Dalmores, Charles. (1871-1939)
Original Matzene Photograph
Original doubleweight Matzene photograph of the great French golden-age tenor. Some chips and one large crack to the corner; otherwise in very good condition. 20.2 x 25.3 cm."He made his operatic début at Rouen in 1899, as Siegfried. He then went to the Brussels Opera, and in 1904 first sang at Covent Garden in Faust. He appeared in the British premières of Massenet’s Hérodiade, Saint-Saëns’s Hélène, Charpentier’s Louise and Laparra’s Habañera, as well as in the world première of Leoni’s L’oracolo (1905). He also made a special study of Wagner, under Franz Emmerich, and in 1908 sang Lohengrin at Bayreuth. One of the most valued singers in Oscar Hammerstein’s company at the Manhattan Opera House, New York (1906–10), he sang regularly with the Boston and Philadelphia-Chicago companies, and as a member of the Chicago Opera (1910–18) where his roles included Tristan and Parsifal. He later taught singing in France and the USA. A sensitive musician and a colourful personality, he was also admired for his acting. Recordings show that his powerful voice was used with much technical accomplishment and a sense of style." (Grove Online) (12977)
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