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ÉMILE MARCELIN (HARFLEUR, 3 DECEMBER, 1879 – ROUBAIX, 27 MARCH, 1947)

 

 

 

 

Marcelin’s real name was Émile-Marcel Lucas. In 1907, he took part in a vocal competition for tenors organized by the “Comoedia” magazine. The first prize was won by Paul Franz, while Marcelin took the second prize.

From 1912 onward, he became a prominent member of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he performed until around 1930. He made his debut there in his signature role, the title character in Werther by Jules Massenet, and subsequently performed many leading roles from both the French and Italian repertoires at the Opéra-Comique.

He was chosen to sing the 500th performances at the Opéra-Comique of both Werther (January 9th, 1919 with Suzanne Brohly and Paul Vidal conducting), and Tosca (June 16th, 1926 with Raymonde Visconti and Elie Cohen conducting).

On July 29th, 1924, he took part in the only performance of La Navarraise at the Opéra with Claudia Victrix, Huberty, Tubiana, Pujol, Guenot, and André Balbis conducting.

After a career of thirty years, Marcelin retired and taught singing at the conservatory in Roubaix.

His son Émile (1906–54), who kept his father’s stage name Marcelin, was a noted composer.

His recordings were issued by His Master’s Voice in both acoustic and electrical formats and included opera arias from his extensive repertoire.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Serenade with chorus W736 (032466) Gramophone, Paris1924-09-29

Bohème (Leoncavallo) Pour logis, je n’ai qu’une chambrette U61 4-32530 Gramophone, Paris 1923-02-20

Bohème (Puccini) O douce jeune fille (w. Brothier) P717 (34354) Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-21

Bohème (Puccini) Que cette main est froide W801 (032477) Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-20

Carmen (Bizet) Au quartier pour l’appel (w. Perelli) P684 (34353) BFR39-2 Gramophone, Paris 1926-09-29

Carmen (Bizet) Au quartier pour l’appel (w. Perelli) P684 (34353) Gramophone Paris 1926-09-29

Carmen (Bizet) C’est toi! … Mais moi, Carmen (w. Perelli) W764 034289, W764 034290 Gramophone, Paris 1926-09-29

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur 032340, Y47 Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-19

Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère… Qui sait de quel démon (w. Brothier) 034219, Y66, 034220, Y66, Gramophone, Paris 1920-12-10

Cid (Massenet) O Souverain W705 032457 Gramophone, Paris1924-09-29

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Allons, courage et confiance 032355, Y55 Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-26

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Il était un fois à la cour (Légende de Kleinsach) (w. chorus) 032395 Y72 CE64-1 Gramophone, Paris 1921-10-18

Dans les ruines d’un abbaye (Faure) P838 BS3477 Gramophone, Paris 1929-03-28

Favorite (Donizetti) Ange si pur 4-32489, U52 s22187u Gramophone, Paris 1921-05-20

Fortunio (Messager) Si vous croyez 4-32425, U37 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-18

Freischutz (Weber) Frais vallons, bois, pt 1, pt 2 P670 4-32726, P670 4-32727 Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-20

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ah, quel spectacle Y77 (032414) CS832-1 Gramophone, Paris 1923-02-23

Jongleur de Notre-Dame (Massenet) Alleluia du vin with chorus 032396, Y72 Gramophone, Paris1921-10-18

Jongleur de Nôtre-Dame (Massenet) O Liberté ma mie 032375, Y62 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-05

La fée aux chansons (Faure) P838 BS3478 Gramophone, Paris 1929-03-28

Lakmé (Delibes) C’est le dieu de la jeunesse (w. Brothier) P678 (34351) Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-21

Lakmé (Delibes) Fantaisie aux devins mensonges 032354 3471c Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-25

Lakmé (Delibes) Prendre le dessin 032353 Y54 3469c Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-25

Louise (Charpentier) Depuis longtemps 032346 Y52 3490c Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-30

Madame Chrysanthème (Messager) Allons, séparons-nous 4-32454, U45 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-26

Madame Chrysanthème (Messager) Comme je suis ému 4-32426, U37 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-28

Manon (Massenet) Ah fuyez douce image 032358 Y57 3492c Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-30

Manon (Massenet) Au bout du monde (w. Brothier) 034216 Y64 03372v Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-28

Manon (Massenet) En fermant les yeux (Le rêve) P729 4-32772 Gramophone, Paris 1926-10-20

Manon (Massenet) Et je sais votre nom (w. Brothier) 034215 Y64 03408v Gramophone, Paris 1920-12-10

Manon (Massenet) Toi! Vous!… N’est-ce plus ma main (w. Roger) Y84 (034262), Y84 (034263), Gramophone, Paris 1924-12-04

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) L’aube vermeille Y81 032433) Gramophone, Paris 1924-03-24

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) O cher foyer Y81 (032432) CT494-1 Gramophone, Paris 1924-03-24

Mireille (Gounod) La brise est douce (w. Brothier) 034221 Y69 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-28

Mireille (Gounod) La foi de son flambeau with Brothier 034222, Y69 Gramophone, Paris 1920-12-10

Muette de Portici (Auber) Amis, la matinée est belle (Barcarolle) Y77 (032413) Gramophone, Paris 1923-02-20

Navarraise (Massenet) O bien-aimée 4-32421, U34 Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-18

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) O Colombine 4-32531, U61 Gramophone, Paris 1922-11-17

Rigoletto (Verdi) Qu’une belle 4-32443 U40 21360u Gramophone, Paris 1920-05-05

Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Jadis régnait en Normandie (w. chorus) W736 032465 Gramophone, Paris 1924-10-15

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Console-toi (w. Cesbron-Viseur) 034246, Y76 CS486-1 Gramophone, Paris 1922-10-14

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Où suis-je (w. Cesbron-Viseur) 034245, Y76 CS485-2 Gramophone, Paris 1922-10-14

Werther (Massenet) Je ne sais si je veille… O Nature 032339 Y47 03448v Gramophone, Paris 1921-05-20

Werther (massenet) Lorsque l’enfant revient 4-32414, U31 Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-16

Werther (Massenet) Oui, c’est moi… N’achevez pas  (w. Perelli) W851 034298, W851 034299 Gramophone Paris 1926

Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi me reveiller 4-32413, U31 Gramophone, Paris 1919-06-16

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Mes yeux contemplent P729 4-32773 Gramophone, Paris 1926-09-28