Description

LEON DAVID (TENOR) (LES SABLES D’OLONNE, VENDÉE, 18 DECEMBER, 1867 – LES SABLES D’OLONNE, 27 OCTOBER, 1962)

 

 

 

 

He studied in Nantes and Paris, making his debut in February 1892 at Monte Carlo as Euxenos in Noël Desjoyeaux’s Gyptis. Later that year, he began a significant engagement at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, debuting as Iopas in Les Troyens. His repertoire at the Opéra-Comique included roles such as Almaviva, George Brown in La Dame Blanche, Gérald in Lakmé, Des Grieux in Manon, Wilhelm Meister in Mignon, Nadir, Vincent in Mireille, Werther, and Don José.

Between 1900 and 1907, he was a prominent figure at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he performed roles like Belmonte and Dimitri in Franco Alfano’s Risurrezione. In 1913, he created the role of Paco in Manuel de Falla’s La Vida Breve at Nice. After retiring from the Opéra-Comique in 1920, he served as a professor of singing at the Paris Conservatoire from 1924 to 1937.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1892 Monte Carlo Opera House

1892 Paris Opéra-Comique

1900-1907 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1913 Nice Opera House

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) La fleur que te m’avais jetee 39219 XPh 551 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
2. La muette de portici (Ober) Du pauvre seul ami fidele 39220 XPh 550 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
3. La veritable Manola (E. Bourgeois) 39069 XPh 546 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
4. Le barbier de Seville (Rossini) Des rayons de l’aurore Serenade 97177 XP 4293 Odeon, Paris 1908
5. Manon (Massenet) Ah! fyez douce image 97178 XP 4292 Odeon, Paris 1908
6. Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas 39094 XPh 545 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
7. Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas 97175 XP 4291 Odeon, Paris 1908
8. Rigoletto (Verdi) Comme la plume au vent 39221 XPh 515 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
9. Romeo et Juliette (Gounod) L’amour… Ah!, leve-toi, soleil 39095 XPh 549 Fonotipia, Paris 1904/1905
10. Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi me reveiller 97176 XP 4291 Odeon, Paris 1908