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ROGER BOURDIN (BARITONE) (PARIS, FRANCE 14 JUNE 1900 – PARIS, FRANCE 14 SEPTEMBER 1973)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Conservatoire National in Paris, where he was a student of Gresse and Isnardon. He made his debut in 1922 at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Lescaut in Manon by Massenet. He made guest appearances in Nice, Monte Carlo, Marseille, and Brussels. In 1930, he sang the role of Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande at Covent Garden in London. He frequently appeared with his wife, the soprano Géori Boué. He participated in the following world premieres at the Opéra-Comique:

1927 ‘’Sophie Arnould’’ (Gabriel Pierné)

1927 ‘’Le bon roi Dagobert’’ (Samuel-Rousseau)

1928 ‘’Angelo, Tyran de Padoue’’ (Bruneau)

1928 ‘’Riquet à la houppe’’ (Georges Hüe)

1929 ‘’Le Peau de Chagrin’’ (Charles Lavadé)

1930 ‘’Le Roi d’Yvetot’’ (Ibert)

1931 ‘’Cantegril’’ (Roger Ducasse)

1942 ‘’Mon oncle Benjamin’’ (Bousquet)

1944 ‘’Amphitryon 38’’ (Marcel Bertrand)

1949 Le Oui des jeunes filles (Reynaldo Hahn)

1951 ‘’Madame Bovary’’ (Bondeville)

In 1942, he made his debut at the Grand Opéra in Marouf by Rabaud. He sang the title role in the world premiere of the opera Bolivar by Darius Milhaud in 1950. He made guest appearances at the Monte Carlo Opera (1949, as Ourrias in Mireille and as Athanaël in Thaïs) and at the Chicago Opera (1946). In 1953, he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in Simon Boccanegra and sang at the Maggio Musicale in Florence in Angélique by Ibert (1953), alongside his wife, Géori Boué. He also appeared at the Zurich Opera House (1946), the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, and in Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro (1954), as well as at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. He taught singing at the Paris Conservatoire until 1970.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) Je suis Escamillo with Charles Friant Odeon 171.013 XXP 6444
2. Faust (Gounod) Trio du duel with Rene Maison and Julien Lafont Odeon 123.509 XXP6526
3. Fortunio (Massenet) Air de Chandelier with Ninon Vallin Odeon 188.541 KI 1366
4. La marseillaise (Rouget de l’isle) Odeon 171.018 xxP 6453
5. Le chant du départ (Méhul) Odeon 171.018 xxP 6466
6. Les Berceaux  (Fauré) Odeon 188.564  KI 1543
7. Les roses d’Hispahan (G. Fauré) Odeon 188.634 KI2170
8. Les vieilles de chez nous (Levadé) Odeon 188.564 KI 1542
9. Lydia (Fauré) Odeon 188.634 KI2169
10. Moineau (Louis Beydts) Marguerite ou fleur d’oranger with Marie-Therese Gauley Odeon 238.421 KI4338
11. Thais (Massenet) Etranger, te voilà with Emma Luart Odeon 123.652 XXP6908
12. Thais (Massenet) Je te trouve hardi with Emma Luart Odeon 123.652 XXP6909
13. Thais (Massenet) Scene de l’Oasis Pt 1 with Emma Luart Odeon 123. 848 XXP 6898
14. Thais (Massenet) Scene de l’Oasis Pt 2 with Emma Luart Odeon 123. 848 XXP 6899
15. Thais (Massenet) Scene de l’Oasis Pt 3 with Emma Luart Odeon 123.647 XXP 6896
16. Thais (Massenet) Scene de l’Oasis pt 4 with Emma Luart Odeon Odeon 123.647 XXP 6897
17. Werther (Massenet) Duo du 2° acte with Charles Friant Odeon 123.557
18. Werther (Massenet) Elle m’aime…Quelle priere de reconnaissance with Charles Friant Odeon 188.518 Ki1170
19. Werther (Massenet) O bonheur sent mon âme est pleine with Charles Friant Odeon 123.557 XXP6994
20. Werther (Massenet) Werther est de retour with Germaine Cernay and Charles Friant Odeon 188.614 Ki1977