Gaston Dehousse

Gaston Dehousse du Casino de Spa. He was one of the first singers to record traditional folk songs from Wallonie.

According to a newspaper ad that has meanwhile disappeared from the web, he was hired for a whole week, 3rd to 9th of October, 1924, to participate in a mixed program in the concert hall of a huge and famous Amsterdam café-and-restaurant. Strange to meet an opera singer in that context, and he actually was the only opera singer on the roster. The same ad said him to be a tenor in Liège.

Gaston Dehousse sings

Sigurd: Esprits gardiens

Gaston Dehousse sings

Rigoletto: Qu'une belle

Gaston Dehousse sings

Tosca: Ô de beautés égales

Discography

Edison Bell (Electron)/Decca
PB 16		May tchante e grand bwes (Bonvoisin) 		EC16061, Decca 40123
PB 17		Sincerité (Van Damme)				Decca F40124 
PB 18		Pourquoi (Van Damme)				Decca F40124
PB 19		Jeanette (Viel)					Decca F40125
PB 20		So l'tombe di m'mère (Rupes)			EC16061, Decca 40123, F40125
		Noël						F40201
PB 27		Crucifix (Faure) (w Lynel)			EC16042, Decca 40201



Reneyphone, 1925?
2074at 		Lu coq Walon (Gaillard)				F42597
2075at 		Par tcharité (Van Damme)			F42595, Polydor 42672
2076at 		Li tchant dès Walons (Hillier) 			F42598
2077½at 	Li cariyon di Palâs (Van Damme) 		F42596, Polydor 42672	
2078at 		Tchantez Djeniton (Van Damme)			?F42590?
2079at		Li meus des fleurs (De Vos)			Polydor F42591
2080at		Li p’tit banc (Van Damme)			Polydor F42593
2081at		Mayon (Ledoux)					Polydor F42600
2082at		Pititès fleurs (Crotto) 			Polydor F42592  
2083at		Lèyiz-m' plorer (Van Damme)			Polydor F42599
2084at		O Lidge vi r'veye (Gillisen)			Polydor F42594
2085at		Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas 		F42603, Polydor F42651
2086at		Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom		F42605


2087at		Sigurd (Reyer) Le bruit des chants s'éteint	F42607
2088at		Rigoletto (Verdi): Comme la plume au vent	F42608
2089at		Rigoletto (Verdi): Qu'une belle			F42607, Polydor F42655
2090at		Paillasse (Leoncavallo): M'habiller		Polydor F42652
2094at  	Tosca: Ô de beautés égales			F42610, Polydor F42659
2095at  	Tosca: Le ciel luisait d'étoiles		F42609
2097at		Faust (Gounod): En vain j'interroge		F42615
2098at  	Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller			F42612
2099½at 	Werther: Je ne sais si je veille		F42611
		Le ciel de mon pays (Lawrence)			F42613


		Martha (Flotow): Lorsqu'a mes yeux		F42614
2100at		Hérodiade (Massenet): Air de Jean		F42616, F42604, Polydor F42655
2101½at		Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Sicilienne	F42606, Polydor F42657
2103at		La bohème (Puccini): Que cette main est froide 	Polydor F42659
		Les deux sérénades (Leoncavallo)		Polydor F42649 
		Ave Maria (Gounod)				Polydor F42649

I wish to thank Christian Torrent for two recordings (Sigurd, Rigoletto), the discography and the bottom three pictures.

I wish to thank Robert Schlesinger for the label, newspaper information and recording (Tosca).