BREJEAN-SILVER - La Boheme: On m'appelle Mimi / Manon (Massenet): Fabliau
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BREJEAN-SILVER, soprano
Georgette Bréjean-Silver (Soprano) (Paris 1870 - Courbevois 1951) Her real name was Georgette-Amélie Sisout. She was trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where she was a pupil of Mangin and Crosti. She made her debut in 1890 at the Opera House of Bordeaux in which she appeared among other things in the local premières of the operas ‘’Sapho’’ and ‘’Esclarmonde’’of J. Massenet. In 1894 she joined to the Opéra-Comique in Paris (still under the name Mme Bréjean-Gravières), where she sang the role of Manon in J. Massenet’s opera of the same name. This was her star role. She sang on 24 .5. 1899 at the Opéra-Comique in the premiere of J. Massenet’s ‘’Cendrillon’’ in the role of fairy. At Monte Carlo she performed in 1895 in J. Massenet’s ‘’Manon’’' and ''Lakme'' by L. Delibes, in 1896 as Marguerite de Valois in ‘’Gli Ugonotti' of G. Meyerbeer and as Leila in ‘’Pêcheurs de perles’’ of G. Bizet. Later she appeared at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Her repertoire included roles like Angéla in ‘’Le Domino nor’’ of D. Auber, Philine in ‘’Mignon’’ of A.Thomas, Euridice in ‘’Orpheus’’of C. W. Gluck, Rosina in ‘’Barbierei di Siviglia’’, Mathilde in G. Rossini’s ‘’Wilhelm Tell’’ and Rosenn in ‘’Le Roi d'Ys’’ of E. Lalo. Then she lived as a pedagogue in Paris. In the first marriage she was married with the manager of the Opera House of Bordeaux Mr Gravières, in the second marriage with the composer Charles Silver.
10¾" Disque Odeon Record No. 56010² / 56011[xph657 / 679]
Side 1 - La Boheme (Puccini): On m'appelle Mimi
Side 2 - Manon (Massenet): Fabliau
Condition: A copy with some light greying and some ticks at end of side 1 else slight signs of wear that has little effect on playing
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