Description

LUCIEN MURATORE (MARSEILLE, FRANCE 29, AUGUST 1878 – PARIS, FRANCE, 16 JULY, 1954)

 

 

 

 

He was born and trained in Marseille, first as a cornist, and later as an actor. He made his debut at the Odeon theatre in Paris, where he played opposite such actresses as Sarah Bernhardt and Rejane. He then studied at the Paris Music Conservatory, and made his operatic debut in 1902, at the Opera-Comique, creating the King in Reynaldo Hahn’s La carmelite. He made his debut at La Monnaie in 1904, as Werther, and the following year at the Palais Garnier, as Renaud in Lully’s Armide. He created several Massenet operas such as Ariane and Bacchus, at the Opera, and Roma, in Monte Carlo. He also took part in the creation of La Catalane by Le Borne, Monna Vanna by Henry Fevrier, Dejanire by Camille Saint-Saens, and Pйnelope by Gabriel Faure. He became principal French tenor with the Boston Opera Company, the Chicago Grand Opera Company (1913–1914), the Chicago Opera Association (1915–1921), and the Chicago Civic Opera (1922). He also appeared at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. Muratore retired from the stage in 1931. He was married first to soprano Marguerite Beriza, and later to soprano Lina Cavalieri, with whom he appeared in a silent movie, Manon Lescaut, in 1914. In 1944 Muratore was for a few weeks Director of the Opera-Comique but was removed on the Liberation of Paris. His art of singing was at times almost overshadowed by his immense talent as an actor and elegance on stage. His students included Kenneth Neate, to whom he gave some of his own costumes for Don Jose (Bizet’s Carmen).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1914 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1914 Boston Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1915 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Kansas City Convention Hall Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Milwaukee Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Omaha Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Toledo Terminal Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Tulsa Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 St. Louis Teatro Coliseum Carmen (Don Jose)

1918 Boston Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1918 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

1919 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Carmen (Don Jose)

1919 Montevideo Teatro Solis Carmen (Don Jose)

1921 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Carmen (Bizet) Tu me dis de la suivre 17590 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905-07

Cauchemar (Film Le chanteur inconnu) (Vebert-Sylviano) X93040 N203247-MC2 Pathé, Paris 1931-0912

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Air (Mamma, quel vino) 17525 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905-05

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Brindisi 17514 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1905-05

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola 1509 A.P.G.A., Paris 1907-01

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vive le vin qui pétille! 1673 A.P.G.A., Paris 1907-03

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vive le vin qui pétille! 3730, 0185 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903-10

Chanson de Barberine (Loret) 3390 N201588 Pathé, Paris 1928-08

Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Va, petit mousse 3-32077 2899F G&T, Paris 1904-02

Comm’ ‘o zuccaro (Fonzo) X3388 N201592 Pathé, Paris 1928-08

Enlèvement (Levadé) 63013 E66152 Pathé, New York 1917-04

Faust (Gounod) A moi les plaisirs 17014 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904

Faust (Gounod) A moi les plaisirs… Mais ce Dieu, que peut-il pour moi (w. L Carbelly) E8015, E8016, 220w, 221w Eden, Paris 1906-10

Faust (Gounod) Il se fait tard (w. Bériza) 17395 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904

Faust (Gounod) Laisse-moi contempler, pt 1, pt2 (w. Laute-Brun) 1-9070, 1-9071 Favorite, Paris 1906-07-1018

Faust (Gounod) Ne me permettez-vous pas (w. Bériza) 17350 Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1904