Monsieur Grégoire
Another of the great many French singers on whom proper research is sorely missing. Only two facts about his
career are known so far:
- In 1926, the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in Paris restaged a 1918 Sacha Guitry comedy, Deburau – originally
a straight theater play, but for the restaging enriched with incidental music by André Messager. In this form, it was a
world premiere at the Sarah-Bernhardt (7 October). Grégoire played and sang the role of Clément.
- In 1934, he made his Opéra-Comique debut as Canio.
Discography
Gramophone
L885 Veni d'oussi with Paquy Desforges 2G739-1
L885 Magali with Paquy Desforges 2G740-2
Polydor
522294 Lygie
522294 En quatre vingt treize
522295 Guillaume Tell: Asile héréditaire 5442 BKP
522295 Guillaume Tell: Amis secondez ma vengeance 5443 BKP
522407 L'Africaine: Pays merveilleux 5700½
522407 L'Africaine: Conduisez-moi vers ce navire 5699
516576 Faust: Quel trouble inconnu me pénétre
516576 Faust: En vain j'interroge
Ideal, under the name Lory Gregor
12120 Le tzarevitch: Veux tu? AN25
12120 Le tzarevitch: Reste auprés de moi AN26
12584 Cupidon roi
12584 Le loup de mer
12574 Rigoletto: Ballade AN 760
12574 Rigoletto: Comme la plume au vent AN 761
12729 Vieni, vieni with Lynel AN 1030
12729 Le beau Danube bleu with Lynel AN 1031
12875 Reviens à Sorrente
12875 'O sole mio
Pathé (as Lory Gregor??)
PA167 L'océan CPT 1056
PA167 Le moulin de Maître Jean CPT 1057
PA168 Chargez (Merelly)
PA168 L'homme rouge (Borel-Clerc)
I wish to thank Christian Torrent for the discography.
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