Georges Genin

30 December 1899 Lyon – February 1971 Torremolinos (Spain)

Georges Genin during a conference he gave on 20 December 1969 in Marseille to the Amis du Théâtre Lyrique for the introduction of his new 45 EP record

Same event as above

Georges Genin, the same day, with Henri Rabanit, the predecessor of Francis Dresse in Marseille

Georges Genin sings Aida:

Ô céleste Aïda

In RA format

Genin studied voice in his native Lyon and also made his debut there. Very quickly, he was hired by the Paris Opéra-Comique (1924), where he made his debut in the small part of Hadji in Lakmé and sang for a few years as a comprimario (Beppe, Frédéric in Mignon, Seaman in Tristan und Isolde, Yamadori and many more).
In 1925, he joined the Paris Opéra, where from 1931 he was cast in main roles: Faust, Duca and Roméo (and after WWII also Radames). Back at the Opéra-Comique, he got to sing Rodolfo, Vincent, des Grieux, Werther, Daniel (Le chalet) or Don José. He sang at both Paris theaters into the 1950s, and gave guest performances in Monte Carlo and Antwerp.
From 1954 to 1970, he taught at the conservatory in Metz.
Reference 1: Kutsch & Riemens; reference 2: Art Lyrique Français

I want to thank Claude Ribou for the pictures (top 3).

I want to thank Georges Cardol for the picture (bottom).

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