Description

EDMOND RAMBAUD (AGEN, 22 JANUARY, 1887 – PARIS, 16 OCTOBER, 1960)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won a prize in 1913. In 1917, he made his debut at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Faust in Gounod’s Faust. On March 11, 1921, he appeared in the premiere of Gabriel Dupont’s opera Antar, and on December 22, 1924, in L’Arlequin by Max d’Olonne. On March 21, 1935, he performed in Reynaldo Hahn’s Le Marchand de Venise. Earlier, on June 6, 1920, he sang in the premiere of Vincent d’Indy’s Légende de Saint-Christophe, followed by La Naissance de la Lyre by Albert Roussel on July 30, 1925, and Alfred Bruneau’s Virginie on January 6, 1931. In 1918, he participated in the première of Rameau’s baroque opera Castor et Pollux.

He achieved great success in roles such as Tamino in The Magic Flute and David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In 1946, he sang in the important premiere of Méhul’s Joseph, a long-forgotten opera. In 1939, he made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. After his retirement, he worked as a vocal pedagogue.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1917 Paris Grand Opéra Faust (Faust)

1918 Paris Grand Opéra Castor et Pollux

1920 Paris Grand Opéra Légende de Saint-Christophe

1921 Paris Grand Opéra Antar

1924 Paris Grand Opéra L’Arlequin

1925 Paris Grand Opéra La Naisssance de la Lyre

1931 Paris Grand Opéra Virginie

1935 Paris Grand Opéra Le Marchand de Venise

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Herodiade (Massenet): Air de Jean, pt 1 7119 N201102 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
2. Herodiade (Massenet): Air de Jean, pt 2 7119 N201103 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
3. Sigurd (Reyer): Le bruit des chants 7120 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
4. Romeo et Juliette (Gounod): Ah, leve-toi soleil 7120 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
5. Faust (Gounod): Salut, o mon dernier matin 7139 N201220 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
6. Faust (Gounod): Cavatine 7139 N201221 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
7. Romeo et Juliette (Gounod): Salut, tombeau 7162 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
8. Tosca (Puccini): Le ciel luisait d’etoiles 7162 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
9. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Tombe de mes aieux 7182 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
10. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Bientot l’herbe 7182 Pathé, Paris 1927/1928
11. Les millions d’Arlequin (Bixio): Mélodie DF 44 WL 2110 Columbia 1930-05-09
12. Le beau rêve (Flegier): Mélodie RF 35 Columbia 1930-12-04
13. Stances (Flegier): Mélodie RF 32 Columbia 1930-12-04
14. Elégie (Massenet): Mélodie DF 451 Columbia 1930-12-04
15. Ronde d’amour (Chaminade): Mélodie DF 451 Columbia 1931-03-04