Charles RousselièreRousselière was born Roussoulière. His parents wanted him to become a priest. He therefore was sent to a seminary. His only entertainment was singing on Sunday at church. However his behaviour at school forced his parents to take him out, and they sent him to college. But his parents could not afford for long to pay for his studies, and he was sent to a wine broker to study accounting. Paris Opéra
1900Samson et Dalila on 5 October, with Meyrianne Héglon, Jean Noté, François Delpouget, Léon Gresse, Galois, Lacôme, Laurent and Paul Taffanel Samson et Dalila on 19 October 1901 Die Walküre on 19 January Aida on 16/30 March-31 July-18 September, with Louise Grandjean, Chambon, Noté/Renaud, Gallois, Delpouget/Gresse/Paty, Mme Soyer/Mme Flahaut, Mme Agussol Faust on 1 May, with Gresse, Riddez, Cancellier, Mme Charles, Mme Nimidoff, Mme Beauvais Les barbares on 20 (répétition générale)/23/25/28/30 October-1/20 November-13 December as Le veilleur (only on 20 November as Marcomir, with Cabillot as Veilleur), with Mme Hatto, Mme Héglon, Mme Vincent, Vaguet (Marcomir), Delmas/Baër, Riddez, Galois, Cancelier, Paul Taffanel 1902 Les barbares on 29 January-15? December as Marcomir, with Mme Hatto, Mme Héglon, Mme Vincent, Cabillot (Le veilleur), Baër, Riddez, Galois, Cancelier, Paul Taffanel Salammbô on 17 March/13 December with Mme Hatto, Laffitte, Renaud,, Baër, Riddez, Douaillier, Paulin Die Walküre on 2 June with Louise Bréval, Mme Héglon, Delmas, Jane Marcy, Chambon Samson et Dalila on 29 December with Mme Héglon, Riddez 1903 Pagliacci on 16 February with Mme Hatto Roméo et Juliette on 25 March with Bessie Abott, Gresse, Noté, Laffitte, Nivette, Delpouget, Mme Agussol, Mme Vincent Die Walküre on 14 April with Delmas, Chambon, Mme Bréval, Mme Carrère, Mme Héglon, Mmes De Nocé, Agussol, Mathieu, Nimidoff, Dupuis, Goulancourt, Vincent, Sauvaget Samson et Dalila act 2 duo on 2 May with Mme Héglon, Mangin Roméo et Juliette on 10 May with Nivette, Bartet, Riddez, Barré Delpouget, Douaillier, Gonguet, Gallois, Dénoyé, Bessie abott, Mme Carrère, Mme Vincent Roméo et Juliette on 20 May with Jane Noria, Noté Lafitte, Mme Carrère, Gresse Pagliacci on 11 September with Jane Noria, Delmas Laffitte, Gilly Samson et Dalila on 23 October with Lucy Arbell, Noté, Delpouget, Chambon Faust on 30? November with Aïno Ackte Samson et Dalila on 27? December 1904 Siegfried on 10 February with Delmas, Louise Grandjean, Laffitte, Mme Flahaut, Mme Mendès, Cancellier, Noté Il trovatore (shared with Alvarez who sang the premiere) Salammbô on 29 June with Mme Bréval, Laffitte, Noté Riddez, Gilly, Delpouget, Douaillier, Gallois, Gonguet Pagliacci (act 1) with Delmas, Mme Hatto 1905 Daria on 24 (répétition générale)/27 January with Geneviève Vix/Demougeot, Delmas, Dinard, Gallois Stammler, Donval, Cabillot, Paul Vidal (Total 7) Samson et Dalila on 31? May Faust (acts 2 and 5) on 3 June with Geraldine Farrar, Mme Mante, Mme Goulancourt, Gresse Der Freischütz on 27 October with Delmas, Riddez, Gilly, Delpouget, Davey, Dénoyé, Mme Grandjean, Mme Hatto, Taffanel Der Freischütz (act 2, scene 2) on 23 November with Delmas, Dénoyé, Taffanel Salammbô on 30 October with Mme Bréval, Noté, Scaramberg, Delpouget, Gilly, Riddez, Douaillier 1909 Die Walküre on 14 May with Agnès Borgo, Delmas, Journet, Mme Hatto, Messager, Mme Lapeyrette Siegfried on 21/29 May with Mme Grandjean/Mme Pacary, Mme Laute-Brun, Delmas, Fabert, Duclos, Mme Charbonnel, Messager Die Walküre on 2 June with Mme Litvinne, Delmas, Mme Hatto, Jeanne Durif, Journet, Messager Le vieil aigle on 26 June, during a benefit concert for the sinistrés du midi with Mme Carré, Chaliapine, Marvini, Léon Jehin (Total 5) 1912 Das Rheingold on 15/24 June as Loge, with Delmas, Nansen, Noé, Duclos, Fabert, Gresse, Journet, Mme Le Senne, Mme Campredon, Mme Charny, Mme Gall, Mme Lapeyrette, Mme Laute-Brun, Felix Weingartner Siegfried on 19/28 June-8 July with Delmas, Mme Charny/Mme Bréval, Mme Mendè, Fabert, Duclos, Marvini, Felix weingartner
Trocadéro
Concert pour l'association de secours mutuel des artistes dramatiques on 18 October 1900 with Jean-Baptiste Faure, Aïno Ackté, etc
Monte Carlo
La damnation de Faust on 28 February-5/11 March 1905 with Geraldine Farrar, Renaud, Chalmin, JehinFaust on 4/7/19 March 1905 with Geraldine Farrar, Mme Domenech, Mme Girerd, Chaliapin, Bouvet, Ananian, Jehin Amica on 16 March 1905 (world premiere) with Geraldine Farrar, Maurice Renaud, Henri-Alexis Lequien, Paola Rainaldi, Mascagni L'ancêtre on 24/25/27 February-3 March 1906 with Maurice Renaud, Henri-Alexis Lequien, Félia Litvinne, Geraldine Farrar, Marie Charbonnel, Léon Jehin. Don Procopio on 10/11/17 March 1906 with Mme Pornot, Mme Morlet, Périer, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Jehin Pagliacci on 10/11/17 March 1906 with Geraldine Farrar, Bouvet, Dangosse, Ananian, Armand, Maxime, Jehin La damnation de Faust on 9/12/16 March 1907 with Mme Lindsay, Renaud, Chalmin, Jehin Théodora on 19/21/24 March 1907 with Mme Héglon, Mme Friché, Renaud, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Jehin Don Carlo on 26/28 March 1907 with Mme Lindsay, mme Brozia, Renaud. Chaliapin, Bouvet, Ananian, Pomé Thérése on 15/22 February-1 March 1908 with Mme Arbell, Bouvet, Chalmin, Fabert, Ananian, Douaillier, Jehin Die Walküre on 27 or 28 January-3 or 4 February 1909 with Vallier, Delmas, Mme Raunay, Mme Litvinne, Mally Borga, Jehin Siegfried on 29 or 30 January-5 or 6 February 1909 with Philippon, Delmas, Bouvet, Marvini, Mme Litvinne, Mme Deschamps-Jehin, Mme Spennert, Jehin Héléne on 1 February 1909 with Mme Litvine, Mme de Kowska, Mme Spennert, Jehin Le vieil aigle on 13/16/20 February 1909 with Mme Carré Chaliapin, Padouréano, Jehin Carmen on 25/28 February-6 March 1909 with Mme Bréval, Mme Dubel, Gilly, Chalmin, Fabert, Marvini, Philippo, Jehin La bohème on 13/18 March 1909 with Mme Abbott/MmeCarré (March 18), Mme Spennert, Gilly, Chalmin, Chaliapin, Pini-Corsi, Pomé Otello on 15/17/20 February 1910 with Mme Edvina/Mme Spennert (February 17/20), Ruffo, Warnery, Marvini, Pomé Proserpine on 5/12/26 March 1910 with Mme Chenal, Mme Dubel, Chalmin, Marvini, Warnery, Jehin Thérése on 22/29/31 March 1910 with Mme Arbell, Bouvet, Chalmin, Jehin Le viel aigle on 22/29/31 March 1910 with Mme Carré, Chaliapin, Stéphane, Jehin La bohème on 26/31 January-5 February-2 April 1911 with Mme Régnier,Mme D'Ornelli, Floresco/Allard (April 2), Chalmin, Chaliapin, Pome Les contes d'Hoffmann on 7/9/12 February 1911 with Mme Régnier, Mme Alvoine, Mme Deschamps-Jehin, Ch. Delmas, Chalmin, Jehin Salammbô on 14/16/19 February 1911 with Mme Bréval, Mme Peltier, Dangès, Felio, Marvini, Destones, Jehin Ivan le terrible on 2/5/11/18 March 1911 with Mme Lamara, Chaliapin, Marvini, Allard, Felio, Jehin Lohengrin on 27 January-15 February 1912 Mme Lambert-Vuillaume, Mme Mattei, Bourbon/ Noté (February 15), Clauzure, Albert, Jehin Ivan le Terrible on 10/13/18 February 1912 with Mme Carré, Mme Mattei, Bourbon, Allard, Ch. Delmas, Jehin La damnation de Faust on 25 February-9 March 1912 with Mme Bréval, Allard, Chalmin, Jehin Don Carlo on 2/5/19 March 1912 with Mme Lambert-Vuillaume, Mme Mattei, Ruff/Stracciari(March 19), Chaliapin, Bourbon, Clauzure, Pomé L'épreuve dernière on 16/24/30 March 1912 with Mme De Hidalgo, Mme Bailac, Allard, Jehin Pagliacci on 16/24/30 March 1912 with Mme Bourdon, BourBon, Allard, Ch. Delmas, Pomé Parsifal (public rehearsal) on 26 January 1913 with Mme Litvinne, Sardet, Walter, Allard, Clauzure, Bourbon, Ch. Delmas, Couzinou, Jehin Pénélope on 4/11 March 1913 with Mme Brélval, Mme Raveau, Bourbon, Allard, Ch. delmas, Couzinou, Jehin Venise on 8/13/15/18 March 1913 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Rozann, Périer, Ch. Delmas, Oger, Couzinou, Jehin Samson et Dalila on 22/30 March 1913 with Mme Litvinne, Bourbon, Barrau, Clauzure, Jehin Concert on 28/30? March-5? April 1913 Samson et Dalila (act 1 excerpts) with Barrau Parsifal on 20/22/25 January-1/10/15 February-5 April 1914 with Mme Litvinne, Maguenat, Borno, Journet, Bourbon, Jehin Norma on 29/31 January-8 February 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Royer, Journet, Bernardi Cléopatre on 23 February-1/7 March 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Mme Grenville, Maguenat, Marvini/Feiner (March 7), Clauzure, Jehin Béatrice on 21/28 March-7 April 1914 with Mme Valli, Mme Royer, Bourbon, Marvini, A. Gilly, Clauzure, Ch. Delmas, Jehin Les barbares on 24/31 March 1914 with Mme Kousnetzova, Clauzure, A. Gilly, Feiner, Jehin
Paris Opéra-Comique
Concert on 3 June 1905 (to the benefit of the Caisse de retraite des artistes de l'orchestre) with Marie Thiéry singing the duo des alouettes of Roméo et Juliette.Julien on 4?/30 June-4/10/14/18 October-1/4/15/20/27 November 1913 with Marguerite Carré Boulogne, Maesmecker, Cazeneuve, De Creus, Capitaine, Dupré, Albert Wolff Céleste on 1/4/6/9/11/13/16 December 1913 with Mme Brunlet, Mme Brohly, Mme Martyl, Albert Wolff Pénélope on 20 January 1919 with Vieuille, de Creus, Parmentier, d'Épinais, Audois, Gilles, Pujol, Germaine Lubin, Cécile Thévenet, Mme Delamare, Mme Bourguignon, Mme Calas, Mme Baye, Mme Famis, Mme Champagne,
Orange, Théâtre Antique
Les Troyens à Carthage on 5/6/7 August 1905 with Félia Litvinne, Chassang, Plamondon, Darcilly, Ananian, Mme Girard, Colonne
Metropolitan Opera Company
Roméo et Juliette on 11/14 November 1906-9/26 January 1907 with
Geraldine Farrar, Jean-Charles Simard, Pol Plançon,
Josephine Jacoby, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars,
Adolph Mühlmann, Bernard Bégué Georgine
von Januschowsky/Johanna Pöhlmann (14)/Lina Simeoli (9/26), Samuel BovyRoméo et Juliette on 4 December 1906 in Philadelphia with Geraldine Farrar, Jean-Charles Simard, Pol Plançon, Josephine Jacoby, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Adolph Mümann, Bernard Bégué Georgine von Januschowsky, Samuel Bovy La damnation de Faust (as a concert) on 7/10/22/26 December 1906-12 January/3 February 1907 Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançn Victor Chalmin, Arturo Vigna Concert on 6 December 1906 with Riccardo Stracciari, Marie Rappold, Katherine Fleischer-Edel, Pol Plançon, Arturo Vigna, Tullio Voghera Lakmé on 20 December 1906 in Philadelphia with Marcella sembrich, Josephine Jacoby, Jules-Charles Simard, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Lina Simeoli, Marie Mattfeld, Johanna Pöhlmann, Samuel Bovy Lakmé on 28 December 1906-5/17 January 1907 with Marcella Sembrich, Josephine Jacoby, Jules-Charles Simard, Marcel Journet, Jacques Bars, Lina Simeoli, Marie Mattfeld, Johanna Pöhlmann, Samuel Bovy Faust on 31 December 1906/19 January/20 February 1907 with Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançon, Riccardo Stracciari, Josephine Jacoby, Lina Simeoli, Bernard Bégué, Samuel Bovy Faust on 3 January 1907 in Philadelphia with Geraldine Farrar, Pol Plançon, Riccardo Stracciari, Josephine Jacoby, Lina Simeoli, Bernard Bégué, Samuel Bovy Concert on 22 January 1907 with Marie Rappold, Katherine Fleischer-Edel, Bella Alten, Alois Burgstaller, Otto Goritz, Geraldine Farrar, Antonio Scotti, Lina Cavalieri, Louise Homer, Louise Kirkby-Lunn, Celestina Boninsegna, Riccardo Stracciari, Marcella Sembrich, Hans Morgenstern, Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Marcel Journet, Samuel Bovy, Arturo Vigna (given before Salome) Carmen on 29 January 1907 in Phildelphia with Olive Fremstad, Marie Rappold, Marcel Journet, Marie Mattfeld, Josephine Jacoby, Albert Reiss, Eugène Dufriche, Bernard Bégué, Jules-Charles Simard, Samuel Bovy Carmen on 2 February 1907 Olive Fremstad, Marie Rappold, Marcel Journet, Marie Mattfeld, Josephine Jacoby, Albert Reiss, Eugène Dufriche, Bernard Bégué, Jules-Charles Simard, Samuel Bovy Pagliacci on 5 February 1907 in Philadelphia with Lina Cavalieri, Antonio Scotti, Jules-Charles Simard, Albert Reiss, Arturo Vigna Pagliacci on 8 February 1907 with Lina Cavalieri, Antonio Scotti, Jules-Charles Simard, Albert Reiss, Arturo Vigna
Berlin, Hofoper, 1907
La damnation de Faust on 4/6 April with Lindsay, Renaud, Chalmin, JéhinDon Carlo on 9 April with Mme Lindsay, Mme Brozia, Mme Deschamps-Jéhin, Renaud, Chaliapin, Bouvet, Pomé Théodora on 11 April with Mme Héglon, Renaud, Bouvet, Chalmin, Ananian, Lequien, Meurisse, Leroux Concert on 13 April: Samson et Dalila (act 1) with Mme Héglon, Bouvet, Lequien, Jéhin; Hérodiade (act 3) with Mme Grandjean, Mme Deschamps-Jéhin, Renaud, Jéhin
Buenos Aires
Teatro de la Ópera1907 Don Carlo in July with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari Théodora in August (first performance in Argentina) as Andrea with Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari 1908 Die Walküre in June with Salomea Krusceniski, Elena Rakowska, Maria Claessens, Rosa Garavaglia, Lucia Ferrari, Lina Garavaglia, Emma Bornigia, Luisa Bianco, Europa Delcorso, Edwige Vaccari, Adamo Didur, Andres Perelló de Segurola Thaïs in July with Livia Berlendi, Maria Vaccari, Lina Garavaglia, Rosa Garavaglia, Riccardo Stracciari, Costantino Thos, Guglielmo Niola Théodora in July with Maria Claessens, Lina Garavaglia, Rosa Garavaglia, Giuseppe De Luca, Andres Perelló de Segurola Ariane in August with Livia Berlendi, Maria Claessens, Riccardo Stracciari Teatro Colón 1910 La vestale on 21/22/28 May-7 June-27 July with Ester Mazzoleni, Alice Cucini, Francesco Bonini, Giulio Cirino, Edoardo Vitale Die Walküre on 30 June-2/3/7/13/20 July Laura Pasini Vitale, Elvira Magliulo, Blanca Lavin, Adamo Didur, Sebastiano Cirrotto Samson et Dalila on 17/21/24 July with Alice Cucini, Francesco Bonini, Vincenzo Bettoni, Sebastiano Cirroyyo, Edoardo Vitale Das Rheingold on 11/13/18/28 August with Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Blanca Lavin, Laura Pasini Vitale, Flora Perini, Sebastiano Cirrotto, Vincenzo Bettoni, Eduardo Vitale Pagliacci on 1 September with Adelina Agostinelli, Titta Ruffo, Romano Rasponi, Cesare Spadoni, Edoardo Vitale 1914 Parsifal on 16/17/23/26 May-4/7 June-13/15 August with Elena Rakowska, Carlo Galeffi/Cesare Formichi, Nazzareno de Angelis, Luigi Manfrini, Tullio Serafin Samson et Dalila on 13/16/29 June with Nini Frascani, Cesare Formichi, Giorgio Puliti, Giuseppe Quinzi Tapergi, Franco Paolantonio Siegfried on 25/28 July-1/5/8 August with Elena Rakowska, Cesare Formichi, Giuseppina Bertazzoli, Lydia Lauri, Ernesto Badini, Cesare Spadoni, Luigi Manfrini, Tullio Serafin
Montevideo
Teatro Solís1907 Don Carlo on 18 August with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari Théodora on 20 August with Maria Claessens, Giuseppe De Luca, Adamo Didur, Carlo Walter, Rodolfo Ferrari 1908 Die Walküre in August with Salomea Kruszelnicka, Elena Rakowska, Adamo Didur, Andrés Perelló de Segurola, Maria Claessens, Gaetano Bavagnoli
Milano, Scala
1909Théodora in April with Marguerite Merentiè, Elisa Bruno, Rodolfo Angelini Fornari, Francesco Maria Bonini, Giulio Cirino
Roma, Costanzi
Tristan und Isolde on 16/18/19/23/28 December 1909-9/11 January 1910
with Felicia Kaschowska (9 January)/Maria Grisi, Maria Pozzi, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Sebastiano Cirotto,
Salvatore Sabatano, Ettore Trucchi Dorini, Giuseppe Gironi, Virgilio Mentasti, Mascagni
Roma, Santa Cecilia
Concert in January 1909 with Eugenia Makarov, Rina Giachetti, Salomea Krusceniski, Francesco Marconi,
Fernando De Lucia, Giuseppe De Luca
Madrid
Teatro Real1910 Siegfried on 16/19/22/27/29 November with Elena Rakowska, Sra. Gallascini, Benedetto Challis, José Fernández, Eugenio Gottlieb 1911 Die Götterdämmerung on 11/19/26 November-6 December with Kriesten Rabl, Olga Carrara, Benedetto Challis, Luigi Rossato, Walter Rabl Das Rheingold on 15/21 November with Olga Carrara, Virginia Guerrini, Benedetto Challi, Angelo Masini Pieralli, Carlo Bonfanti, W. Rabl Siegfried on 29 November with Kriesten Rabl, Enriqueta Aceña, Beatriz Wheeler, Benedetto Challis, Carlo Bonfanti, Walter Rabl Wagner festival on 4 December excerpts from Rienzi, Der fliegende Holländer, Parsifal Tristan und Isolde on 12/16/19/24/28 December with Cecilia Gagliardi, Virginia Guerrini, Carlo Walter, Benedetto Challis, Carlos Del Pozo, Gino Marinuzzi Charity concert on 15 December for the Association of Spanish Actors 1914 Parsifal on 1/3/7/11/14 January with Alice Gusalewics, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Gaudio Mansueto, José Torres de Luna, José Lasalle 1919/1920 Die Walküre on 4/7/8/13/16 December-1/5 January with Elsa Raccanelli, María del Camino Béjar, Rina Galo, Giulio Cirino, Otto Hess Parsifal on 26/28/30 December-11/12/17 January-8 February with Elsa Raccanelli, Enrico Molinari,Vincenzo Bettoni, Ciro Scafa, Silvio Becucci, Otto Hess
Palermo, Teatro Massimo
Don Carlo in January 1911 (sharing with Giovanni Serrano) with Maria Llacer, Luisa Garibaldi, Giuseppe De Luca/Giuseppe Kaschmann,
Angelo Riccieri, Vito Dammacco
Barcelona
Liceu1912 Siegfried on 6/8/10/17 November with Margot Kaftal, Tina Alasia, Gaietana Lluro, Luigi Silvetti, Adolfo Pacini, Emilio Sesona, Giulio Falconi Die Walküre on 3/4 December with Margot Kaftal, Esmeralda Pucci, Tina Alasio, Luigi Rossato, Conrad Giralt, Giulio Falconi 1920 Il monaco nero in January (sharing with Gennaro De Tura) with Alice Baron, Camino Bejar, Aga Lahowska, Marcel Journet Die Walküre on 30 January-1/2 February with Alice Baron, María del Camino Béjar, Aga Lahowska, Marcel Journet, Conrad Giralt, Antoni Ribera Parsifal on 4/7/9/11/14 April with Teresina Burchi, Domenico Viglione Borghese, Marcel Journet, Ciro Patino, Otto Hess
Brussels, La Monnaie
Venise on 8 November 1913 with Léon Ponzio, Louis Dufranne, Octave Dua, Gaston Demarcy, Valata, Vinck, Mme Kousnetzoff,
Alice Viceroy, Blanche Cuvelier, Maria Prick, Berthe Somers, Léon Jehin(Total 10)
Lisbon, São Carlos
Parsifal in January 1921 (sharing with Isidoro Fagoaga) with sMaria Llacer, Enrico Molinari, Aristide Baracchi, Giulio Cirino, Bruno Carmassi, Angelo Pavia, Lazaro Erauzkin,
Manuela Pinto Basto, Vida Ferluga
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Many thanks to Anton Bieber for the recording of Ô Magali. I wish to thank Richard J. Venezia for the recording (Werther). I wish to thank Serge Escalaïs for the pictures of the Tosca and Mireille labels. Discography: |