Hervé
Louis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 – 3 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Hervé (French pronunciation: [ɛʁve]), was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman, following Reynaldo Hahn, credited with inventing the genre of operetta in Paris. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Houdain (commune in Pas-de-Calais, France), Died November 3, 1892 (16th arrondissement of Paris (one of the 20 administrative districts of Paris, France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | 01339v | 12-in. | 3/2/1910 | Les deux chanteurs sans place | Fr. Bérard ; M. d'Haller | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 01340v | 12-in. | 3/2/1910 | Les deux chanteurs sans place | Fr. Bérard ; M. d'Haller | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 6602h | 10-in. | 10/30/1908 | Colonel | Orchestre Vestris de Paris | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL573 | 10-in. | approximately September 13, 1927 | Alleluia! | Louise Dhamarys | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hervé," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103773.
Hervé. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103773.
"Hervé." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Hervé, 1825-1892 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82102570
Wikidata: Hervé - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q450797
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37073518
MusicBrainz: Hervé - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/96df331e-1501-4905-aa79-63b939242697
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/96585 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/96585
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