Léon Cordier

Verviers
Season 1896/97 Cordier had a disastrous debut. His good performance in Carmen on 25 October did not inhibit his firing.

Holland
Faust at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 1 October 1898 with Miranda/Le Page-Brusac, Pierre d'Assy, Bédué, Warnots
Les huguenots at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 2 October 1898 as Tavannes with Miranda, Le Page-Brusac, Cléry/Péraldo, Le Riguer, Martin, de Backer, Pierre d'Assy
Mireille at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 3 October 1898, sharing with Rivière who sang the premiere; with Pierre d'Assy, Bédué, Cléry/Péraldo, Géraldi/Maryanne Parentani/Lala Miranda, Warnots
Roméo et Juliette at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 15 October 1898 as Tybalt with Miranda, Lermigneau, Rivière, Bédué, Pierre d'Assy, Martin, Barwolf
Carmen at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 31 October 1898, sharing with Le Riguer; with Bedué/d'Assy, Nelly Guénia, Miranda/Vaillant, Barwolf
Mignon at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 14 November 1898, sharing with Rivière who sang the premiere; with Pierre d'Assy, Gardon, Vaillant/Miranda, Péraldo/Parentani, Warnots
Le prophète at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 17 November 1898 as Jonas with Le Riguer, Guénia, Le Page-Brusac, Barwolf
Salammbô at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 17 December 1898 as Shahabarim with Le Paga-Brusac, Le Riguer, de Backer, Bédué, Pierre d'Assy, Barwolf
Henri VIII at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 28 January 1899 as Comte de Surrey with de Backer, Le Riguer, Martin, Pierre d'Assy, Le Page-Brusac, Guénia, Barwolf

During the 1899/1900 season in Marseille, there was a cover for the principal tenors called Louis Cordier. Difficult to say if it was the same person.

Léon Cordier singsMireille: Anges du paradis
Discography

Zonophone, Paris, about December 1902
12050  Bonjour, Suzon (Delibes)                                                  12050
12051  Carmen (Bizet): Halte là                                                  12051
12052  Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom                                   12052
12082  Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom                                   12082
12083  Rigoletto (Verdi): Qu'une belle                                           12083
12084  Favorite (Donizetti): Un ange, une femme inconnue                         12084
X-1232 Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas                                      X-1232
X-1236 Faust (Gounod): Salut, demeure                                            X-1234
X-1237 Mireille (Gounod): Anges du paradis                                       X-1237
X-1244 Carmen (Bizet): La fleur							 X-1244

Favorite, Paris, December 1904
42-a   Dragons de Villars (Maillart): Ne parle pas				 5009
43-a   Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas					 5010
44-a   Cloches de Corneville (Planquette): Je regardais en l'air		 5011
45-a   Stances (Flégier)							 5012
       Pensées d'automne (Massenet)						 5013
       Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom					 5014
Source for the discography: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien

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