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Jean-François Delmas

Jean-François Delmas (14 April 1861 – 29 September 1933), or Francisque Delmas was a French bass-baritone who created roles in many French operas including Athanaël in Thaïs.

Delmas was born in Lyon and studied at the Paris Conservatoire winning first prizes for operatic singing. He made his debut in 1886 as Saint-Bris in Les Huguenots at the Paris Opéra. He remained with that company until 1927 and rarely sang outside France. He was known for the power and evenness of his voice with a sonorous quality in the bass range and an extended upper register, which allowed him to sing classic baritone roles such as Iago. Outside France he appeared at the Mariinsky in St Petersburg, the San Carlo in Lisbon, and the Monte Carlo Opera House in Monaco. His recordings for G&T, Pathé, Zonophone, Fonotipia, Odéon, and Opéra-Saphir are highly sought after by collectors.

He also created roles in Le Mage (Amrou), Messidor (Mathias), L'etranger (l'Etranger), Ariane (Périthoüs), Monna Vanna (Marco Colonna), Roma (Fabius), and sang in the Paris premiere of Fervaal (Arfagard).

Delmas died in Saint-Alban-de-Montbel (near Chambéry) at the age of 72, and is buried in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent de Montmartre with his wife, the soprano Blanche d'Ervilly (1853–1920).

Birth and Death Data: Born April 14, 1861 (Lyon), Died September 27, 1933 (Saint-Alban-de-Montbel)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902

Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 1287F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Air de Rysoor Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Gramophone 1289F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Non, tu ne prieras pas “Scène de l'église” Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Gramophone 1290F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Sérénade Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Gramophone 1291F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Adieu de Wotan Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Gramophone 1292F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Quand la flamme de l'amour Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Gramophone 1293F[o] 10-in. Dec. 1902 Conte bleu Jean-François Delmas Bass vocal solo, with piano vocalist, bass vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delmas, Jean-François," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109401.

Delmas, Jean-François. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109401.

"Delmas, Jean-François." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109401

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