Description

EDMOND TIRMONT (ABBEVILLE, 1883 – PARIS, 1985)

 

 

 

He was a pupil of the Paris Conservatoire and began his career as an operetta singer before 1910. In 1912, he appeared at the Paris Scala in Leo Fall’s The Dollar Princess. In 1913, he joined the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In 1914, he performed at the Opéra-Comique in the title role of Méhul’s biblical opera Joseph. In 1913, he sang the role of Dimitri in Boris Godunov at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, with Eugenio Giraldoni in the title role. His career extended into the 1930s, and in 1932, he appeared in Amsterdam in J. Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1912 Paris Scala

1913 Paris Théâtre of the Champs Elysées

1914 Paris Opéra-Comique

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Basoche (Messager) Je suis aimé 4-32268 16888u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-09
2. Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Je regardais dans l’air 4-32288 17016u Gramophone, Paris 1911-12-15
3. Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Va, petit mousse 4-32262 16872u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-03
4. Dernière chanson (Finck) X111257 XP5519 Odeon, Paris 1911/1912
5. Fille du Tambour-Major (Offenbach) C’est un billet de logement (w. Régis, Dupouy & Payan) 34284 16532u Gramophone, Paris 1911-07-08
6. Je vous aime… et j’en meurs (Dickson) 0232192 02462½v Gramophone, Paris 1912-06-13
7. La Dame en décolleté (Yvain) Enterrer sa vie de garçon 2082 Pathé
8. Le Heron (The Heron) G-20635 B KI 6085-2 Decca
9. Le secret de bébé (Boissière) 0232199 02478v Gramophone, Paris 1912-06-25
10. Les Animaux malades de la Peste (Groffe-Zimmermann-Valsien) (w. Huberdeau) G-20632 B Decca
11. Madame Sherry (Hoschna) Je n’sais comment 0232189 02442v Gramophone, Paris 1912-05-22
12. Mireille (Gounod) O Magali (w. Martyl) 034106 01992v Gramophone, Paris 1911-07-13
13. Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Ah, l’honnête homme… Le bonheur est dans l’inconstance 034130, 034138, 02385v, 02443v Gramophone, Paris 1912-05-03, 1912-05-22
14. Sire de Vergy (Terrasse) Sous la douceur du ciel X111098 XP5521 Odeon, Paris 1911/1912
15. Le plus joli rêve (Arezzo) X111425 XP5913 Odeon, Paris 1912/1913
16. Miss Helyett (Audran) Reconnissez en moi (w. Heilbronner & Brohly (as Martell)) 034123 02247v Gramophone, Paris 1911-12-08
17. Valse d’un jour (Fragson-Christiné) 0232193 02476½v Gramophone, Paris 1912-06-25