Charles RousselièreRousselière was born Roussoulière on January 17, 1875 in Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude. His parents wanted him to become a priest. He therefore was sent to a seminary. His only entertainment was singing on Sunday at church. However his behaviour at school forced his parents to take him out, and they sent him to college. But his parents could not afford for long to pay for his studies, and he was sent to a wine broker to study accounting. Paris Opéra
1900Samson et Dalila on October 5 with Meyrianne Héglon, Jean Noté, François Delpouget, Léon Gresse, Galois, Lacôme, Laurent and Paul Taffanel Samson et Dalila on October 19 1901 Die Walküre on January 19, 1901 Aida on March 16/30 (Gresse for Delpouget)-July 31 (Paty for Delpouget)-September 18 (Renaud for Noté, Flahaut for Soyer) with Louise Grandjean, Chambon, Noté, Gallois, Delpouget, Mme Soyer, Mme Agussol Faust on May 1 with Gresse, Riddez, Cancellier, Mme Charles, Mme Nimidoff, Mme Beauvais Les barbares on October 20 (répétition générale)/23/25/28/30-November 1/20 (as Marcomir, with Cabillot as Veilleur)-December 13 (Baer for Delma) as Le veilleur with Mme Hatto, Mme Héglon, Mme Vincent, Vaguet (Marcomir), Delmas, Riddez, Galois, Cancelier, Paul Taffanel 1902 Les barbares on January 29-December 15? as Marcomir with Mme Hatto, Mme Héglon, Mme Vincent, Cabillot (Le veilleur), Baër, Riddez, Galois, Cancelier, Paul Taffanel Salammbô on March 17/December 13 with Mme Hatto, Laffitte, Renaud,, Baër, Riddez, Douaillier, Paulin Die Walküre on June 2 with Louise Bréval, Mme Héglon, Delmas, Jane Marcy, Chambon Samson et Dalila on December 29 with Mme Héglon, Riddez 1903 Pagliacci on February 16 with Mme Hatto Roméo et Juliette on March 25 with Bessie Abott, Gresse, Noté, Laffitte, Nivette, Delpouget, Mme Agussol, Mme Vincent Die Walküre on April 14 with Delmas, Chambon, Mme Bréval, Mme Carrère, Mme Héglon, Mmes De Nocé, Agussol, Mathieu, Nimidoff, Dupuis, Goulancourt, Vincent, Sauvaget Samson et Dalila act 2 duo on May 2 with Mme Héglon, Mangin Roméo et Juliette on May 10 with Nivette, Bartet, Riddez, Barré Delpouget, Douaillier, Gonguet, Gallois, Dénoyé, Bessie abott, Mme Carrère, Mme Vincent Roméo et Juliette on May 20 with Jane Noria, Noté Lafitte, Mme Carrère, Gresse Pagliacci on September 11 with Jane Noria, Delmas Laffitte, Gilly Samson et Dalila on October 23 with Lucy Arbell, Noté, Delpouget, Chambon Faust on November 30? with Aïno Ackte Samson et Dalila on December 27? 1904 Siegfried on February 10 with Delmas, Louise Grandjean, Laffitte, Mme Flahaut, Mme Mendès, Cancellier, Noté Il trovatore (shared with Alvarez who sang the premiere) Salammbô on Jume 29 with Mme Bréval, Laffitte, Noté Riddez, Gilly, Delpouget, Douaillier, Gallois, Gonguet Pagliacci (act 1) with Delmas, Mme Hatto 1905 Daria on January 24 (répétition générale)/27 with Geneviève Vix/Demougeot, Delmas, Dinard, Gallois Stammler, Donval, Cabillot, Paul Vidal (Total 7) Samson et Dalila on May 31? Faust (acts 2 and 5) on June 3 with Geraldine Farrar, Mme Mante, Mme Goulancourt, Gresse Der Freischütz on October 27 with Delmas, Riddez, Gilly, Delpouget, Davey, Dénoyé, Mme Grandjean, Mme Hatto, Taffanel Der Freischütz (act 2, scene 2) on November 23 with Delmas, Dénoyé, Taffanel Salammbô on October 30 with Mme Bréval, Noté, Scaramberg, Delpouget, Gilly, Riddez, Douaillier 1909 Die Walküre on May 14 with Agnès Borgo, Delmas, Journet, Mme Hatto, Messager, Mme Lapeyrette Siegfried on May 21/29 with Mme Grandjean/Mme Pacary, Mme Laute-Brun, Delmas, Fabert, Duclos, Mme Charbonnel, Messager Die Walküre on June 2 with Mme Litvinne, Delmas, Mme Hatto, Jeanne Durif, Journet, Messager Le vieil aigle on June 26, during a benefit concert for the sinistrés du midi with Mme Carré, Chaliapine, Marvini, Léon Jehin (Total 5) 1912 Das Rheingold on June 15/24, 1912 as Loge with Delmas, Nansen, Noé, Duclos, Fabert, Gresse, Journet, Mme Le Senne, Mme Campredon, Mme Charny, Mme Gall, mme Lapeyrette, Mme Laute-Brun, Felix Weingartner Siegfried on June 19/28-July 8, 1912 with Delmas, Mme Charny/Mme Bréval, Mme Mendè, Fabert, Duclos, Marvini, Felix weingartner
Trocadéro
Concert pour l'association de secours mutuel des artistes dramatiques on October 18, 1900 with Jean Baptiste Faure, Aïno Ackté, etc
Monte Carlo
La damnation de Faust on February 28-March 5/11 1905 with Geraldine Farrar, Renaud, Chalmin, JehinFaust on March 4/7/19, 1905 with Geraldine Farrar, Mme Domenech, Mme Girerd, Chaliapin, Bouvet, Ananian, Jehin Amica on March 16, 1905 (world premiere) with Geraldine Farrar, Maurice Renaud, Henri-Alexis Lequien, Paola Rainaldi, Mascagni L'ancêtre on February 24/25/27-March 3, 1906 with Maurice Renaud, Henri-Alexis Lequien, Félia Litvinne, Geraldine Farrar, Marie Charbonnel, Léon Jehin. Don Procopio on March 10/11/17 1906 with Mme Pornot, Mme Morlet, Périer, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Jehin Pagliacci on March 10/11/17, 1906 with Geraldine Farrar, Bouvet, Dangosse, Ananian, Armand, Maxime, Jehin La damnation de Faust on March 9/12/16 1907 with Mme Lindsay, Renaud, Chalmin, Jehin Théodora on March 19/21/24, 1907 with Mme Héglon, Mme Friché, Renaud, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Jehin Don Carlo on March 26/28, 1907 with Mme Lindsay, mme Brozia, Renaud. Chaliapin, Bouvet, Ananian, Pomé Thérése on February 15/22-March 1 1908 with Mme Arbell, Bouvet, Chalmin, Fabert, Ananian, Douaillier, Jehin Die Walküre on January 27 or 28-February 3 or 4, 1909 with Vallier, Delmas, Mme Raunay, Mme Litvinne, Mally Borga, Jehin Siegfried on January 29 or 30-February 5 or 6, 1909 with Philippon, Delmas, Bouvet, Marvini, Mme Litvinne, Mme Deschamps-Jehin, Mme Spennert, Jehin Héléne on February 1, 1909 with Mme Litvine, Mme de Kowska, Mme Spennert, Jehin Le vieil aigle on February 13/16/20, 1909 with Mme Carré Chaliapin, Padouréano, Jehin Carmen on February 25/28-March 6 1909 with Mme Bréval, Mme Dubel, Gilly, Chalmin, Fabert, Marvini, Philippo, Jehin La bohème on March 13/18, 1909 with Mme Abbott/MmeCarré (March 18), Mme Spennert, Gilly, Chalmin, Chaliapin, Pini-Corsi, Pomé Otello on February 15/17/20, 1910 with Mme Edvina/Mme Spennert (February 17/20), Ruffo, Warnery, Marvini, Pomé Proserpine on March 5/12/26, 1910 with Mme Chenal, Mme Dubel, Chalmin, Marvini, Warnery, Jehin Thérése on March 22/29/31, 1910 with Mme Arbell, Bouvet, Chalmin, Jehin Le viel aigle on March 22/29/31, 1910 with Mme Carré, Chaliapin, Stéphane, Jehin La bohème on January 26/31-February 5-April 2 1911 with Mme Régnier,Mme D'Ornelli, Floresco/Allard (April 2), Chalmin, Chaliapin, Pome Les contes d'Hoffmann on February 7/9/12, 1911 with Mme Régnier, Mme Alvoine, Mme Deschamps-Jehin, Ch. Delmas, Chalmin, Jehin Salammbô on February 14/16/19, 1911 with Mme Bréval, Mme Peltier, Dangès, Felio, Marvini, Destones, Jehin Ivan le terrible on March 2/5/11/18 1911 with Mme Lamara, Chaliapin, Marvini, Allard, Felio, Jehin Lohengrin on January 27-February 15, 1912 Mme Lambert-Vuillaume, Mme Mattei, Bourbon/ Noté (February 15), Clauzure, Albert, Jehin Ivan le Terrible on February 10/13/18, 1912 with Mme Carré, Mme Mattei, Bourbon, Allard, Ch. Delmas, Jehin La damnation de Faust on February 25-March 9, 1912 with Mme Bréval, Allard, Chalmin, Jehin Don Carlo on March 2/5/19 1912 with Mme Lambert-Vuillaume, Mme Mattei, Ruff/Stracciari(March 19), Chaliapin, Bourbon, Clauzure, Pomé L'épreuve dernière on March 16/24/30, 1912 with Mme De Hidalgo, Mme Bailac, Allard, Jehin Pagliacci on March 16/24/30, 1912 with Mme Bourdon, BourBon, Allard, Ch. Delmas, Pomé Parsifal (Public rehearsal) on January 26, 1913 with Mme Litvinne, Sardet, Walter, Allard, Clauzure, Bourbon, Ch. Delmas, Couzinou, Jehin Pénélope on March 4/11, 1913 with Mme Brélval, Mme Raveau, Bourbon, Allard, Ch. delmas, Couzinou, Jehin Venise on March 8/13/15/18, 1913 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Rozann, Périer, Ch. Delmas, Oger, Couzinou, Jehin Samson et Dalila on March 22/30, 1913 with Mme Litvinne, Bourbon, Barrau, Clauzure, Jehin Concert on March 28/30?-April 5?, 1913 Excerpts Samson et Dalila act 1 with Barrau Parsifal on January 20/22/25-February 1/10/15-April 5, 1914 with Mme Litvinne, Maguenat, Borno, Journet, Bourbon, Jehin Norma on January 29/31-February 8, 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Royer, Journet, Bernardi Cléopatre on February 23-March 1/7, 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Grenville, Maguenat, Marvini/Feiner (March 7), Clauzure, Jehin Béatrice on March 21/18-April 7, 1914 with Mme Valli, Mme Royer, Bourbon, Marvini, A. Gilly, Clauzure, Ch. Delmas, Jehin Les barbares on March 24/31, 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Clauzure, A. Gilly, Feiner, Jehin
Paris Opéra-Comique
Concert on June 3, 1905 (to the benefit of the Caisse de retraite des artistes de l'orchestre) with Marie Thiéry singing the duo des alouettes of Roméo et Juliette.Julien on June 4?/30-October 4/10/14/18-November 1/4/15/20/27 1913 with Marguerite Carré Boulogne, Maesmecker, Cazeneuve, De Creus, Capitaine, Dupré, Albert Wolff Céleste on December 1/4/6/9/11/13/16,1913 with Mme Brunlet, Mme Brohly, Mme Martyl, Albert Wolff Pénélope on January 20, 1919 with Vieuille, de Creus, Parmentier, d'Épinais, Audois, Gilles, Pujol, Germanaine Lubin, Cécile Thévenet, Mme Delamare, Mme Bourguignon, Mme Calas, Mme Baye, Mme Famis, Mme Champagne,
Orange, Théâtre Antique
Les Troyens à Carthage on August 5/6/7, 1905 with Félia Litvinne, Chassang, Plamondon, Darcilly, Ananian, Mme Girard, Colonne
Metropolitan Opera Company
Roméo et Juliette on November 11/14, 1906-January 9/26, 1907 in New York with
Geraldine Farrar, Jean-Charles Simard, Pol Plançon,
Josephine Jacoby, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars,
Adolph Mühlmann, Bernard Bégué Georgine
von Januschowsky/Johanna Pöhlmann(14)/Lina Simeoli (9/26), Samuel BovyRoméo et Juliette on December 4, 1906 in Philadelphia with Geraldine Farrar, Jean-Charles Simard, Pol Plançon, Josephine Jacoby, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Adolph Mümann, Bernard Bégué Georgine von Januschowsky, Samuel Bovy La damnation de Faust on December 7/10/22/26, 1906-January 12/February 3 (as concert), 1907 in New York Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançn Victor Chalmin, Arturo Vigna Concert on December 6, 1906 in New York with Riccardo Stracciari, Marie Rappold, Katherine Fleischer-Edel, Pol Plançon, Arturo Vigna, Tullio Voghera Lakmé on December 20, 1906 in Philadelphia with Marcella sembrich, Josephine Jacoby, Jules-Charles Simard, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Lina Simeoli, Marie Mattfeld, Johanna Pöhlmann, Samuel Bovy Lakmé on December 28, 1906-January 5/17, 1907 in New York with Marcella sembrich, Josephine Jacoby, Jules-Charles Simard, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Lina Simeoli, Marie Mattfeld, Johanna Pöhlmann, Samuel Bovy Faust on December 31, 1906/January 19/February 20, 1907 in New York with Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançon, Riccardo Stracciari, Josephine Jacoby, Lina Simeoli, Bernard Bégué, Samuel Bovy Faust on January 3, 1907 in Philadelphia with Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançon, Riccardo Stracciari, Josephine Jacoby, Lina Simeoli, Bernard Bégué, Samuel Bovy Concert on January 22, 1907 in New York with Marie Rappold, Katherine Fleischer-Edel, Bella Alten, Alois Burgstaller, Otto Goritz, Geraldine Farrar, Antonio Scotti, Lina Cavalieri, Louise Homer, Louise Kirkby-Lunn, Celestina Boninsegna, Riccardo Stracciari, Marcella Sembrich, Hans Morgenstern, Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Marcel Journet, Samuel Bovy, Arturo Vigna (given before Salome) Carmen on January 29, 1907 in Phildelphia with Olive Fremstad, Marie Rappold, Marcel Journet, Marie Mattfeld, Josephine Jacoby, Albert Reiss, Eugène Dufriche, Bernard Bégué, Jules-Charles Simard, Samuel Bovy Carmen on February 2, 1907 in New York Olive Fremstad, Marie Rappold, Marcel Journet, Marie Mattfeld, Josephine Jacoby, Albert Reiss, Eugène Dufriche, Bernard Bégué, Jules-Charles Simard, Samuel Bovy Pagliacci on February 5, 1907 in Philadelphia with Lina Cavalieri, Antonio Scotti, Jules-Charles Simard, Albert Reiss, Arturo Vigna Pagliacci on February 8, 1907 in New York with Lina Cavalieri, Antonio Scotti, Jules-Charles Simard, Albert Reiss, Arturo Vigna
Berlin, 1907
Königliches OpernhausLa damnation de Faust on April 4/6 with Lindsay, Renaud, Chalmin, Jehin Don Carlo on April 9 with Mme Lindsay, Mme Brozia, Mme Deschamps-Jéhin, Renaud, Chaliapin, Bouvet, Pomé Théodora on April 11 with Mme Héglon, Renaud, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Lequien, Meurisse, Leroux Concert on April 13: Samson et Dalila (act 1) with Mme Héglon, Bouvet, Lequien, Jéhin; Hérodiade (act 3) with Mme Grandjean, Mme Deschamps-Jéhin, Renaud, Jéhin
Buenos Aires
Teatro de la Ópera1907 Don Carlo during July with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari Théodora during August (first performance in Argentina) as Andrea with Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari 1908 Die Walküre during June with Salomea Krusceniski, Elena Rakowska, Maria Claessens, Rosa Garavaglia, Lucia Ferrari, Lina Garavaglia, Emma Bornigia, Luisa Bianco, Europa Delcorso, Edwige Vaccari, Adamo Didur, Andres Perelló de Segurola Thaïs during July with Livia Berlendi, Maria Vaccari, Lina Garavaglia, Rosa Garavaglia, Riccardo Stracciari, Costantino Thos, Guglielmo Niola Théodora during July with Maria Claessens, Lina Garavaglia, Rosa Garavaglia, Giuseppe De Luca, Andres Perelló de Segurola Ariane during August with Livia Berlendi, Maria Claessens, Riccardo Stracciari Teatro Colón 1910 La vestale on May 21/22/28-June 7-July 27 with Ester Mazzoleni, Alice Cucini, Francesco Bonini, Giulio Cirino, Edoardo Vitale Die Walküre on June 30/July 2/3/7/13/20 Laura Pasini Vitale, Elvira Magliulo, Blanca Lavin, Adamo Didur, Sebastiano Cirrotto Samson et Dalila on July 17/21/24 with Alice Cucini, Francesco Bonini, Vincenzo Bettoni, Sebastiano Cirroyyo, Edoardo Vitale Das Rheingold on Augusst 11/13/18/28 with Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Blanca Lavin, Laura Pasini Vitale, Flora Perini, Sebastiano Cirrotto, Vincenzo Bettoni, Eduardo Vitale Pagliacci on September 1 with Adelina Agostinelli, Titta Ruffo, Romano Rasponi, Cesare Spadoni, Edoardo Vitale 1914 Parsifal on May 16/17/23/26-June 4/7-August 13/15 with Elena Rakowska, Carlo Galeffi/Cesare Formichi, Nazzareno de Angelis, Luigi Manfrini, Tullio Serafin Samson et Dalila on June 13/16/29 with Nini Frascani, Cesare Formichi, Giorgio Puliti, Giuseppe Quinzi Tapergi, Franco Paolantonio Siegfried on July 25/28-August 1/5/8 with Elena Rakowska, Cesare Formichi, Giuseppina Bertazzoli, Lydia Lauri, Ernesto Badini, Cesare Spadoni, Luigi Manfrini, Tullio Serafin
Montevideo
Teatro Solis1907 Don Carlo on August 18 with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari Théodora on August 20 with Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari 1908 Die Walküre during August with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Elena Rakowska, Adamo Didur, Andrés Perelló de Segurola, Maria Claessens, Gaetano Bavagnoli
Milano, Scala
1909Théodora during April with Marguerite Merentiè, Elisa Bruno, Rodolfo Angelini Fornari, Francesco Maria Bonini, Giulio Cirino
Roma, Costanzi
Tristan und Isolde on December 16/18/19/23/28, 1909-January 9/11, 1910
with Felicia Kaschowska (Janaury 9)/Maria Grisi, Maria Pozzi, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Sebastiano Cirotto,
Salvatore Sabatano, Ettore Trucchi Dorini, Giuseppe Gironi, Virgilio Mentasti, Mascagni
Roma, Santa Cecilia
Concerto during January 1909 with Eugenia Makarov, Rina Giachetti, Salomea Krusceniski, Francesco Marconi,
Fernando De Lucia, Giuseppe De Luca
Madrid
Teatro Real1910 Siegfried on November 16/19/22/27/29 with Elena Rakowska, Sra. Gallascini, Benedetto Challis, José Fernández, Eugenio Gottlieb 1911 Die Götterdämmerung on November 11/19/26-December 6 with Kriesten Rabl, Olga Carrara, Benedetto Challis, Luigi Rossato, Walter Rabl Das Rheingold on November 15/21 with Olga Carrara, Virginia Guerrini, Benedetto Challi, Angelo Masini Pieralli, Carlo Bonfanti, W. Rabl Siegfried on November 29 with Kriesten Rabl, Enriqueta Aceña, Beatriz Wheeler, Benedetto Challis, Carlo Bonfanti, Walter Rabl Wagner festival on December 4 excerpts from Rienzi, Der fliegende Holländer, Parsifal Tristan und Isolde on December 12/16/19/24, 28 Cecilia Gagliardi, Virginia Guerrini, Carlo Walter, Benedetto Challis, Carlos Del Pozo, Gino Marinuzzi Benefit concert on December 15 for the Association of Spanish Actors 1914 Parsifal on January 1/3/7/11/14 with Alice Gusalewics, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Gaudio Mansueto, José Torres de Luna, José Lasalle 1919/1920 Die Walküre on December 4/7/8/13/16-January 1/5 with Elsa Raccanelli, María del Camino Béjar, Rina Galo, Giulio Cirino, Otto Hess Parsifal on December 26/28/30-January 11/12/17-February 8 with Elsa Raccanelli, Enrico Molinari,Vincenzo Bettoni, Ciro Scafa, Silvio Becucci, Otto Hess
Palermo, Teatro Massimo
Don Carlo during January 1911 (sharing with Giovanni Serrano) with Maria Llacer, Luisa Garibaldi, Giuseppe De Luca/Giuseppe Kaschmann,
Angelo Riccieri, Vito Dammacco
Barcelona
Liceu1912 Siegfried on November 6, 8/10/17 with Margot Kaftal, Tina Alasia, Gaietana Lluro, Luigi Silvetti, Adolfo Pacini, Emilio Sesona, Giulio Falconi Die Walküre on December 3/4 with Margot Kaftal, Esmeralda Pucci, Tina Alasio, Luigi Rossato, Conrad Giralt, Giulio Falconi 1920 Il monaco nero during January (sharing with Gennaro De Tura) with Alice Baron, Camino Bejar, Aga Lahowska, Marcel Journet Die Walküre on January 30-February 1/2 with Alice Baron, María del Camino Béjar, Aga Lahowska, Marcel Journet, Conrad Giralt, Antoni Ribera Parsifal on April 4/7/9/11/14 with Teresina Burchi, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Marcel Journet, Ciro Patino, Otto Hess
Bruxelles, La Monnaie
Venise on November 8, 1913 with Léon Ponzio, Louis Dufranne, Octave Dua, Gaston Demarcy, Valata, Vinck, Mme Kousnetzoff,
Alice Viceroy, Blanche Cuvelier, Maria Prick, Berthe Somers, Léon Jehin(Total 10)
Lisbon, S. Carlo
Parsifal during January 1921 (sharing with Isidoro Fagoaga) with
Maria Llacer, Enrico Molinari, Aristide Baracchi, Giulio Cirino, Bruno Carmassi, Angelo Pavia, Lazaro Erauzkin,
Manuela Pinto Basto, Vida Ferluga
References:
Many thanks to Anton Bieber for the recording of Ô Magali. I wish to thank Richard J. Venezia for the recording (Werther). I wish to thank Robert Schlesinger for the recording (Walküre). I wish to thank Serge Escalaïs for the pictures of the Tosca and Mireille labels. Discography: |