Émile-Frantz Sardet

6 May 1882 Oran – 14 February 1913 Monte Carlo

Sardet made his debut in Lyon during the 1907/08 season, according to Kutsch & Riemens.

He sang at the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris from 1908 to 1912. He made one apparance at the Opéra with the Gaîté Lyrique company.

In 1913, he was hired, together with his wife, by Gunzbourg for Monte Carlo, where they both died from food poisoning after a dress rehearsal of Parsifal. He recorded also under the name M. d'Oran or Doran.

Gaîte-Lyrique
Lucia di Lammermoor on 13 April 1908 as Arturo with Alice Verlet, Jean Noté, Fedoroff (Edgardo), Mary (Raimondo), Hughetti (Normanno), Amalou (conductor) (total 24)
Lucia di Lammermoor on 13 February 1909 as Arturo with Mme Nicot-Bilbaut-Vauchelet, Fedoroff, Boulogne, Alberti, Chanon (total 13)
La favorite on 15 March 1909 as Gaspar with Mme Delna, Mme Kerjean, Affre, Boulogne, Paty, Amalou (total 34). During the run, Gautier and Moisson sang Fernand, Mme Dhumon sang Léonor; on 2 November the cast besides Sardet was Mme Delna, Mme Kerjean, Granier, Ponzio, Henri Sylvain, Amalou.
Quo vadis on 26 November 1909 as Lydon with Jean Périer, Séveilhac, Codou, Marvini, Martinelli (not Giovanni!), Alberti, Ponzio, Maupas, Audoin, Germat, Mme Marie Lafargue, Mme Alice Vallandri, Mme H. Focké, Mme Lowelly, Mme Peltier-Prudhomme, Mme Capelli, Mme Vibert, Mme Labarthe, Amalou (total 25). Cécile Thévenet, who was sick for the premiere, later sang instead of Mme H. Focké, Féraud replaced Périer three times due to illness.
La favorite on January 27, 1910 (matinée) as Gaspar with Mme Henriette Focké, Mme Kerjean, Granier, Boulogne, Alberti, Jena, Laure; later Delna (for instance: Delna, Kerjean, Boulogne, Affre, Kardec on 8 November) (total 23)
Quo vadis on 27 January 1910 (evening) as Lydon with Mme Lafory, Ovido, Mme Panis, Fernand Baër (total 93). During the run, Mme Aline Vallandri and Mme Lucienne Mantoux sang Eunice.
L'Africaine on 10 February 1910 as Don Alvar with Affre, Noté, Sylvain, Alberti, Delpany, Audoin, Mme Félia Litvinne, Mme Chambellan, Mme Mazli, Amadou (total 49). During the run, Mme Mathilde Comès and Mme Demédy replaced Mme Chambellan; Abonil and Ansaldi replaced Affre; Boulogne took over from Noté.
Lucia di Lammermoor on 10? April 1910 as Arturo with Affre, Mme Chambellan (total 7)
Don Quichotte on 18 January 1911 as Rodriguez with Mme Lucy Arbell, Marvini, Lucien Fugère, Mme Dehave, Mme Doria Alberti (total 68). During the run, Mme Rynald and Mme de Lafory took over from Mme Lucy Arbell; Shaljapin sang on 4 June with Boulogne, Dousset, Alberti, Archainbaud; in most of the performances, Vanni-Marcoux was Don Quichotte.
Don Carlo on 2 June 1911 as Lerma with Fazzini, Stracciari, Shaljapin, Max Bouvet, Alberti, Delvi, Barreau, Delvi, Roux, Harau, Figuières, Cauquil, Mme Zina Brozia, Mme Olchanski, Mme Doria, Pomé (total 1)
Hérodiade on 30 September 1911 as Une voix du temple with Mme Zina Brozia, Mme Fiérens, Affre, Boulogne, Kardec, Alberti, Audoin, Amalou (total 31). During the run, Germaine Périer took over from Mme Zina Brozia, Maguenat took over from Boulogne, and Gibert from Affre.
Ivan le Terrible on 31 October 1911 as Pope with Mme Marguerite Carré Mme Mazly, Bourbon, David, Boulogne, G. Petit, Delvi, Chacon, Amadou (total 21). During the run, Mme Willaume-Lamber took over from Mme Marguerite Carré.
Hérodiade in January 1912 as Une voix du temple with Mme Aurora Garcia (total 25). On 1 October 1912 with Affre, Maguenat, Henri Sylvain, Audoin, Alberti, Mme Zina Brozia, Mme Fiérens, Mme Kerjean.
Les girondins on 12 January 1912 as Camille Desmoulins with Mme Aurore Marcia, Mme Renée Danthesse, Salignac, Boulogne, Petri, Alberti, Delgal, Renoux, Raveau, Lacombe, Crescent, Baklesse, Maranez, Royer, Bellanger, Thonnerieux, Amalou (total 22). During the run, Mme Lemaire replaced Mme Danthesse, Mme Germaine Perrier took over from Mme Marcia.
Quo vadis on 28 January 1912 as Vicinius with Maguenat, G. Petit, Audoin, Martinelli, Alberti, Delgal, Mme Jeanne Guionie, Mme G. Perrier, Mme J. Lemaire, Mme Mazly (total 18)
La fille de Madame Angot on 28 February 1912 as Ange Pitou with Gilly, Désiré, Dousset, Alberti, Raveau, Delgal, Breffet, Quettin, Mme Germaine Gallois, Mme Edmée Favart, Mme Jackson, Mme Sorelli, Mme Dharis, Mme Dehave, Mme Hoven, Mme Lyzam, Mmme Doccin, Mme Venutza, Amalou (total 106). During the run, Vincent replaced Sardet; Mme Rosalie Lambrecht replaced Edmée Favart.

Opéra
La fille de Madame Angot on 28 April 1912, act 2 only with Désiré, Doucet, Alberti, Gilly, Mme Germaine Gallois, Mme Edmée Favart, André Messager for a gala for l'aviation militaire; the program included speeches, the overture from Patrie, Icare (first scene); Oedipe roi (second part), Werther act 2, Les deux pigeons, etc.

Monte Carlo, Salle Garnier
Parsifal on January 26, 1913 (dress rehearsal) as a Knight with Mme Félia Litvinne (Kundry), Rousselière (Parsifal), Allard (Amfortas), Walter, Clauzure, Bourbon, Couzinou, Ch. Delmas; Filles Fleurs: Arcos, Rozann, Servière, Gilson, Florentz, Lormont, Malraison, Criticos and Jehin.
Émile-Frantz Sardet singsRobert le diable: Jadis régnait en Normandie

Émile-Frantz Sardet sings Le crucifix, with Eugène Dathané

Émile-Frantz Sardet singsLes huguenots: Prenant son sabre de batailles (Rataplan)
In RA format

Émile-Frantz Sardet singsFaust: À moi les plaisirs, with Brutus Tarquini d'Or
Discography

Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris, 1907
17906	 Maître Pathelin (Bazin): Je pense à vous				17906
17923	 Pourquoi pleures-tu? (de Clynsen)					17923
17927    Le crucifix (Faure) (w. Dathané)                                       17927
17959    Tu ne m'oublieras pas (Leroy)                                          17959
17984	 Le jour et la nuit (Lecocq): Sous le regard de deux grands yeux	17984

Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris, 1908
18002	 Ne vends pas ton coeur (Fattorini)					18002
18014	 Pourquoi baisser les yeux (Gallini)					18014
18043	 Les cerises d'amour (Casablanca)					18043
18055	 Sérénade à Marinette (Serpieri)					18055
18061	 Une page d'amour (Rico)						18061
18080	 Rentrons Mimi! (Berniaux)						18080

Odeon, Paris, April 1908
xP4065	 Ne vends pas ton coeur (Fattorini)					X 60770
xP4066	 Loin du bonheur (Fattorini)						X 60779
xP4067	 Tu ne m'oublieras pas (Leroy)						X 60760
xP4068	 Pourquoi pleures-tu? (de Clynsen)					X 60832

Favorite, Paris 1907–09
627w	 Peines légères (Krier)							Disque Eden E 5197, Néron 4002
918w	 J'ai peur d'aimer (Rico)						Disque Eden E 5233
920w	 Pourquoi pleures-tu? (de Clynsen)					Disque Eden E 5235
	 Le souvenir de Carmen (Devaux/Fischer)					1-5430
	 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Pauvre Paillasse				Disque Eden 50056
	 Chargez (Mérelly)							Disque Eden 50061
	 La dame de pique (Chaudoir)						Disque Eden 50062
	 Trovatore (Verdi): Ô toi, mon seul espoir			Disque Eden 50063
	 Tosca (Puccini): Le ciel luisait d'étoiles					Disque Eden 50064
1554-1-  Faust (Gounod): À moi les plaisirs (w. Tarquini d'Or)			1-9089

Columbia cylinders, Paris, 1908/09
F37623   Ne vends pas ton coeur (Fattorini)					XP 37623
F37628	 Sérénade à Marinette (Serpieri)					XP 37628
F37629-1 Ton coeur a pris mon coeur (Scotto)					XP 37629
F37630	 Les cerises d'amour (Casablanca)					XP 37630
F37631	 Lison l'enjôleuse (Margis)                                             XP 37631
F37632	 Chrysanthèmes (Margis)							XP 37632
F37636-1 Berceuse aux étoiles (Vercolier)					XP 37636
F37642	 Gaby (Borel-Clerc)							XP 37642
F37643-2 Le recirc;ve passe (Helmer/Krier)						XP 37643
F37657	 Pour t'oublier (Picquet)						XP 37657
F37658-2 Pour l'amour de Carmen (Borel-Clerc)					XP 37658
F37659	 Près du ciel bleu (Couturier)						XP 37659
F37660-2 Une page d'amour							XP 37660
F37664	 Le souvenir de Carmen (Devaux/Fischer)					XP 37664
F37665	 Tout s'oublie! (Fattorini)						XP 37665
F37666	 La chanson de Marguerite (Casablanca)					XP 37666
F37667	 Souvenirs de Venise (Devaux/Fischer)					XP 37667
F37668	 Le baiser de Mignon (Simon/Devaux)					XP 37668
F37669   Amour de femme (Vitalis)                                               XP 37669
F37680	 Miettes de coeur au chiffonnette (Scotto)				XP 37680
F37682	 Sur les flots du Bosphore (Delteil/Devaux)				XP 37682
F37688-1 Rentrons Mimi! (Berniaux)						XP 37688
F37689-1 Reine jolie (?)							XP 37689

Gramophone, Paris, 30 November 1908
14129u   Le baiser de Mignon (Simon/Devaux)                                     3-32926, X-2-82128, 232140
14130u   Souvenir de Venise (Devaux/Fischer)                                    3-32927, X-2-82129, 232141

Edison 2-min cylinders, Paris, 1909
18095	 Lia ma mia (Planel/Delvaux)						18095
18100	 Jolis cheveux (Durante)						18100
18105	 Reviens ma Castillane (Perrin/Delvaux)					18105
18111	 Le secret du bonheur (Lamielle)					18111

Ultima, Paris, about 1909
34	 Pour t'oublier (Picquet)						34, Perfectaphone 815
35	 Ton coeur a pris mon coeur (Scotto)					35, Perfectaphone 818
427	 Le rêve passe (Helmer/Krier)						427, Perfectaphone 815

Gramophone, Paris, 18 February 1909
14356u   Paul et Virginie (Massé): Air de la lettre                             3-32982, P101
14357½u  Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck): Unis dès la plus tendre enfance          3-32980, X-2-82132, 4-32234
14358u   Pour t'oublier (Piquet)                                                3-32983, X-2-82133, 232355, K342

Gramophone, Paris, 18 February 1909
14377u   Nuit tragique (Borel-Clerc)                                            3-32972, X-2-82130, 232129, K263
14378u   La dame de pique (Chaudoir)                                            3-32973, X-2-82131, 232130, K263

Gramophone, Paris, 25 March 1909
14501u   Paul et Virginie (Massé): Ah, puisque tu nous fuis (w. Bakkers)        34256, P292
14506u   Hiver et printemps (Rondreux)                                          4-32034, X-2-82134, 232356
14507u   Lison l'enjôleuse (Margis)                                             4-32037, X-2-82135, 232357, K343

Gramophone, Paris, 29 March 1909
0935v    La route du p'tit soldat (Helmer)                                      Z-082002, 0232012, L107

Gramophone, Paris, 3 June 1909
01042v   Les fêtes françaises (de Clynsen)                                      Z-084002, 0234013, L124
         (w. d'Assy as Beaufort & Weber as d'Haller)
01043v   Les plaines de Touraine (de Clynsen)                                   Z-084003, 0234014, L125
         (w. d'Assy as Beaufort & Weber as d'Haller)

Gramophone, Paris, 7 June 1909
01060v   Châteaudun (Bentayoux) (w Weber)                     			Z-082028, 0232112
01061v   Alsace et Lorraine (Bentayoux) (w Weber)                     		Z-082029, 0232113

Gramophone, Paris, 8 June 1909
01071v   Verse-moi du bourgogne (Petit)                                         Z-082030, 0232110
01072v   Lia ma mia (Planel/Devaux)                          			Z-082032, 0232004, L103

Gramophone, Paris, 11 June 1909
01090v   Robert le diable (Meyerbeer): Jadis régnait en Normandie               032125, W128
         (Ballade)(w. chorus) 

Gramophone, Paris, 14 June 1909 01093v Fumeur d'opium (Helmer) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082036, 0232006, L104 01094v Gervaise (Spencer) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082037, 0232010 01095v Souvenir d'Alsace (Dickson) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082041, 0232008, L105 01096v La folie verte (Popy) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082046, 0232011 Gramophone, Paris, 16 June 1909 01110v Gaby (Borel-Clerc) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082047, 0232007, L104 01112v Sérénade à Marinette (Serpieri) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082033, 0232005, L103 Gramophone, Paris, 17 June 1909 01117v Fanfan-la-fleur (Borel-Clerc) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082042, 0232009, L106 01120v Marche fière (Heintz/Stanislas) (w. unknown soprano) Z-082035, 0232075, L138 Gramophone, Paris, 9 November 1909 01230½v La nuit de Noël, 1870 (Pierné) 034048, Z-084021, 0234000, L116 (w. Bakkers, Vigneau & Perval as Cesak, Verlayne & Perret) Idéal-Aspir, Paris, 1909 (?) 1104 Ma Normandie (Bérat) Opéra 104 1151 Le baiser de Mignon (Simon-Devaux) Opéra 151 1204 Plaisir d'amour (Martini) Opéra 104 1251 Le souvenir de Carmen (Devaux/Fischer) Opéra 151 10223 Gaby (Borel-Clerc) 10223 10224 Lison l'enjôleuse (Margis) 10224 Pathé/Dutreih, Paris, 1909 159243 Sérénade à Marinette (Serpieri) Dutreih 9243 159244 Le souvenir de Carmen (Devaux/Fischer) Dutreih 9244 159245 Souvenirs de Venise (Devaux/Fischer) Dutreih 9245 159246 Le baiser de Mignon (Simon/Devaux) Dutreih 9246 159247 Sur les flots du Bosphore (Delteil/Devaux) Dutreih 9247 159248 La France qui passe (Borel-Clerc) Dutreih 9248 159258 Souvenir tendre (Fragson) Dutreih 9258 159259 Lia ma mia (Planel/Devaux) Dutreih 9259 159262 La route du p'tit soldat (Helmer) Dutreih 9262 159263 Nuit tragique (Borel-Clerc) Dutreih 9263 Phono, Paris, 1909 90 03 Souvenirs de Venise (Devaux/Fischer) 5126 Gramophone, Paris, 14 March 1910 01356v Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Rataplan (w. chorus) 032136, W128 Gramophone, Paris, 20 May 1910 01496v La vie (Goublier) (w. Weber as d'Haller & Sylvain as Bertin) Z-084017, 0234016 La Semeuse, Paris, about 1911 168 Le coeur tzigane (Vercolier) 168 169 Ton cœur n'est plus à moi (Desmoulins) 169 173 Gondole d'amour (Gandiolo) 173 176 Souvenirs de Venise (Devaux/Fischer) 176 S-1028 Maître Pathelin (Bazin): Je pense à vous 1028 S-1029 Sérénade du passant (Massenet) 1029 S-1081 La fille de Madame Angot (Lecocq): Certainement j'aimai Clairette Opéra 530 S-1244 Le baiser de Mignon (Simon/Devaux) 1244 S-1245 Souvenirs de Venise (Devaux/Fischer) 1245 S-1264 Manon (Massenet): En fermant les yeux 1264 S-1265 Roi d'Ys (Lalo): Vainement, ma bien-aimée 1265 Pathé, Paris, June 1911 57 Lustige Witwe (Lehár): Chanson à Vilya (!) 57, Pathéphone 2719 62 Lustige Witwe (Lehár): Folle ivresse 62, Pathéphone 2694 Lutetia, Paris, 1911 2-3224 Lustige Witwe (Lehár): Chanson à Vilya F3224 2-3238 C'est la valse amoureuse (Lehár) F3238 2-3239 La ronde du soir (Scotto) F3239 2-3258 Le coeur tzigane (Vercolier) F3258 2-3282 La ronde des baisers (Jardin) F3282 Pathé, Paris, June 1912 7 Chasseur au fond des bois (Devaux/Perrin) 2076, 2176 732 Musique en tête (Borel-Clerc) 732
References for the discography: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien; 78opera.com (defunct)
Many thanks to Anton Bieber for the Faust recording, label scan and addition to the discography, as well as the "Souvenir d'Alsace" label scan.
Picture source for the portrait

Go Home