René Hérent
16 May 1897 Cambrai – 29 December 1965 Colmar
Hérent in L'étoile
He spent his entire career, from 1918 to 1953, at the Paris Opéra-Comique, with very few guest appearances
exclusively at other Paris theaters. His debut role was Guillot de Morfontaine, and he never sang anything but comprimario
parts, many of the really tiny; his biggest roles were the Servants in Les contes d'Hoffmann and Peppe in Pagliacci, but he
was so good at what he did that he was one of the most-beloved members of the Opéra-Comique troupe. He participated in
an astounding number of world and French premieres.
In RA format
Discography
Pathé, Paris, March 1927
200662 L'habit d' min vieux grand-père (Desrousseaux) 4347
200663 P'tit quinquin & L' canchon dormoire (Desrousseaux) 4347
2006?? Ch' postillon (Baudemont) 4348
2006?? Cainchon d' graind'mère (Baudemont) 4348
Pathé, Paris, September 1927
200857 Sérénade (Schubert) 3353
200858 Jardin d'amour (Vuillermoz) 3353
200969 Les vieilles de chez nous (Levadé) 3354
200970 Ma grand'mère (composer unknown) 3354
Pathé, Paris, September 1928
201328 Les trois petits oiseaux (Pierné) 3372, X3372
201329 a) Ballade des gros dindons (Chabrier)
b) Ils étaient trois petits chats blancs (Pierné) 3372, X3372
201330 Villanelle des petits canards (Chabrier) 3373, X3373
201331 Le petit rentier (Pierné) 3373, X3373
Pathé, Paris, December 1928
201460 Prodaná nevěsta (Smetana): Air du Begue Vachek, act 2 0648, X0648
201461 Prodaná nevěsta (Smetana): Air du Begue Vachek, act 3 0648, X0648
Pathé, Paris, October 1929
201945 La Franc-Comtoise (de Sivry) 3405, X3405
201946 Le cornemusier d' Marmignol (composer unknown) 3405, X3405
Polydor, Paris, March 1930
1816½BMP 566034
to Carmen (Bizet), abridged version, conductor Albert Wolff; to
1833BMP w. Saint-Criq, Brohly, Beckmans, Corney; Hérent sings Le Remendado 566037
Idéal, Paris, 1932
Passionément (Messager): Passionément 12163
La petit dame du train (Parès/van Parys): La tête qu'il faut faire 12163
La petit dame du train (Parès/van Parys): L'attrait du danger 12165
La petit dame du train (Parès/van Parys): Une nuit devant soi 12165
Cristal, Paris, 1933
Phi-Phi (Christiné): C'est une gamine charmante 5586
Phi-Phi (Christiné): Chanson des petits païens 5586
Lumen, Paris, 17 February 1933
XC44 Le bruit de berceaux (Colomb) 33022
Lumen, Paris, 18 February 1933
XC46 L'école buissonnière (Durocher) 33022
Lumen, Paris, 26 February 1933
XC84 Le cornemusier d' Marmignol (composer unknown) 33045
XC86 Les épouseux du Berry (Lhuillier) 33045
Pathé, Paris, 29 November 1934
CPT1656 Mandrin (Szulc): Couplets du caissier PA 447
CPT1657 Mandrin (Szulc): Les voleurs volés PA 447
Pathé Paris, 8 March 1943
L'étoile (Chabrier): Couplets du pal
CPT5613 L'étoile (Chabrier): Couplets de Laoula pt. 1, w. Lucie Thelin PD 24
CPT5614 L'étoile (Chabrier): Couplets de Laoula pt. 2, w. Lucie Thelin PD 24
Pathé Paris June 1943
CPT5655 L'étoile (Chabrier): Duetto de la Chartreuse Verte (w. André Balbon) PD 25
Source for the picture, the biographical information and much of the discography: Art Lyrique Français; for the rest of the
discography: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien
I wish to thank Anton Bieber for the two Mandrin recordings (with label scans) and the discography.
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