Henri Médus

Henri Médus (21 October 1904 – 11 November 1985) was a French operatic bass.

A member of the troupe of the Opéra Garnier from 1933, he distinguished himself particularly in the roles of : The Magic Flute (Sarastro), Samson et Dalila (the old Hebrew man), Aida (Ramfis), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), La Juive (Cardinal de Brogni), Les Huguenots (Marcel), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Osmin), Boris Godunov (Pimen, Varlaam), Die Walküre (Hunding), and Der Rosenkavalier (Baron Ochs).

Birth and Death Data: Born October 21, 1904 (Guelma), Died November 11, 1985 (Toulon)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CL8733 10-in. 11/21/1949 Danse ces murailles hautes Robert Blot ; Henri Médus ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre Bass vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8734 10-in. 11/21/1949 Isis, et toi Dieu juste et sage... Robert Blot ; Henri Médus ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre Bass vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, bass vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Médus, Henri," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362968.

Médus, Henri. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362968.

"Médus, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362968

External Sources

Wikipedia: Henri Médus

Discogs: Henri Médus

Allmusic: Henri Médus

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Médus, Henri - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92031756

Wikidata: Henri Médus - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3131692

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24789726

MusicBrainz: Henri Médus - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f409d6f1-3cd6-42b0-9286-6b239b62d584

ISNI: 0000 0000 8665 9738 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000086659738

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