone, Paris 1919-12-30
9. Hamlet (Thomas) Doute de la lumière (w. Rouard) 034206 03305v Gramophone, Paris 1919-12-30
10. Peer Gynt (Grieg) Chanson de Solveig W728 CT1263-1 Gramophone, Paris 1925-02-23
11. Peer Gynt (Grieg) Berceuse de Solveig W728 CJ32-2 Gramophone, Paris 1925-11-19
12. Étoile du Nord (Meyerbeer) Je veux veiller sur vous K7077 0PG1076-1 Gramophone, Paris 1933-10-14 (or 16)
13. Postillon de Longjumeau (Adam) Mon petit mari, petit mari K7077 0PG1075-1 Gramophone, Paris 1933-10-14 (or 16)
14. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Belle nuit (w. Brohly) P440 BE76-1 Gramophone, Paris 1921-10-24
15. Véronique (Messager) De ci, de là (w. Baugé) 34330 21363u Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-17
16. Mignon (Thomas) Je suis Titania (Polonaise) P643 BJ85-2 Gramophone, Paris 1925-11-27
17. Didon (Piccini) Ah! Que je fus bien inspirée K7342 0PG1445-1 Gramophone, Paris 1934-03-26
18. Roi d’Ys (Lalo) A l’autel j’allais rayonnant (w. Vezzani) DB4854 2W1223-1 Gramophone, Paris 1932-01-28
19. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Rien ne peut changer mon âme… Oui, je suis douce P679 BFR221-2, P679 BFR222-1 Gramophone, Paris 1926-11-03
20. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Je veux vivre P639 BD4112-1 Gramophone, Paris 1926-03-05