Description

YVONNE GALL (PARIS, FRANCE, 6 MARCH, 1885 – PARIS, FRANCE, 21 AUGUST, 1972)

 

 

 

 

She studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris under Dubulle. The manager of the Grand Opéra Paris, Pierre Gailhard, engaged her shortly before his withdrawal from the management of the house. She made her debut as Woglinde in Götterdämmerung in 1908. After several successful years in Paris, she joined the Chicago Oper

a, where she impressed critics with her powerful acting and her use of meaningful gestures to convey Tosca’s emotions.

She was married to the composer Henri Büsser, who composed Les Noces Corinthiennes specifically for her. After her retirement from the stage, she accepted a teaching position at the Paris Conservatory.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1908 Paris Grand Opéra Götterdämmerung (Woglinde) (Premiere)

1909 Paris Grand Opéra Rheingold (- ) (Premiere)

1909 Paris Grand Opéra Wilhelm Tell (Mathilde)

1914 Paris Grand Opéra Scémo (-) (Premiere)

1918 Chicago Opera

1919 Chicago Opera Le Chemineau  (-) (Premiere)

1920 Chicago Opera

1920 New York L’Heure of espagnole

1921 Paris Opéra-Comique Les noces corinthiennes  (Premiere)

1923 Opéra de Monte-Carlo Lysistrata (-) (Premiere)

1924 London Covent Garden Tosca (Tosca)

1927 Ravinia Opera

1928 Ravinia Opera

1929 Ravinia Opera

1931 San Francisco Opera

1931 Paris Opéra-Comique Guercoeur (-) (Premiere)

1934 Paris Grand Opéra Faust (Marguerite)

1935 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Castor et of Pollux (Phébe)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Louise (Charpentier) Depuis le jour 0243 2896 Pathé, Paris 1918
2. Manon (Massenet) Adieu, notre petite table 0240 Pathé, Paris 1918
3. Manon (Massenet) Je marche (w. chorus) 0240 Pathé, Paris 1918
4. Miarka (Georges) L’eau qui court 7169 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
5. Mignon (Thomas) Connais-tu le pays 0430 Pathé, Paris 1923/1924
6. My old Kentucky home (Foster) Act 10405 Pathé, New York 1919/1920
7. Old folks at home (Foster) Act 10405 Pathé, New York 1919/1920
8. Otello (Verdi) Ave Maria LFX204 WLX1551 Columbia, Paris 1931-05-22
9. Otello (Verdi) Willow song LFX204 WLX1550 Columbia, Paris 1931-05-22
10. Reine de Saba (Gounod) Plus grand dans son obscurité 0411 Pathé, Paris 1923/1924
11. Rigoletto (Verdi) Figlia! Mio padre! (w. Noté) 5558 Pathé, Paris
12. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Nuit d’Hymenée (w. Marny) 2549 Pathé, Paris 1918
13. Thaïs (Massenet) Duo de l’oasis (w. Noté) 2539 3288 Pathé, Paris 1917
14. Thaïs (Massenet) L’amour est une vertu rare 0208 Pathé, Paris 1917
15. Thais (Massenet) Scène de lOasis Pt 1 and Pt 2 (w. Endrèze) 90072 90072 Pathé, Paris 1932
16. Thaïs (Massenet) Scène du miroir 0208 Pathé, Paris 1917
17. Tosca (Puccini) Non la sospiri 0509 Pathé, Paris 1925
18. Tosca (Puccini) Notre doux nid 0510 Pathé, Paris 1925
19. Tosca (Puccini) Notre doux nid D15128 WLX795 Columbia, Paris 1929-01-11
20. Tosca (Puccini) Prière D15128 WLX787 Columbia, Paris 1929-01-10