Description

CHARLESKY (DÉSIRÉ PERRET) (LYON, FRANCE, MAY 2, 1881 – PARIS, FRANCE, DECEMBER 4, 1960)

He took the pseudonym Charlesky after spending three years in Russia. In the early 1920s, he sang at the Gaîté-Lyrique, at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, at the Opéra-Comique, and in various theaters in the provinces and abroad. At the end of the 1930s he retired to Paris. His repertoire included Radames in ‘’Aida’’, Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Lohengrin, Eléazar in ‘’La Juive’’, Werther, Vasco in ‘’L’Africaine’’, Tannhäuser, Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ and many other parts.

Chronology of some appearances

1921 Toulon Grand Theater Gismonda

1922 Monte-Carlo Opera

1923 Paris Opéra-Comique Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1931 Brest Municipal Theater La Juive (Eléazar)

1932 Toulouse Capitol Theater

TRACKLIST

1. L’angélus de la mer (Durochet-Goublier) with Lynel Cristal 5794 CP1193
2. Le credo du paysan (Borel-Goublier) with Lynel Cristal 5794 CP1192
3. Ninon… Quand tu me souris (Kaper-Jurmann-Clouzot-Veber) Cristal 5585 CP872
4. O Madonna! (Kaper-Jurmann-Pothier) Cristal 5585 CP871
5. Prendre le thé à deux with Janie Valnys Cristal 5638
6. Rose de France (Willemetz-Romberg) Pour vivre auprès de vous Cristal 5687 CP1000
7. Rose de France (Willemetz-Romberg) Tango Cristal 5687 CP999
8. Toujours sourire with Janie Valnys Cristal 5638