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PIERRE CORNUBERT (TENOR) (PARIS, FRANCE, 14 MAY, 1863 – PARIS, FRANCE, 27 JUNE, 1922)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut in 1887 at the Opéra-Comique as Daniel in Le châlet by Adam. In 1889, Cornubert created the role of the Byzantine Herald in the premiere of Massenet’s Esclarmonde. His early career saw him performing in various French cities, including Rouen, Marseille, and Montpellier.

In 1899, he embarked on an international career, performing at the Teatro Tacón in Havana and the Teatro Rinascimento in Mexico City. He was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, making his debut in 1900 as Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine. At the Met, he also performed in Gli Ugonotti, Roméo et Juliette, Carmen, and Pagliacci.

In 1904, Cornubert, as a member of the San Carlo Opera Company, made guest appearances at Covent Garden in London. From 1899 to 1900, he performed at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, where he appeared in Andrea Chénier alongside Mario Sammarco and Eva Tetrazzini, and in Guglielmo Ratcliff with Febea Strakosch and Giuseppe Pacini. He also performed at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin, where he was part of the cast of Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine with Mary D’Arneiro and Alessandro Arcangeli.

His career continued with performances in Cairo in 1903 and in Oporto at the Teatro S. João in Andrea Chénier in 1905. In 1919, he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. His wife, Suzanne Cornubert, was also an opera singer.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1887 Paris Opçra-Comique

1899 Paris Opçra-Comique

1899 Mexico City Teatro Rinascimento

1899 Turin Teatro Vittorio Emanuele

1899-1900 Milan Teatro Lirico

1900 New York Metropolitan Opera

1903 Cairo Teatro Kedivhiale

1904 London Covent Garden

1905 S. Joao Oporto Teatro

 

TRACKLIST

 

Fonotipia, Paris 1905

1. Sigurd (Reyer): Hilda! Vierge au pale sourire 39276 XPh 630

2. Walkure (Wagner): Chanson du printemps 39279  XPh 633

3. Werther (Massenet): Les vers d’Ossian 56046 XPh 634

4. Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Sous le beau ciel   56047 XPh 637

5. Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 39278 XPh 638

6. Manon (Massenet): Ah fuyez douce image 39277 XPh 639

7. Roméo et Juliette (Massenet): Scene du Tombeau 39274 XPh 644

8. Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche 39275 XPh 648

 

Arya, Paris 1905?

9. C’est mon ami (trad) 175

10. Plaisir d’amour (Martini) 176

11. Ouvre tes yeux bleus (Massenet) 320

12. Chanson du baiser (de Lara) 321

13. Ton Sourire (Catherine) 322

 

Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris 1908?

14. Dame Blanche (Boieldieu): Ah, quel plaisir d’etre soldat 18070

15. Trovatore (Verdi): Dieu que ma voix implore 18081