Description

ÉMILE SCARAMBERG (SCAREMBERG) (BESANCON, FRANCE, 26 APRIL, 1863 – BESANCON, FRANCE, 26 FEBRUARY, 1938)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Paris Sainte-Marie Institute and later with the tenor É. Perrin. He completed his vocal training with Charles Nicot and made his debut in 1893 at the Paris Opéra-Comique in Grétry’s Richard Coeur-de-Lion. He remained at the Opéra-Comique for two years before performing at the opera houses of Nantes, Nice, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Vichy. Guest performances followed in London (Covent Garden, 1897) and Monte Carlo. During the 1896-97 season, he sang at the Nice Opera, partnering with Nellie Melba. In 1897, he performed in Antwerp, singing in Wagner’s Tannhäuser. During the 1898-99 season, he appeared at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.

Recruited by Pedro Gailhard, director of the Opéra, after being heard in Bordeaux, Scaramberg made his debut at the Palais Garnier as Lohengrin in 1903. From 1903 to 1907, he was a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris, with his debut role as Lohengrin. In 1905, he took part in an important performance of Gluck’s Armide. In 1907, he suddenly lost his voice and was forced to end his career. He later worked as a pedagogue in Besançon.

 

Chronology of osme appearances

 

1897 Antwerp Opera House Tannhauser (Tannhauser)

1903 Paris Palais Garnier Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1903 Paris Grand Opera Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Fonotipia Paris, 1904-01-01

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod):  Ah, lève-toi, soleil 39172 xph 640

Romeo et Juliette (Gounod): Scene du tombeau 39188 xph 664

Manon (Gounod):  Je suis seul…Ah! Fuyez, douce image 56048 xph 641

 

Fonotipia Paris, 1905-01-01

Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 39173 xph 673

Manon (Gounod):  Je suis seul…Ah! Fuyez, douce image 39174 xph 641

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Sicilienne 39175 xph 665

Sigurd (Reyer): Entrée de Sigurd 39176 xph 672

Rigoletto (Verdi): Comme la plume 39177 xph 663

Carmen (Bizet): La fleur 39178 xph 660

Werther (Massenet): Un autre est son époux… J’aurais sur ma poitrine 39179 xph 662

Reine de Saba (Gounod):  Inspirez-moi, race divine 39180 xph 656

Rigoletto (Verdi): Ballade 39184 xph 751

Africaine (Meyerbeer): O Paradiso 39185 xph750

Werther (Massenet): Pourquoi me réveiller 39186 xph 760

Lohengrin (Wagner): Ah! respirons 39187 xph 661

Mireille (Gounod): Anges du paradis 39189 xph 686

Paillasse (Leoncavallo): Grand Air 39358 xph 733

Favorite (Donizetti): Cavatine 39359 xph 734

Faust (Gounod): Cavatine 56045 xph 752

Lakmé (Delibes): Fantaisie aux divins mensonges 56049 xph 687

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Madrigal with Georgette Bréjean-Silver 56051 xph 728

Si j’étais roi (Adam): J’ignore son nom 56074 xph 763

Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas 56095 xph 762

Faust (Gounod): Laissez-moi with Georgette Bréjean-Silver 86001 xxxph 691