Gustave Botiaux's life and career
Born 14 July 1926 in Paris, Botiaux studied voice at the Conservatoire National, and won a
singing competition in Cannes in 1954. Most of his career is detailed below; what should be added is that his José in
Japan (1961) was a particular success; that ill health forced him to interrupt his career from 1964 to 1968; and that the
chronology is incomplete in the end since Botiaux really sang until 1973. Probably his most famous roles, beside José,
were Jean (in Hérodiade), Vasco da Gama and Sigurd. He was married to soprano Jacqueline Silvy.
Reference 1: Kutsch & Riemens, reference 2
Chronology
|
Dates |
Villes |
Ouvrages |
Distributions |
Direction |
|
2-oct-55 |
Bruxelles |
Madama Butterfly |
Derval, Lange, Bacquier |
Célis |
|
5-oct, 6-nov-55 |
Bruxelles |
Madama Butterfly |
Serverius, Lange, Bacquier, Piergyl |
Célis |
|
15-oct-55 |
Bruxelles |
Samson et Dalila |
Gorr, Laffont, Van
Obbergh, Fisher |
Molle |
|
19,26-oct, 1,11,13,21-déc-55,
3,11-jan-56 |
Bruxelles |
David |
Sanders, Dubuc, Ghislain, Bacquier, Haas |
M. Bastin |
|
3-déc-55 |
Bruxelles |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Sarroca, Dubuc, Haas, Trempont |
Molle |
|
3,14,20-déc-55 |
Bruxelles |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Sarroca, Laffont, Haas, Trempont |
Molle |
|
22-déc-55 |
Bruxelles |
Samson et Dalila |
Gorr, Dubuc, Van
Obbergh, Fisher |
Molle |
|
1,5-jan-56 |
Bruxelles |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Sarroca, Laffont, Haas, Trempont |
Molle |
|
15-jan-56 |
Bruxelles |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Sarroca, Dubuc, Haas, Trempont |
Molle |
|
7-fév-56 |
Bruxelles |
Madama Butterfly |
Derval, Lange, Bacquier, Piergyl |
Célis |
|
3-mar-56 |
Bruxelles |
Samson et Dalila |
Gorr, Dubuc, Van
Obbergh, Fisher |
Molle |
|
13-mar-56 |
Bruxelles |
Faust |
Vecray, Ghislain, Dubuc |
M. Bastin |
|
2-avr-56 |
Bruxelles |
Faust |
Vivalda, Ghislain, Haas |
M. Bastin |
|
1956 |
Grenoble |
Faust |
Boué, Savignol, Etienne, Tomoff |
Bégou |
|
23-jun-56 |
Vichy |
Concert |
Lucazeau, Cabanel |
Dervaux |
|
27-oct-56 |
Nancy |
Faust |
Esposito, Depraz,
Laffage |
Etcheverry |
|
8-déc-56 |
Nîmes |
Faust |
Vivalda, Legros,
Huberty |
|
|
1957 |
Paris O |
Rosenkavalier |
? |
? |
|
15-sep-57 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Lucazeau, Griffoni,
Ricquier, Chellet |
Cruchon |
|
1958 |
Nîmes |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Francou, Renaud |
Lhéry |
|
1958 |
Lyon |
Madama Butterfly |
Li Lui Fei |
Carrière |
|
19-jan-58 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
|
|
|
26-mar-58 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Lucazeau, Laffage, Ricquier(avec La
Bohème) |
? |
|
6-avr-58 |
Alger |
Lohengrin |
Sarroca, Lapeyre, Poujol, Giband |
|
|
17-mai-58 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Lucazeau, Laffage, Gayraud, Serres |
|
|
2-jun-58 |
Chambéry |
Requiem/Verdi |
Monmart, Couderc, Depraz |
Lombard |
|
26-jun-58 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Serres, Laffage, Gayraud, Claverie |
|
|
9-aoû-59 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Andréani, Laffage, Gayraud, Dumas |
|
|
24-sep-58 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Serres, Laffage, Notti, Dumas |
|
|
27-sep-59 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Lussas, Bianco, Gayraud, Sicot |
|
|
1960 |
Bordeaux |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Bianco |
|
|
1960 |
Paris O |
Faust |
? |
? |
|
24-avr-60 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Couderc, Bianco, Notti, Dumas |
|
|
19-mai-60 |
Paris ORTF |
Concert |
Extraits divers |
Bigot |
|
2-jul-60 |
Vichy |
Roméo et Juliette |
Silvy, Médus, Roux, Le
Hémonet, J. Michel |
Fournier |
|
11-jul-60 |
Paris ORTF |
Concert |
Extraits de Louise avec Brumaire,
Bianco |
Cariven |
|
31-jul-60 |
Orange |
Hérodiade |
Gorr, Sarroca, Massard, Savignol, Etienne, Mars, Liccioni |
Dervaux |
|
5-aoû-60 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Lucazeau, Etienne, Notti, Chellet |
|
|
18-aoû-60 |
Paris O |
Roméo et Juliette |
Chalanda |
|
|
sept 1960 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Couderc, Etienne, Notti, M. Dumas |
|
|
sept 1960 |
Paris OC |
Roméo et Juliette |
Esposito, Savignol, Bacquier, Sabran |
Etcheverry |
|
25-sep-60 |
Paris O |
Faust |
Brumaire, Vaillant, Borthayre |
Wolff |
|
2-oct-60 |
Paris ORTF |
Concert |
Cavatine de Roméo |
Cariven |
|
9-oct-60 |
Paris O |
Faust |
Esposito, Vaillant, Griffoni |
Dervaux |
|
17-oct-60 |
Saint-Étienne |
Louise |
Brumaire, Savignol, J. Michel, Thévenet |
Lhéry |
|
3-nov-60 |
Avignon |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Couderc, Renaud, Gras, Luigi |
Lhéry |
|
7-nov-60 |
Paris O |
Tosca |
Crespin, Bacquier |
Prêtre |
|
11-nov-60 |
Paris O |
Tosca |
Crespin, Bianco |
|
|
18-nov-60 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Sarroca, Etienne |
|
|
27-nov-60 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Andréani, Etienne |
Cruchon |
|
fin 1960 |
Nîmes |
Faust |
Monteil, Depraz, Huberty, Luck, Drossaert |
|
|
fin 1960 |
Nîmes |
Tosca |
Cumia, Bianco, Autran, Silvério |
Vernet |
|
4,5,17-déc-60 |
Marseille |
Roméo et Juliette |
Chalanda/Ibanez, Legros, Serkoyan, Dens |
Trik |
|
19-déc-60 |
Saint-Étienne |
Tosca |
Sarroca, Vaillant |
Brebion |
|
23-déc-60 |
Paris OC |
Madama Butterfly |
Monmart, Michel, Giovannetti |
Etcheverry |
|
déc 1960 |
Oran |
Aïda |
Cumia, Couderc, Dens, Médus, Chardin |
Fournier |
|
30-déc-60 |
Paris OC |
Cavalleria rusticana (matinée) |
Couderc, Etienne |
Cruchon |
|
30-déc-60 |
Paris O |
Rigoletto (soirée) |
Borthayre, Silvy |
|
|
4-jan-61 |
Paris O |
Rigoletto |
Borthayre, Silvy, Scharley, Chapuis |
Dervaux |
|
13-jan-61 |
Paris O |
Aïda |
Mas, Gorr, Bianco, Savignol, Froumenty |
Fourestier |
|
20,22-jan-61 |
Paris O |
Aïda |
Sarroca, Gorr, Bianco |
Fourestier |
|
1-mar-61 |
Paris OC |
Madama Butterfly |
Monmart, Collard, Giovannetti, Rallier |
Sébastian |
|
6-mar-61 |
Roanne |
Tosca |
Castelli, Roux |
Bartholay |
|
5-avr-61 |
Perpignan |
Faust |
Depraz |
|
|
avr 1961 |
Perpignan |
Werther |
Couderc |
|
|
avr 1961 |
Perpignan |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Couderc |
|
|
sept 1961 |
Tokyo |
Carmen |
Rhodes/Bumbry, Bacquier/Massard, Ibanez
|
Benzi |
|
oct 1961 |
Osaka |
Carmen |
Rhodes/Bumbry, Bacquier/Massard, Ibanez
|
Benzi |
|
8,10,16-dé-61 |
Marseille |
Werther |
Gabriel, Mars, Piroird |
? |
|
1-jan-62 |
Toulouse |
Roméo et Juliette |
Chalanda, Tomatis, Gui |
|
|
1962 |
St Petersbourg |
Faust |
? |
? |
|
1962 |
Moscou |
Aïda |
? |
? |
|
24-sep-62 |
Riga |
Rigoletto |
? |
? |
|
26-sep-62 |
Riga |
Tosca |
? |
? |
|
oct 1962 |
Nantes |
Hérodiade |
Delvaux, Cumia, Dens, Ghislain
|
Juzeau |
|
22,25-nov-62 |
Grenoble |
Faust |
LeBris, Savignol, Doucet |
Bégou |
|
30-nov-62 |
Toulouse |
Faust |
T'Hézan, Ghislain, Borthayre, Jolival |
Gayral |
|
fin 1962 |
Nantes |
Roméo et Juliette |
Esposito, Vidal, Legros, Vento, Cayla, Forli |
? |
|
fin 1962 |
Bordeaux |
L'Africaine (reprise) |
Arroyo, Silvy, Bianco, Giband, Legros
|
? |
|
fin 1962 |
Saint-Étienne |
Aïda |
Monmart, Couderc, Dubuc, Chapuis, Legros |
Cébron |
|
fin 1962 |
Rennes |
Rigoletto |
Dens, Silvy, Giband, Vilma |
Cébron |
|
1963 |
Bordeaux |
Sigurd (reprise) |
Bianco, Rinélla, Tomatis, T'Hézan,
Benois |
Gayral |
|
19,25,27-jan-63 |
Marseille |
Sigurd (reprise) |
Bianco, T'Hézan, Médus, Silvy, Legros
|
Trik |
|
1,3,9-fév-63 |
Marseille |
Tosca |
Sarroca,
Bacquier, Garcia |
Trik |
|
7-fév-63 |
Avignon |
Hérodiade |
T'Hézan, Couderc, Lafont, Legros |
? |
|
15,17-fé-63 |
Toulouse |
Sigurd (reprise) |
Bianco, T'Hézan, Giband, Silvy, Davy,
Tézénas |
Gayral |
|
1-avr-63 |
Marseille |
Aïda |
Sarroca, Serres, Cittanti, Médus,
Legros |
Trik |
|
18,20-oct-63 |
Toulouse |
L'Africaine (reprise) |
Brunin, Rallo, Silvy, Giband, Maurin, Tézénas
|
Gayral |
|
fin 1963 |
Marseille |
Madama Butterfly |
Le Bris, Doucet |
|
|
jan 1964 |
Marseille |
L'Africaine (reprise) |
Rinella, Peyrottes, Silvy, Médus, Legros
|
Trik |
|
16-fév-64 |
Strasbourg |
Fanciulla del West |
Le Bris, Quilico |
Adam |
|
4-jul-64 |
Orange |
Cavalleria rusticana |
Sarroca, Peyrottes, Jolival, Jacques |
|
|
16-oct-64 |
Toulouse |
Fanciulla del West |
Mas, Bianco |
Gayral |
|
oct 1964 |
Dijon |
Sigurd (reprise) |
? |
|
|
oct 1964 |
Toulon |
Sigurd (reprise) |
Brunin, Peyrottes, Médus, Silvy, Couderc
|
Gayral |
|
3-fév-68 |
Aix |
Hérodiade |
Granor, Rallo, Thévenon, Legros, Garguilo
|
Réhak |
|
18-fév-68 |
Paris ORTF |
Radio broadcast |
Une saison d'Opéra, avec Andréa
Guiot |
Piano |
|
1968 |
Lyon |
Concert |
Rigoletto,
"Viéni"(Mélodie) |
Piano |
|
21-jul-68 |
Paris O |
Tosca |
Castelli, Bianco, Hurteau, Benoit
|
Dervaux |
|
26-jul-68 |
Cannes |
Rigoletto |
Rallo, Silvy, Chevreuse (en
concert) |
Fichefet |
|
16-nov-68 |
Nîmes |
Rigoletto |
Blanc, Garner, Legros, Betti, Gellion, Borrot |
|
|
22-nov-68 |
Paris OC |
Madama Butterfly |
Monteil, Genty |
? |
|
16-aoû-69 |
Paris OC |
Fledermaus |
? |
? |
|
19-oct-69 |
Besançon |
Carmen |
Boué, Calès, Antoine, Dupuy, Peyron, Guigue
|
Guilbert |
|
11-nov-69 |
Marseille |
Tosca |
LeBris, Cattin, Hubert, Armond, Dresse
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I wish to thank Claude Ribou for the information on this page.
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