Eugène (Eugenio) Durot

? – 1908 Milano
Durot was born in France and made practically all his career outside France. When he sang in Nice as a member of an Italian company, a newspaper review did not mention anything about him being French.
Chronological excerpts

1883
Forlì, Comunale, La Gioconda during September with Romilda Pantaleoni, Vittoria Stracca, Ebe Treves, Ottorino Beltrami, Giuliano Jeromin
Milano, Scala, La Gioconda during December (sharing with Franco Cardinali who sang the premiere/Enrico Puerari) with Romilda Pantaleoni, De Giuli Borsi, Vittoria Falconis, Delfino Menotti, Francesco Navarrini
1884
Modena, Municipale, Il re di Lahore
1885
Bologna, Brunetti, Ernani during April with Lina Cerne Wulman, Agostino Gnaccarini, Giuseppe Belletti
Nice, Opéra, L'Africaine on December 2?/14/16 with Mme Zucchini-Lauri, Purarelli, Wilmant, Mme Maria Peri
Nice, Opéra, Poliuto on December 3/5/6/8/919/20-January 1, 1886 (sharing with Luigi Parodi who sang on January 1) with Ada Adini/Maria Peri, A. Landelli/Tieste Wilmant, Pio Purarelli
Nice, Opéra, Il trovatore on December 26 (bis DQP)/27/29 with Maria Peri/G. Krauss, Ebe Treves, Tieste Wilmant
1886
Napoli, San Carlo, Isora di Provenza????
1887
Ascoli Piceno, Ventidio Basso, L'africana
1888
Modena, Municipale, on January 11 with I. Meyer, S. Sparapani, E. Usiglio
Napoli, Teatro San Carlo, Il trovatore during January with Adele Bianchi Montaldo, Saffo Bellincioni, Lelio Casini, Ettore Brancaleoni
Napoli, San Carlo, L'africana on December 22 (sharing with J. Gayarre who sang the premiere/G. De Sanctis Marianecci) with A. Devoyod, G. Rapp, E. Brancaleoni, M. Mancinelli/C. De Nardis (total 16)
1889
Lucca, Giglio, Otello on September 2 with M. Baux, E. Dufriche, E. Usiglio
Napoli, San Carlo, Otello on March 13 (sharing with Tamagno who sang the premiere) with A. Gabbi, G. Kaschmann, M. Mancinelli/C. De Nardis (total 13)
Napoli, San Carlo, Il trovatore on April 22 with Adele Bianchi Montaldo, Saffo Bellincioni, Lelio Casini, Ettore Brancaleoni, C. De Nardis (total 2)
Torino, Regio, Gli ugonotti on December 26 with Marcellina Rastelli Parodi, Dina Barberini, Saffo Bellincioni, Maurice Devries, Alessandro Silvestri, Giovanni Balisardi, E. Mascheroni (total 10)
1890
Torino, Teatro Regio, Loreley (world premiere) on February 16 with Virginia Ferni-Germano, Leonora Dexter, Enrico Stinco-Palermini, Natale Pozzi Natale, E. Mascheroni
Madrid, Real, Otello on October 9/11/15/18/26-November 6/15-December 13/14 with Eva Tetrazzini, Mattia Battistini, Etttore Borucchia, Luigi Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Aida on October 2/29-November 27-December 6/18 with Eva Tetrazzini, Amelia Stahl, Ignaccio Tabuyo, Ettore Borrachia
Madrid, Real, La Gioconda on November 11 with Eva Tetrazzini, Amelia Stahl, Maria Petich, Ignaccio Tabuyo, Ettore Borruchia, Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Il trovatore on December 3/10/21-January 4, 1891 with Eva Tetrazzini, Amelia Stahl, Mattia Battistini, Ettore Borruchia, Mancinelli
1891
Madrid, Real, Il profeta on January 14/17/25-February 3/15 with Ameila Stahl, Adelaida Morelli-Cremonsei, Ettore Borruchia, Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Gli ugonotti on March 7/8 with Eva Tetrazzini, Regina Pacini, Amelia Stahl, Mattia Battistini, Ettore Borucchia, Francisco Uetam
Lucca, Del Giglio, Edgar
Madrid, Real, Otello on October 31-November 3/19-December 3 with Eva Tetrazzini, Ignaccio Tabuyo, Ettore Borucchia, Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Il profeta on December 14/17/21-December 5 with Giuseppina Pascua, Giuseppina Buti, Ettore Borruchiar, Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, La Gioconda on December 9/13/22/29 with Eva Tetrazzini, Giuseppina Pasqua, Cloe Marquesi/Zeppilli, Ignacio Tasbuyo, Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Rachel (Antonio Santamari, world premiere) on November 29-Dsecember 1 with Valentina Mendioroz, Ignacio Tabuyo, Ettore Borruchia, , Mancinelli
Madrid, Real, Ernani on December 8/16/19 with Valentina Mendioroz, Antonio Scotti, Francisco Uetam, Mancinelli
1892
Madrid, Real, L'africana on January 3 with Eva Tetrazzini, Giuseppina Buti, Ignacio Tabuyo, Ettore Borucchia, Mancinelli
Torino, Vittorio Emanuele. La Gioconda during February 5 (sharing with Aurelio Mauri/Ottavio Nouvelli) with Carmen Bonaplata-Bau, Elisa Marcomini, Vittorina Fabbri/Ortensia Synnemberg, Mario Ancona, Luigi Rossato, V. M. Vanzo
Brescia, Grande, Edgar
Cremona, Concordia, Il figliuol prodigo
Ravenna, Alighieri, Otello on May 14 with C. Ferrani, R. Blanchart, V. M. Vanzo
Torino, Regio, La Gioconda on February 5 with Carmen Bonaplata-Bau, Vittorina Fabbri, Felicina Crippa, Mario Ancona, Luigi Rossato
Udine, Sociale, Aida
1893
Warsaw, Teatr Wielki, B>Otello during October with Libia Drog, Chodakowski
1896
Kiev, Solodovnikov, Gli ugonotti during January
New York, Academy of Music, Aida on October 26 with Mme Bonaplata-Bau, Mme Parsi, Mme Du Bedat, De Anna, Pinto, Dadò, Olivieri
New York, Academy of Music, Il trovatore (bis DQP) on October 31 with Mme Du Bedat, Mme Dotti, Mme Scalchi, De Anna, Dadò, Olivieri, Terzi, Bimboni
New York, Academy of Music, Andrea Chénier on November 13 with Carmen Bonaplata-Bau, Dadò, Pietro Ughetto, Mme Scalchi, Mme Ponzaro, Mme Toulonguet, Borelli, Giordani, Tango
New York, Academy of Music, Lohengrin on November 20 with Susan Strong, Parsi, Dadò, De Anna
Philadelphia Academy of Music, Aida on November 23 with Augusto Dadò, Armida Parsi-Pettinella, Carmen Bonaplata-Bau, Augusto Pinto, Innocente de Anna, Michele Olivieri, Marie du Bedat, Egisto Tango
Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Andrea Chénier on November 26/28 with Pietro Ughetto, Rosalie Chalia/Carmen Bonaplata-Bau, Marie Toulinguet, Nilde Ponzano, Sofia Scalchi, Augusto Dadò, Achille Alberti, Raffaele Terzi, Ettore Borelli, Enrico Giordani, Enrico Giordani, Raffaele Terzi, Augusto Pinto, Egisto Tango
1897
Madrid, Real, Il profeta on November 17/21/25/28-December 2/5 with Luisa Fons, Virginia Guerrini, Antonio Ponsini
1899
Roma, Argentina, Un ballo in maschera during January with Isabella Meyer, Ester Morelli di Montalbano, Briani, Antonio Cotogni, Alfonso Mariani
Genova, Carlo Felice, Cavalleria rusticana (sharing with Candido Mentascha) during February with Adele Rizzini, Elisa Bruno, Giuseppe De Luca/Amedeo Queirolo
Fiume, Teatro Comunale, Andrea Chénier during May with Elena Bianchini Cappelli, Silla Carobbi
Genova, Carlo Felice, Il giogo
Genova, Carlo Felice, Cavalleria rusticana
Genova, Carlo Felice, Patrie
1900
Torino, Regio, Otello on January 7 (sharing with Raffaele Grani) with Margaret Macintyre/Maria Farneti/Fausta Labia, Giuseppe Borghi/Eugenio Giraldoni, A. Pomé
Chieti, Marrucino, Norma
Chieti, Maruccino, Otello on May 3 with E. Angelini, A. Arrangeli, G. Armani
Chieti, Marruccino, Norma, during May with Emma Angelini, Amalia Belloni, Ferdinando Fabro
Carpi, Comunale, Otello during August (sharing with Giovanni Peirani) with Maria Santoliva Villani, Giovanni Albinolo
Novara, Coccia, Aida
Bucharest, Nazionale, Otello during November
1901
Bucharest, Nazionale, La Gioconda on January 28 with Gemma Bellincioni, Gino Tessari, Vallini
Buenos Aires, San Martin, La Juive September 21 with Tansini, Pietro Lara (Leopoldo), Penchi, Motta
Rivista Teatrale Melodrammatica, 1 February 1901
Bucharest, Nazionale, Aida on February 7 with Bellincioni, Tessari, Vallini
Buenos Aires, San Martin, Aida
Buenos Aires, San Martin, Gli ugonotti during October with Adelina Motta, Angela Penchi, Maria Franchini, Giovanni Polese, Giovanni Tansini, Luigi Mugnoz
1903
Bergamo, Sociale, Il trovatore during February with Tina Poli Randaccio, Amelia Caramelli, Enrico Stinco Palermini
Cagliari, Civico, Otello during December with Rita Angeloni, Giorgio Schottler
Sassari, Politeama Verdi, Otello during December (sharing with Cesare Figanti) with Rita Angeloni, Giorgio Schottler
I wish to thank Juan Dzazópulos for his help.
I wish to thank Roberto Marcocci for the biographical information.

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