José Razador

15 March 1935 Châtelineau near Charleroi – 14 November 2017
His parents were Italian. He studied to be a toolmaker. He studied singing at the conservatory in Namur, then in Mons from 1962 to 1964 with José Lens and Jean Lescanne.

He made his debut in 1971 in Liège as Rodolfo.

He made guest appearances at in Marseille, Rouen, Nice, Nantes, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provance, Rochefort, Toulon, Warsaw, Romania, Canada, but the center of his activity was always Liège.

His repertory included: Faust, Werther, Hoffmann, Duca, Fenton, Pinkerton, Cavaradossi, José, Jeník, ...

He was also very successful singing operettas, and as a concert singer.

After retiring, he taught singing at the conservatory in Auvelais.
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens

José Razador sings Tosca: Je vous sauverai

José Razador sings Tosca: Victoire! Victoire!

José Razador sings Tosca: Le ciel luisait d'étoiles, with encore in Italian

José Razador sings Cavalleria rusticana: C'est toi, Santuzza?, with Geri Brunin
In RA format

José Razador sings Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
In RA format

José Razador sings Pagliacci: No, Pagliaccio non son ... Ebben! se mi giudichi di te indegna, with Carla Rutili, Felice Schiavi, Alain Romero, and Alain Lefèvre
In RA format

José Razador sings Der Zigeunerbaron: C'est un métier charmant

I wish to thank Claude Ribou for the recordings (Tosca).
I wish to thank Christian Torrent for the recording (Cavalleria rusticana).
I wish to thank Carla Rutili for the recording of Pagliacci: Opéra de Toulon, 6 February 1983, with Carla Rutili (Nedda), José Razador (Canio), Felice Schiavi (Tonio), Alain Romero (Silvio), Alain Lefèvre (Beppe), and Jean-Marie Gaumier (conductor).
Discography

LP Alpha MBM 28
Lucile by André Modeste Gretry, complete recording, 1975
Andrée François (Lucile),  Louis Mathieu (Timante), Jean Ségani (Dorval père), 
Guy Fontagnère (Blaise), Claudine Granger (Julie),  Razador as Dorval
Choeurs et Orchestre Grétry de l'Opéra de Liège; Roger Rossel, conductor

LP TLP Records 1003
Opérettes et chansons, 1982
José Razador
1.  Je t'ai donné mon coeur (Land des Lächelns/Lehár)
2.  Dans l'ombre blanche des pommiers en fleurs (Land des Lächelns/Lehár)
3.  Enchantement d'un beau soir d'été (Chanson gitane/Yvain)
4.  L'amour qu'un jour tu m'as donné  (Chanson gitane/Yvain)
5.  Ne t'aurais-je qu'une fois (Frasquita/Lehár)
6.  C'est un métier charmant (Zigeunerbaron/Strauß)
7.  Granada (Lara)
8.  'O sole mio (Di Capua)
9.  Core 'ngrato (Cardillo)
10. Marechiare (Tosti)
11. Mattinata (Leoncavallo)
12. Torna a Surriento (De Curtis)
13. Funiculì, funiculà (Denza)
Orchestra conducted by Christian Lalune

LP Zeta Records ZET 506
Grands succès de ténors, about 1988
José Razador/Ricardo Garcia
Razador sings:
1. Granada (Agustín Lara)
2. O sole mio (Eduardo Di Capua)
3. Catarì, catarì  (Salvatore Cardillo)
4. Marechiare (F.P. Tosti)
5. Mattinata (Ruggiero Leoncavallo)
6. Torna a Surriento (Ernesto De Curtis)
7. Funiculì, funiculà  (Luigi Denza)
Orchestra conducted by Christian Lalune
Recorded at the Théâtre 104, Liège
I wish to thank Christian Torrent, Juan Dzazópulos and Claude Ribou for their contributions to the discography.
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