Description

JULIEN LEPRESTRE (PARIS, 27 MARCH, 1864 – PARIS, 28 JULY, 1909)

He studied at the Paris Conservatory from 1887 to 1890 under Bussine. He made his debut in 1890 at the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen in C. Gounod’s Faust. He then joined the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he appeared in the 1892 premiere of J. Blockx’s opera Maître Martin and in the premieres of J. Massenet’s Werther (1893) and L’Attaque du moulin (1894). In 1894, he debuted at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Des Grieux in J. Massenet’s Manon. At the Opéra-Comique, he sang the role of J. Gaussin in the premiere of J. Massenet’s opera Sapho on November 27, 1897.

Chronology of some appearances

1892 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Werther (Werther)

1894 Paris Opéra-Comique Manon (De Grieux)

1897 Paris Opéra-Comique Sapho (Gaussin)

TRACKLIST

1. Bohème (Puccini) Que cette main est froide 36199 Odeon, Paris 1905-07
2. Carmen (Bizet) La fleur Odeon 36217 Odeon, Paris 1905-07
3. Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Ne parle pas 36431 XP2138 Odeon, Paris 19051906
4. Le jeu d’amour (Félicien Vargues) 36414 Odeon, Paris 19051906
5. Le voyage en Chine La Chine est un pays charmant 36243 XP 2141 Odeon, Paris 1905-07
6. Manon (Massenet) Ah, fuyez douce image 36432 XP2139 Odeon, Paris 19051906
7. Martha (Flotrow) Lorsqu’à mes yeux 36148 XP1693 Odeon, Paris 1905-07
8. Strophes (Marietti) 36218 XP1730 Odeon, Paris 1905-07