Léon Cordier

Verviers

Season 1896/97 Cordier had a disastrous debut. His good performance in Carmen on 25 October did not inhibit his firing.

Holland

Faust at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 1 October 1898 with Miranda/Le Page-Brusac, Pierre d'Assy, Bédué, Warnots
Les huguenots at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 2 October 1898 as Tavannes with Miranda, Le Page-Brusac, Cléry/Péraldo, Le Riguer, Martin, de Backer, Pierre d'Assy
Mireille at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 3 October 1898, sharing with Rivière who sang the premiere; with Pierre d'Assy, Bédué, Cléry/Péraldo, Géraldi/Maryanne Parentani/Lala Miranda, Warnots
Roméo et Juliette at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 15 October 1898 as Tybalt with Miranda, Lermigneau, Rivière, Bédué, Pierre d'Assy, Martin, Barwolf
Carmen at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 31 October 1898, sharing with Le Riguer; with Bedué/d'Assy, Nelly Guénia, Miranda/Vaillant, Barwolf
Mignon at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 14 November 1898, sharing with Rivière who sang the premiere; with Pierre d'Assy, Gardon, Vaillant/Miranda, Péraldo/Parentani, Warnots
Le prophète at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 17 November 1898 as Jonas with Le Riguer, Guénia, Le Page-Brusac, Barwolf
Salammbô at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 17 December 1898 as Shahabarim with Le Paga-Brusac, Le Riguer, de Backer, Bédué, Pierre d'Assy, Barwolf
Henri VIII at 's-Gravenhage, Koninklije Schouwburg on 28 January 1899 as Comte de Surrey with de Backer, Le Riguer, Martin, Pierre d'Assy, Le Page-Brusac, Guénia, Barwolf

During the 1899/1900 season in Marseille, there was a cover for the principal tenors called Louis Cordier. Difficult to say if it was the same person.

Discography

Zonophone, Paris, about December 1902
12050  Bonjour, Suzon (Delibes)                                                  12050
12051  Carmen (Bizet): Halte là                                                  12051
12052  Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom                                   12052
12082  Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom                                   12082
12083  Rigoletto (Verdi): Qu'une belle                                           12083
12084  Favorite (Donizetti): Un ange, une femme inconnue                         12084
X-1232 Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas                                      X-1232
X-1236 Faust (Gounod): Salut, demeure                                            X-1234
X-1237 Mireille (Gounod): Anges du paradis                                       X-1237
X-1244 Carmen (Bizet): La fleur							 X-1244

Favorite, Paris, December 1904
42-a   Dragons de Villars (Maillart): Ne parle pas				 5009
43-a   Mignon (Thomas): Elle ne croyait pas					 5010
44-a   Cloches de Corneville (Planquette): Je regardais en l'air		 5011
45-a   Stances (Flégier)							 5012
       Pensées d'automne (Massenet)						 5013
       Si j'étais roi (Adam): J'ignore son nom					 5014

Source for the discography: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien