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. L’lIIustre Fregona (Laparra): Melancolique tombe Ie soir RF 43 Columbia, 1930/1931
2. L’illustre Fregona (Laparra): Duo (w. Gervais & Laparra) RF 43 Columbia, 1930/1931
3. Mireille (Gounod): La brise est douce et parfurnee (w. Feraldy) RFX99 WLX 1404 Columbia, 1930/1931
4. Mireille (Gounod): La foi de son flambeau divin (w. Feraldy) RFX 99 WLX 1403 Columbia, 1930/1931
5. Le Grand Mogol (Audran): Si j’étais un petit serpent DF 528 Columbia, 1930/1931
6. Le Grand Mogol (Audran): Un antique et fort bel adage DF 528 Columbia, 1930/1931
7. Les cloches de Corneville (Planquette): Va, petit mousse RF 32 Columbia, 1930/1931
8. Les cloches de Corneville (Planquette): Je regardais en l’air RF 32 Columbia, 1930/1931
9. Sérénade (Toselli): Célèbre mélodie DF 44 Columbia, 1930/1931
10. Ouvre tes yeux bleus (Massenet): Mélodie DF 561 Columbia, 1930/1931
11. L’Heure exquise (Hahn) DF 97 WL2278 Columbia, 1930/1931
12. Li-ou-li-ou-sai (légende annamite) Mélodie fox-trot (Chantrier) L 3072 DF 614 Columbia, 1930/1931
13. Noel paien (Massenet) DF 561 WL2986 Columbia, 1930/1931
14. Paysage (Hahn) DF 97 WL2277 Columbia, 1930/1931
15. Siroco [Motion picture] Melouka, la rose de Marrakech (Bullerian) L 3071 DF 614 Columbia, 1930/1931