Denise Benoît (10 September 1919 – 29 May 1973) was a French actress and singer, active across a wide range of genres on the stage, radio and television. Other members of her family were musicians.

Life and career

From a musical family, Benoît was the daughter, grand-daughter and great-grand-daughter of musicians.Germaine Ramos. Denise Benoît. ''La Semaine radiophonique'', n° 23, 10 June 1951, p. 2 Her mother (Léontine Benoît-Granier, 1890-1957) was a musician and composer who won prizes at the Paris Conservatoire, while her father Henri Benoît was a notable viola player in Paris, who was a member of the Capet Quartet in the 1920s, participating in several of their recordings during that period, and professor at the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...

. Her brother,

Jean-Christophe Benoît Jean-Christophe Benoît (18 March 1925 – 21 February 2019) was a French baritone, who enjoyed a long career in France and francophone countries on the stage, the concert platform and radio and television. He was born in Paris into a professional ...

(1925-2019) was a popular and much recorded baritone.

Alain Pâris Alain Pâris (born 22 November 1947) is a French conductor and musicologist. Biography Born in Paris, Alain Pâris was trained as a pianist and has a law degree. He studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux, Paul Paray and Georg Solti and won the ...

. ''Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l’interprétation musicale au XX siècle.''

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, Paris, 1995 (p222). Born Denise Marie Armande Frédérique Benoît in the

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, Denise spent the bulk of her career there, and died in the same city while still active.Biographical data for Denise Benoît (1919-1973) from the Bibliothèque nationale de France website
accessed 28 February 2018. Denise Benoît began learning the violin at the age of three from her father, later continuing with her mother. As a young woman, she began her professional life playing in Parisian theatre orchestras; while at the

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny () is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnie ...

a man looked into the pit and asked her whether she would not prefer to be playing on stage rather below it. Through several theatrical contacts she became the student of the actor and director Jean Meyer, spent a year at the

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and began her acting career in 1942.Aujourd'hui jeunes debutates, seront-elles les vedettes 1945? ''Regards.'' 1 January 1945, p15. Her break-through came with an "unforgettable" portrayal of Natalia Stepenovna in ''A Marriage Proposal'' by

Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

. Her first role, in ''Sixième étage'', was as a cleaning lady, and this debut tended to type-cast her for some time as servants, concierges and domestics. On screen she became restricted to being a secretary, a domestic and a waitress, and so began to refuse this type of role. In 1945 while a student of André Brunot at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Paris she took part in a televised play by Courteline; at the time she was only recognized as an actress, with her singing career yet to begin. In the 1950s, living in the Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris, already well-known on disc, she had facilities for recording at her apartment.Mme Barantin a joué en 1945 pour 1000 téléspectateurs. ''Télé Magazine'', n° 205, 27 September-3 October 1959, p. 46-47. Léontine, Jean-Christophe and Denise appeared together on record in some of the 'Chants de France' folksong series on Ducretet-Thomson in the 1950s. The extensive series of records of folk songs from around France was the brain-child of her mother Léontine, so it was natural that the family were at the centre of these recordings.Paul Guth. La famille Benoît. ''La Nouvelle Gazette de Bruxelles'', 20 August 1950. In the 1950s she began a long association with radio broadcasting, which at the time she expressed a preference for, including ten years on the regular programme of Louis Ducreux. While taking a respite for the birth of her first child in the early 1950s,

Joseph Kosma Joseph Kosma (22 October 19057 August 1969) was a Hungarian composer who immigrated to France. Biography Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative wa ...

guided her in broadening her song repertoire and wrote a few for her.Georges Quiquere. Une heure avec Denise Benoît. ''Antoinette'', n° 42, April 1959. After this, a career in cabaret began, with appearances at L'Écluse on the

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, and she sang at other venues until the birth of a daughter in 1957. She remained active on stage, television and radio until her death in Paris, aged 53.

Theatre

* 1941-1942: ''Les Pipeaux'', music-hall show,

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* 1942: ''Sixième étage'' by Alfred Ghéri,

Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre was completed in 1838 and opened as the Théâtre des Batignolles. It was later renamed Théâtre des Arts ...

(Madame Escalier) * 1943: ''Le Théâtre de Monsieur Séraphin'' by Pierre-Jean Laspeyres, Théâtre Hébertot * 1944: ''Sainte Cécile'' by

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Br ...

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre () is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named ...

* 1944: '' Une demande en mariage'' by Anton Tchekhov,

Théâtre Pigalle The Théâtre Pigalle () was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth ''arrondissement''. History Opened on June 20, 1929, financed by Philippe de Rothschild on the estate of his father Henri de Rothschild, the Rothschilds' ...

* 1945: '' N'importe comment !'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' called "a sense of personal style, a combination of c ...

, Théâtre Pigalle (Elena Krassiloff) * 1945: ''La Vie est belle'' by

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

, Théâtre de la Potinière * 1946: ''Auprès de ma blonde'' by Marcel Achard,

Théâtre de la Michodière The Théâtre de la Michodière () is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre. History On the ...

* 1952: ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, Comédie des Champs-Elysées * 1952: '' Labiche et les vaudevillistes français'', soirée written by Louis Ducreux, Palais des beaux-arts, Brussels * 1956: ''Nouvelles têtes et bonnes manières'', Trois Baudets * 1958: '' La Vie parisienne'' by

Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. He was a p ...

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history O ...

(Pauline) * 1960: ''

'' by

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1960: ''Le Songe du critique'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; ; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ...

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées - premiere (the maid) * 1960: ''

Le Médecin malgré lui ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' (; "The doctor/physician in spite of himself") is a farce by Molière first presented in 1666 (published as a manuscript in early 1667) at le Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), théâtre du Palais-Royal ...

'' opera by

Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...

after

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in July. Devoted mainly to opera, it also includes concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumenta ...

* 1961: ''Les Pupitres'' by

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, Théâtre Fontaine * 1962: ''

Le Malade imaginaire ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' ( French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes ( H.495, H ...

'' by

, Théâtre du Palais-Royal * 1964: ''Les Escargots meurent debout'' by

Francis Blanche François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (; 20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Blanch ...

, Théâtre Fontaine (Mademoiselle Goutte) * 1966: '' Les Cloches de Corneville'',

opéra-comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...

Robert Planquette Jean Robert Planquette (; 31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1878), the length o ...

, Théâtre de la Région Parisienne and tour in

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* 1967: ''La Courte Paille'' by Jean Meyer, Théâtre de la Potinière (Gilberte) also televised * 1968: ''C'est malin !'' by Fulbert Janin, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1968: ''Brève Rencontre'' by Noël Coward, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1968: ''La Courte Paille'' by Meyer, tour in France, Belgium and Tunisia * 1969: ''Tchao!'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, Théâtre Saint-Georges (Madame Martinay) * 1973: ''Tartuffe'' by Molière, Théâtre des Célestins (Dorine)

Filmography

* 1943: '' I Am with You'' (''Je suis avec toi'')) directed by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

(Irma) * 1944: ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' by

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques CompèreSeul dans la nuit'' by

Christian Stengel Christian Stengel (1902–1986) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.939-940 Originally a bank clerk, he entered films in 1933 when he wrote his first screenplay. Selected filmography * ''Crime and Punishment (1935 French film), Cr ...

* 1945: ''

La Part de l'ombre ''Blind Desire'' (French: ''La Part de l'ombre'') is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Edwige Feuillère. It was also known as ''La part de l'ombre''. It earned admissions in France of 1,913,192.Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Pro ...

* 1946: ''La Foire aux chimères'' by

Pierre Chenal Pierre Chenal (; 5 December 1904 – 23 December 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s. He was married to Czech-born French film actress Florence Marly from 1937 to 1955. Work Chenal was best known for film noi ...

* 1947: ''Les Petites annonces matrimoniales'' (short) by

Claude Barma Claude Barma (3 November 1918, in Nice – 30 August 1992, in Paris), was a French director and screenwriter, and an early creator of French television programmes. Biography After studying electrical engineering, he entered television in 1946 with ...

(the wife) * 1949: ''

The Secret of Mayerling ''The Secret of Mayerling'' (French: ''Le secret de Mayerling'') is a 1949 French Historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar and Jean Debucourt. It set around the 1889 Mayerling Incident when the ...

'' by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Pro ...

(Anna Vetsera) * 1951: ''Journal masculin'' (short) by

* 1963: ''L'Honorable Stanislas, agent secret'' by Jean-Charles Dudrumet (voice only) * 1964: '' La Ronde'' by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...

(Yvette Guilbert) * 1966: ''Le caïd de Champignol'' by Jean Bastia (Juliette)

Television

* 1945: A play by Courteline, directed by

* 1960: ''

'' by Gounod directed by Claude Loursais (Jacqueline) * 1960: ''Les Joies de la vie'' by

(variety show) * 1962: ''

'' (Dorine) * 1962: ''Mardi gras - Soirée de têtes'' (variety show) * 1963: ''Les Femmes savantes'' (Martine) * 1964: ''Bayreuthiade'', musical gala at

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* 1965: ''Médard et Barnabé'' (serial) by Raymond Bailly] * 1966: ''Kiri le clown'' (cartoon series) by

Jean Image Imre Hajdú (; 26 January 1911 – 21 October 1989) better known by his stage name Jean Image () was a Hungarian-French director, script writer and producer of French animation films. His stage name, "Image" is based upon the French pronunciatio ...

(voice only) * 1966: ''Les affaires sont les affaires'' by Gilbert Pineau (Madame Isidore Lechat) * 1966: ''Orion le tueur'' by Georges Folgoas * 1968: ''Le Tribunal de l'impossible'': ''Les rencontres du Trianon ou La dernière rose'' * 1969: ''Au théâtre ce soir'': ''La Courte Paille'' by Jean Meyer,

* 1969: ''Les empaillés'' by

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a p ...

* 1969: ''Café du square'' (series) by

Louis Daquin Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * ''The Man from Nowhere ...

(Berthe, newspaper seller) * 1970: ''L'Oisillon du paradis'' by Yves Jamiaque * 1970: ''Au théâtre ce soir'': ''Jupiter'' by Robert Boissy, Théâtre Marigny * 1970: ''Tête d'horloge'' by Jean-Paul Sassy * 1970: ''Le Fauteuil hanté'' by

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(Mme Lalouette) * 1971: ''Le Cabaret de l'histoire'': ''

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, carrefour de l'histoire'' * 1973: ''La Porteuse de pain'' (mini-series) by

Marcel Camus Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for '' Orfeu Negro'' (''Black Orpheus''), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Fi ...

* 1973: ''Graine d'ortie'' (series after the novel by Paul Wagner) (Madame Chanule) * 1973: ''La vie rêvée'' by Vincent Scotto

Radio

* 1950-1951: ''Le Journal officieux'', programme by Louis Ducreux * 1951: ''Le Carnaval des chansons'', programme by Henri Kubnick * 1953: ''Contrepoisons'', programme by Louis Ducreux et Frédéric Grendel * 1953: ''Musée de la nouveauté'', programme by Pierre Lagarde * 1955: ''Ariane'', chamber opera by

Georges Delerue Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for '' A Little Romance'' (1980), three C� ...

with libretto by Michel Polac (sings Chantal and Marie) * 1961: '' Le Piège de Méduse'', comédie lyrique by

Eric Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (born 17 May 18661 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoire but was an undi ...

for the programme ''Mémoires d'un amnésique'' * 1962: ''La Gazette des Français'' * 1967: ''

La Petite fonctionnaire LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smi ...

'', comédie musicale by

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty , opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet (1 ...

(Madame Lebardin) * 1970: '' Gosse de Riche '', comédie musicale by

Maurice Yvain Maurice Yvain (12 February 1891 – 27 July 1965) was a French composer noted for his operettas of the 1920s and 1930s. Some of which were written for Mistinguett, at one time the best-paid female entertainer in the world. In the 1930s and 1940s, ...

, Henri Falk and Jacques Bousquet * 1972: ''J'aime'', comédie musicale by

Henri Christiné Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pu ...

Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 songs, inc ...

and Saint-Granier

Awards

* 1959:

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de l'Académie Charles Cros, for "La Servante du château" * 1960-1961: Grand Prix National du Disque for "Le Petit poète de Roland Bacri" * 1967: Grand Prix du Disque for "Denise Benoît chante douze chansons à la (pour les) coq(s) avec sel et poivre"

Discography

Opera etc

* 1959: '' La Vie parisienne'' by

(as Pauline), with

Suzy Delair Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire; December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville. Early years Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered ...

Simone Valère Simone Valère (2 August 1921 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Pa ...

Madeleine Renaud Lucie Madeleine Renaud (; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including '' Remorques'' (''Stormy Waters'', 1 ...

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue' ...

, Jean Desailly,

Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor.Hayward p.145 Selected filmography * '' Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Bréval * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) - Albert - le garçon de café * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) - Un salutiste (uncr ...

, Jean-Pierre Granval,

Jean-Louis Barrault Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage. Biography Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundi ...

, Grand Orchestre Symphonique conducted by André Girard - LP 30 cm 33 t Bel Air 30 PA 7005 * 1967: '' La Veuve joyeuse'' by Franz Lehar (as Manon) with

Micheline Dax Micheline Dax (3 March 1924 – 27 April 2014) was a French film and stage actress and singer. She did the voice to Ursula in the French dub in Disney's "The Little Mermaid". The Paris-born actress was born Micheline Josette Renée Etevenon. Sh ...

Michel Dens Michel Dens (22 June 1911 in Roubaix – 19 December 2000 in Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory, both opera and operetta. Born Maurice Marcel, the son of a journalist, he studied at the Academy of ...

, Suzanne Lafaye, André Mallabrera, Jean-Christophe Benoît, Christos Grigoriou, Jacques Pruvost, Michel Roux,

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire The Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire () was a symphony orchestra established in Paris in 1828. It gave its first concert on 9 March 1828 with music by Beethoven, Rossini, Meifreid, Rode and Cherubini. Administered by the phi ...

conducted by Yvon Leenart - 2 LP 30 cm 33 t EMI 7243 5 74094 2 1 * 1969: ''

Le Petit Duc ''Le petit duc'' (, ''The little duke'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq. The French libretto was by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Performance history The opera was first presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, P ...

'' by

Charles Lecocq Alexandre Charles Lecocq (; 3 June 183224 October 1918) was a French composer, known for his opérettes and opéra comique, opéras comiques. He became the most prominent successor to Jacques Offenbach in this sphere, and enjoyed considerable su ...

(as Diane de Château-Lansac) with Eliane Thibault, André Jobin, Claude Calès, Jean Giraudeau, Orchestre and chorus conducted by André Grassi - 2 LP 30 cm 33t Accord collection "Opérette en fête" 472 874-2 * 1969: '' Véronique'' by

(as Estelle) with

Mady Mesplé Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer who was considered the leading coloratura soprano of her generation in France, and sometimes heralded as the successor to Mado Robin, with ''Lakmé'' by Delibes becoming her si ...

, Michel Dens, Andréa Guiot, Jean-Christophe Benoît, Michel Dunand, Jacques Pruvost, Anne Tallard, Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann - 2 LP 30 cm 33 t EMI 7243 5 74073 2 8 * 1971: ''La Belle Auvergnate'' by Jean Vaissade with

Raymond Souplex Raymond Souplex (1 June 1901 – 22 November 1972) was a French actor and singer. He was in a long-term relationship with Jane Sourza, although they never married. Filmography 1901 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Paris Musicians fr ...

Annette Poivre Annette Poivre (24 June 1917 – 2 June 1988) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Hayward p.241 She was married to the actor Raymond Bussières with whom she sometimes co-starred. Poivre was noted for her comic performances. Selected ...

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1933 to 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the actre ...

, Alain Nancey, Catherine Chazel, Mag-Avril, Jean Vaissade, musical direction Pierre Porte (Denise Benoît sings ''C'est moi Madame Mackintosh'', ''Vieilles et sabots'' with Alain Nancey, and the ensemble ''Un poutou deux poutous'' - LP 30 cm 33 t Nativa NA28.001 * 1973: ''

La Fille de Madame Angot ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (, ''Madame Angot's Daughter'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq with words by Clairville (Louis-François Nicolaïe), Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Victor Koning. It was premiered in Brussels in ...

'' by Charles Lecocq (as Amaranthe) with Mady Mesplé, Christiane Stutzmann, Charles Burles, Bernard Sinclair, Michel Roux, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique conducted by Jean Doussard - 2 LP 30 cm 33 t EMI 7243 5 74083 2 5

Song

Ducretet-Thomson

* 1954: ''

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the Poetic realism, poetic ...

'': ''Chanson de l'oiseleur, Fable, Page d'écriture'', with Hélène Boschi (piano) - (78rpm) 790V000 * 1954: ''Montmartre en 1900'': ''Rue Saint-Vincent (Rose Blanche / A. Brunt), Le Doux caboulot (Larmanjat / Francis Carco), Revenez, revenez (Anonyme), La Chanteuse et le conférencier (J. Ferny), Sous les ponts de Paris ( Vincent Scotto / J. Rodor), Le Matin au Bois de Boulogne ( Paul Delmet / V. Mesy), Madame Arthur (

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/ P. de Kock), De place en place (A. Stanislas / Lucien Boyer), Le Fiacre (Xanrof), La P’tite Lili (chanson vécue) (E. Gavel / F.L. Bénech), Ca fait peur aux oiseaux (P. Bornard / Galope d’Onquaire)'' - Pierre Petit (piano) - (LP) 260V012 * 1955: ''Joseph Kosma'': ''La Guitare solaire (J. Kosma / J.-M. Croufer), La Robe (J. Kosma /

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), La Petite Chèvre (J. Kosma / J.-M. Croufer), La Belle Jambe (J. Kosma /

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), Dialogue (J. Kosma / D. Jallais), L'Art poétique (J. Kosma /

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)'' – conducted by Robert Valentino – (EP) 460V050 * 1956: ''Quatre chansons de Mireille et

Jean Nohain Jean Nohain nicknamed Jaboune (né Jean Marie Pierre Legrand; 16 February 1900 - 25 January 1981) was a French playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter, and a radio and television producer and presenter. He was the son of the librettist Franc-Nohai ...

'': ''Tant pis pour la rime (Mireille / J. Nohain), Les Trois gendarmes (Mireille / J. Nohain), Et pourtant, moi je l’ai vu (Mireille / J. Nohain), Les Petits lutins (Mireille / J. Nohain)'' -

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(piano) - (EP) 460V214 * 1957: ''Denise Benoît chante Minou Drouet'': ''Ma maison de Pouliguen (M. Drouet / Pierre Duclos), La Naissance du poussin (M. Drouet / Jean Françaix), Bilou (M. Drouet / Marc Lanjean), La Mer haussait les épaules (M. Drouet /

Paul Misraki Paul Misraki (28 January 1908 – 29 October 1998) was a French composer of popular music and film scores. Over the course of over 60 years, Misraki wrote the music to 130 films, scoring works by directors like Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Ja ...

), Mon cœur est un bateau léger (M. Drouet / B. Boesch)'' – conducted by Michel Ramos – (EP) 460V245 * 1957: ''Humour de la Belle Epoque'': ''Le Verligondin (folklore), Le Fiacre (Xanrof), Je m'embrouille (Y. Guilbert / P. de Kock), L'Eloge des vieux (Y. Guilbert / Collé), Madame Arthur (Y. Guilbert / P. de Kock)'' - François Rauber (piano) – (EP) 460V327 * 1957: ''Bonjour Monsieur Trenet'': ''La Folle Complainte (

Charles Trenet Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs inclu ...

), Une noix (A. Lasry / C. Trenet), Sur le fil (J. Solar / C. Trenet), Berceuse (A. Lasry / C. Trenet)'' - with François Rauber and his trio - (EP) 460V328 * 1958: ''Humour et poésie'': ''Mozart avec nous (

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Alain Goraguer Alain Goraguer (; 20 August 1931 – 13 February 2023) was a French jazz pianist, sideman of Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg, arranger and composer. Goraguer was a composer/arranger of music for Serge Gainsbourg, Salvatore Adamo and Jean Ferra ...

), Le Chat dans la nuit (Ricet Barrier / Lina Pizzuto), La Folle Complainte (C. Trenet), Les Trois Gendarmes (J. Nohain / Mireille), L’Eloge des vieux (Collé / Y. Guilbert), La Demoiselle de Montauban (R. Barrier / Bernard Lelou), La Naissance du poussin (M. Drouet/ J. Françaix), Et pourtant, moi, je l’ai vu (J. Nohain / Mireille), Berceuse (C. Trenet / A Lasry), Le Verligondin (folklore)'' – with François Rauber and his orchestra - (LP) 260V092 * 1958: ''

Théodore Botrel Jean-Baptiste-Théodore-Marie Botrel (14 September 1868 – 28 July 1925) was a French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. He is best known for his popular songs about his native Brittany, of which the most famous is ''La Paimpolaise''. Dur ...

chanté par Denise Benoît'': ''La Paimpolaise (Th. Botrel / E. Feautrier), Le Mouchoir rouge de Cholet (Botrel), Par le petit doigt (Botrel), Le Grand Lustukru (Botrel)'' – with François Rauber and his orchestra – (EP) 460V381

Fontana

* 1958: ''Denise Benoît chante Ricet Barrier'': La Dame de Ris-Orangis (R. Barrier / B. Lelou), Au jardin du Luxembourg (Barrier / F. Mainville), La Servante du château (Barrier / B. Lelou), Les Clochards (Barrier / B. Lelou) – with François Rauber and his orchestra – (EP) 460.596 ME * 1959: ''Le Corps de garde'' (

Pierre Louki Pierre Louki, born Pierre Varenne on 25 July 1920 in Brienon-sur-Armançon in Yonne, died 21 December 2006, was a French actor and singer/songwriter. Louki was the son of Georges Varenne, a teacher in the Yonne who was killed in Auschwitz. He lea ...

/ P. Lamel), ''Regrets d’une fille de joie'' (Ducreux), ''Le Chat de la voisine'' (Lagary / Ph. Gérard), ''Le Carrosse'' (Mireille / H. Contet) – with François Rauber and his orchestra – (EP) 460.625 ME * 1959: ''La Servante du château'' (R. Barrier / B. Lelou), ''Le Carrosse'' (Mireille / H. Contet) – with François Rauber and his orchestra - (SP) 261.120 MF * 1959: ''Denise Benoît et Simone Langlois - deux grands prix du disque'': La Servante du château (R. Barrier / B. Lelou), Le Chat de la voisine (Lagary / Ph. Gérard) – with François Rauber and his orchestra - (EP) 460.633 ME * 1959: ''Denise Benoît chante Pierre Louki'': La Flanelle de grand-père (Louki / Jean Lemaire), Quand les gambettes... (Louki / Lemaire), Le Gros Pâtissier (Louki / Lemaire), Les Mots du vocabulaire (Louki / Lemaire) – with François Rauber and his orchestra – (EP) 460.637 ME * 1960: ''Chansons du petit poète'': Changement d'air, Problème blême, Le Petit somnanbule, Jonas, Idylle de cour, T’en souvient-il ?, Arabesque, J’ai descendu dans mon jardin (all: Roland Bacri / Jean Claudric) – conducted by Jean Claudric – (EP) 460.674 ME * 1960: ''Denise Benoît chante Brel'': La Dame patronnesse, Les Flamandes, L’Air de la bêtise, Tendresse' (all by

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...

)' – with François Rauber and his orchestra - (EP) 460.682 ME * 1960: ''Timoléon le jardinier (Roger Riffard), Madame Desnoix (M. Carré / M. Méry), L’Ane de Saint-Cidoine (Louki / Maurice Vander), Les Imbéciles (L. Chauliac &

Jean-Claude Pascal Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer. Early life He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, A ...

/ Bernard Dimey), with François Rauber and his orchestra'' - EP 17 cm 45 t 460.727 ME * 1961: ''A Passy (A. Paté / Pierre Saka), Hurluberlu (S. Lenormand / M. Hamonou), Mozart avec nous (A. Goraguer / B. Vian / W.A. Mozart), Le Petit Tour dans les bois (with Jean-Christophe Benoît) (Marie-Josée Neuville)'' – with François Rauber and his orchestra - (EP) 460.766 ME

Adès

* 1963: ''Denise Benoît dit et chante Brassens'': Saturne, Dans l'eau de la claire fontaine, La Marche nuptiale, Les Sabots d'Hélène, Le Nombril des femmes d'agents, Tonton Nestor, Oncle Archibald, Le Vent (all:

Georges Brassens Georges Charles Brassens (; ; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and ...

) - (EP) P37LA4.032 * 1967: ''Denise Benoît chante douze chansons à la (pour les) coq(s) avec sel et poivre'': Ouvr’ la fenêtre (Mathilde Moutier / Julien Prévost), Le Joli Fusil (Bossuyt de Lylle / Gumery), Les Différences (Lafargue et Robiquet / Raphaël Beretta), Ah ! voui (Marinier / Christiné), La Canne (Léognan), Mon p’tit Wattman (Briolet / Arnoult / Lestac), A cause du bilboquet (Louis Lemarchand / Géo Koger / Maurice Hermite), La P’tite Femme nerveuse (Pierre Forgettes / Ad. Gauwin), Un vieux farceur (Henri Nadot / L. Léon), La P’tite Dame des P.T.T. (Eugène Christien / Christiné), Froufrous d’amour (Christiné / Lelièvre / Paul Lincke), La Femme torpille (P. Lafargue / R. Beretta) – conducted by Jean Lemaire - (LP) 33VS620

Theatre

: ** 1962: '' Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' with

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Robert Vattier Robert Vattier (2 October 1906 – 9 December 1982) was a French actor. He was the father of the comedic actress Bérangère Vattier. His sister was actress Nicole Vattier, a star of the 1930s. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) - Al ...

, Jean Raymond,

Sophie Desmarets Sophie Desmarets (; 1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145 Selected filmography * ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc * ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (1942) - Gabrielle ...

Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du ...

Jacques Dacqmine Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor.Hayward p.242 He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois. Partial filmography * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncre ...

, Louis Velle,

Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...

Françoise Dorléac Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (; 21 March 194226 June 1967) was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, '' The Young Girls of Rochefort'' (1967). Her other films ...

Maria Mauban Maria Mauban (10 May 1924 – 26 August 2014) was a French actress. She appeared in around fifty films and television series during her career. in 1950 she starred in the British Egyptian-set crime film '' Cairo Road''. The same year she appeared ...

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Orchestre du Collegium Musicum de Paris conducted by Roland Douatte, 2 CDs L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Auvidis H 7960 (1989) ** 1964: ''

'' with

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, Marguerite Cassan,

Sophie Daumier Sophie Daumier (24 November 1934 – 31 December 2003) was a French film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1956 and 1979. She was born as Elisabeth Hugon in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, the daughter of composer Georges Hugon. Sh ...

, Maria Pacôme, Les Frères Jacques,

Lucien Baroux Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s. In the field of musical comedy ...

, Orchestre du Collegium Musicum de Paris conducted by Roland Douatte, 2 CD L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Auvidis H 7963 (1989) ** 1964: ''

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'' with

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Biography Early life and education Born on 119 rue Paradis in Marseille, he was ...

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Jacques Dufilho Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers). Life and career Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian ...

, Jean Mercure, Bernard Noël, Aldo Vitale, CD L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Auvidis H 7965 (1989) ** 1966: ''

'' with Les Frères Jacques,

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, Frédérique Hébrard, Hubert Degex, Orchestre du Collegium Musicum de Paris conducted by Roland Douatte, CD L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Auvidis H 7969 (1989) ** 1969: ''

Les Précieuses ridicules ''Les Précieuses ridicules'' (, ''The Absurd Précieuses'' or ''The Affected Ladies'') is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the ''précieuses'', the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in ...

'' (as Magdelon) with Jean-Pierre Leroux, François Nocher,

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, Evelyne Istria, Danièle Evenou, Jean Parédès, Orchestre conducted by Jean Lapierre - CD L'Encyclopédie Sonore / Hachette / Auvidis H 7970 (1989) ** 1970: ''Le Malade imaginaire'' (as Toinette) with

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, Claudine Coster, Madeleine Clervanne, Jacques Degor, Jean-Michel Audin, Claude Piéplu,

Jean-Paul Roussillon Jean-Paul Roussillon (5 March 1931 – 31 July 2009) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1954 and 2008. He starred in the film '' Playing 'In the Company of Men, which was screened in the Un ...

, Liliane Berton, Jocelyne Chamonin, Colette Salvetti, André Mallabrera, Rémy Corazza, Bernard Demigny (singers), Chorus of the Jeunesses musicales de France, Orchestre de chambre des Concerts de Paris conducted by Louis Martini - 4 LP Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2858 *

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

: ** 1966: ''

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...

'' (as Casilda) with Jean Deschamps,

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, Jacques Dacqmine, Henri Virlojeux, Mary Marquet, Georges Lycan, Louis Raymond, 3 LP L'Encyclopérie Sonore 320E859 *

Jules Renard Pierre-Jules Renard (; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works ''Poil de carotte'' (Carrot Top, 1894) and ''Les Histoires Naturelles'' (Nature Stories, 1896). Among ...

: ** 1967: ''

Poil de carotte ''Poil de carotte'' (En: ''Carrot Head'' or ''Carrot Top'') is a long short story or autobiographical novel by Jules Renard published in 1894 which recounts the childhood and the trials of a redheaded child. It is probably in this miserable child ...

'' (as Annette), with

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, Gérard Lartigau, LP 25 cm Adès ALB 305 * Classic theatre: ** 1969:

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: ''Les oiseaux, L'assemblée des femmes, Les guêpes''; Plautus: ''Le Carthaginois, La marmite, Amphitryon''; Terence: ''Les Adelphes'', with Jean-Paul Moulinot, Yves Furet, Jean Rochefort, Jean Parédès, Henri Virlojeux, Nathalie Nerval, Denise Benoît, Elisabeth Hardy, Yves-Marie Maurin, Alexandre Rignault, directed by Georges Hacquard - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore 320E909 * Françoise Sagan: ** 1969: ''Bonjour tristesse (fragments) / Château en Suède (act 4, extracts)'', with Anna Gaylor, Elisabeth Hardy, Nathalie Nerval, Jean-Louis Jemma, François Maistre, Yves-Marie Maurin - EP 17 cm 33 t L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 190E979 *

: ** 1968: ''Poèmes'': ''En Sortant de L'école'' - EP 17 cm 33 t L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 190E959 * Louis Ducreux and Frédéric Grendel: ** 1950: ''Le Journal Officieux'': Denise Benoît, Louis Ducreux - 2 LP Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française RTF SR3 (1962) *

: ** 1961: ''Les Pupitres'' with Guy Pierrault, Denise Benoît, Léon Noël, Toly Berr, Pierre Doris, Raymond Devos, Willy Zavatta, Achille Zavatta Jr, Lydie Zavatta, Michel Roux, Bernard Dumaine, André Bagheras, Jean-Michel Tierez, Nono Zammit, Daniel Laloux, music by Georges Delerue - LP 33 cm Pathé Marconi FCLP 120 * Roland Bacri: ** 1960: ''Le Petit Poète'': ''Le Petit foetus, Les Oeufs de l'amour et du hasard'': poems recited by Denise Benoît, ''Terre d'élection, Concert des nations'': recited by Denise Benoît and Raymond Devos - LP 25 cm 33 t Fontana 660.239 MR * Pierre Amado, Léon-Louis Gratteloup et Fernand Marzelle: ** 1960: ''En France comme si vous y étiez: Le taxi (6th episode)'': Dawn Addams, Denise Benoît, Gérard Darrieu, Amédée, Arièle Coigney, Alain Valade, Anne Wartel, Miwako Yoshioka, music by André Popp - SP 17 cm 45t (promotional record from Sonopresse)

Denise Benoît sings for children

* ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Elémentaire (1)'': L'Ane est tombé dans le fossé (folklore de l'Ouest), Que venez-vous chercher ? (bourrée d'Auvergne), Chanson de l'Aveine (l'Ile-de-France), Michaut veillait (Noël) - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E007 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Elémentaire (2)'': V'la l'bon vent, Ah ! dis-moi donc bergère... , Berceuse (Schubert), Les Gorets (ronde), - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E008 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Préparatoire (1)'': Il était un avocat, Berceuse de la petite poule grise, Le Petit Roi de Sardaigne, C'était un p'tit bonhomme - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E009 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Préparatoire (2)'': Reguingo (chanson burlesque), Berceuse (Languedoc), Le Petit Bossu (chanson naïve), Jean de Nivelle (chanson ancienne) - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E012 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Moyen (1)'': Les Scieurs de long, Ma douce amie (complainte bretonne), Le Bouvier, Margoton va-t-à l'eau (lorrain) - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E010 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Moyen (2)'': Vireli-virela (air à danser), Nicolas (saynète normande), La Chanson du page, Tambourin (Jean-Philippe Rameau) - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E014 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Supérieur (1)'': La Dame de Paris, Fringue sur la rivière, Sancho Pança, Le Hans du Schnökeloch - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E011 * ''Quatre chants pour le Cours Supérieur (2)'': La Bergère aux champs, Les Charpentiers du roi, Combien j'ai douce souvenance ! (François-René de Chateaubriand, Chateaubriand), Les Menteries (chanson populaire de l'Ouest) - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E015 * ''Chants pour le Certificat d'Etudes'' : ''D'où venez-vous Perrine?, Plantons la vigne'',with Odette Pigault (piano) - SP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 460E857 * ''Chansons pour la fête des mères'': ''Dans la chambre claire, Si j'étais...'' - SP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette / Ducretet-Thomson 230E820 * ''Des fables... Des chansons...'': ''Introduction, La Cigale et la fourmi, Le Corbeau et le renard, Le Renard et la cigogne, Le Meunier son fils et l'âne, Le Lion et le rat, Le Rat des villes et le rat des champs, Le Petit poisson et le pêcheur, L'Ane et le petit chien, Le Chat la belette et le petit Lapin, Sur le pont d'Avignon, Le Bon Roi Dagobert, Il pleut bergère, Malborough, Dame tartine, Compère Guilleri, La Mère Michel, Savez vous planter les choux?''; Jean de la Fontaine - Denise Benoît,

, Pierre Maillard-Verger (piano) - LP Club National du Disque CND1009 * ''Des fables... Des chansons...'': ''La Laitière et le pot au lait, Le Lièvre et la tortue, Le Chêne et le roseau, Le Coche et la mouche, Le Renard et le bouc, Le Loup et l'agneau, Le Héron, La Grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le boeuf, Le Chevalier du guet, Il était un petit navire, Biquette, Gentil coquelicot, Nous n'irons plus au bois, Monsieur de Lapalisse, J'ai du bon tabac, La Tour prends garde''; Jean de la Fontaine - Denise Benoît,

, Pierre Maillard-Verger (piano) - LP Club National du Disque CND1010 * ''Rondes et chansons de France'': ''Il était une bergère, Cadet Rousselle, Meunier tu dors, Frère Jacques, Prom'nons-nous dans les bois, Trempe ton pain Marie, Ah ! mon beau château, Ne pleure pas Jeannette, Au clair de la lune, La Perdriole, Fais dodo Colin, A la volette, Maman les p'tits bateaux, Et moi de m'en courir, Giroflé girofla, Il court il court le furet, Quand j'étais chez mon père (Les Gorets)''; with

, - LP Club National du Disque CND1017 * ''Rondes et chansons de France'': ''Quand Biron voulut danser, Trois jeunes tambours, La Légende de Saint-Nicolas, En passant par la Lorraine, Monsieur d'Charette, Les Filles de la Rochelle, Le trente-et-un du mois d'août, Le Cygne de Montfort, Dans les prisons de Nantes, Sainte-Catherine''; Denise and Jean-Christophe Benoît, Olivier Alain (piano) - LP Club National du Disque CND1018 * ''Oh ! les jolies rondes et chansons (2)'': ''Mon père m'a donné un étang, Il pleut bergère, Jean de la lune, Arlequin dans sa boutique, Au jardin de mon père, La Mère Michel, Le Petit Bossu, Polichinelle'': with instrumental ensemble under Jean Baïtzouroff - EP Adès ALB 102 * ''Oh ! les jolies rondes et chansons (5)'': ''La Légende de Saint-Nicolas, Il court il court le furet, La Tour prends garde, Meunier tu dors, A la claire fontaine, Fais dodo Colas mon p'tit frère, Ainsi font font font les petites marionnettes, Il y a des roses blanches'', with instrumental ensemble under Jean Baïtzouroff - EP Adès ALB 105 * ''Oh ! les jolies rondes et chansons (6)'': ''Mon beau sapin, Maman les p'tits bateaux, Mon père a six cents moutons, Les Rois mages, La Boulangère a des écus, Bon voyage m'sieur Dumollet, J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette, Nuit étoilée'', with instrumental ensemble under Jean Baïtzouroff - EP Adès ALB 106 * ''Les Jeux du jeudi'': ''Prom'nons-nous dans les bois, Ah ! mon beau château, Le Chevalier du guet, La Tour prends garde''; with Pierre Bertin and Pierre Maillard-Verger (piano) - EP Club National du Disque CND4515 * ''Chansons bilingues (1)'': ''Bonjour, Voyez-vous ?, Chanson rythmée, C’est Noël, Il neige, Bonne année !, Je suis…, Deux petits oiseaux, Petites souris, Jeu des animaux, Au revoir, Fais dodo, Mon poisson doré, Le Ballon, Frappe des mains, Je sais compter, Comment allez-vous ?, Nous rentrons chez nous, Les Pigeons, Minet, Les Doigts et les pouces''; words and music by A. M. Mealand Naijon, conducted by Robert Lopez - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 160E013 * ''Chansons bilingues (2)'': ''C'est l'automne, J'aime la pluie, Pigeons gris, L'Ecureuil, Le Hibou, La Souris et le champignon, Le Vent d'hiver, La Poupée, Les Ballons, Le Clown, Le Kangourou, Dans la ronde, Nous allons nous promener, L'Oiseau dans les branches, Le Grillon, Les Lutins, Les Fées, Chanson de marins, Chanson de route'', words and music by A. M. Mealand Naijon, conducted by Robert Lopez - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 160E014 * ''Chansons bilingues (3)'': ''Le Vent d'automne, Novembre, La Pendule, Pop corn, Le Vent du nord, Rouquin l'écureuil, L'Averse, Le Petit lapin, Les Grenouilles, Au marché, Ma maison, Chez le coiffeur, Le Cirque, Le Géant de bois, Pays lointain'', words and music by A. M. Mealand Naijon, conducted by Robert Lopez - LP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 160E015 * ''Kiri le clown'': ''Trotte trotte, Le Tambour qui parle, Clip clop hop, Circus parade, Le Plus beau rêve'', lyrics by

, music by Fred Freed - EP Philips 437 256 BE

For children

* ''Bonne fête, maman !'': ''La Poupée, La Petite fille'', words by Lise Caldaguès, musical accompaniment Daniel White - EP Ducretet-Thomson 460V207 * ''Il était une fois...'': ''Le Loup qui ne mangeait personne'', written by Monique Bermond, music by Jean Boyer - EP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 190E882 * ''Chants et poésies pour les enfants de 5 à 10 ans'': ''Le Brouillard (Maurice Carême)'' - EP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 190E934 * ''Chants et poésies pour les enfants de 10 à 14 ans'': ''En sortant de l'école (Jacques Prévert), L'Hiver (Tristan Klingsor), La Laitière et le pot au lait (Jean de la Fontaine)'' - 3 EP L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette 190E937, 190E938 et 190E939 * ''Chants et récitations (2) - Enfants de 10 à 14 ans'': ''Chaleur (L’ombre des jours) (Comtesse Anna de Noailles née Anna-Elisabeth Bibesco Bassaraba de Brancovan)'' - SP Fernand Nathan 805 * ''The Three Little Pigs, Les Trois Petits Cochons'': read by Denise Benoît, Eric Métayer, Jean Bolo, Jean-Pierre Grandval - SP 17 cm 45 t Récréation Disques – SR 80001 * ''The Ugly Duckling, Le vilain petit canard'' de Hans Christian Andersen: read by Anne Vernon, Denise Benoît, Linette Lemercier, Gaëtan Jor, Jacqueline Pierre, Jacques Payet - SP Les Enfants Sages ENF 713 * ''Les aventures du petit roi Dagobert'': read by Denise Benoît, Eric Métayer, Jean Bolo, Jean-Pierre Grandval - SP Les Enfants Sages ENF 728 * ''Peau d'âne'' de Charles Perrault: read by

, Danielle Volle, Denise Benoît, Monique Martial - LP Le Petit Ménestrel – ALB 337 * ''Good Little Girls (novel), Les petites filles modèles'' by Sophie Rostopchine Comtesse de Ségur read by Micheline Presle, Bernadette Lompret, Denise Benoît, Monique Martial, Sylvine Delannoy - LP Le Petit Ménestrel – ALB 381 * ''Le vilain petit canard'' de Hans Christian Andersen - SP Disneyland – LLP 340 F * ''Une Aventure de Bambi (Disney), Bambi et Pan-Pan'' - SP Disneyland – LLP 343 F * ''Les musiciens de la ville de Brême'' de Jacob Grimm - SP Disneyland – LLP 345 F

Denise Benoît vocal lessons

* ''Leçon de chant (I)'': ''L'Ageasse (folklore du Poitou)'', Jean Ruault (piano) - 78rpm Ducretet-Thomson Y8667 * ''Leçon de chant (II)'': ''En revenant de noces'', Jean Ruault (piano) - 78rpm Ducretet-Thomson Y8668 * ''Leçon de chant (III)'': ''L'Alouette est sur la branche (danse mimée de la région du Nord)'', Jean Ruault (piano) - 78rpm Ducretet-Thomson Y8669 * ''Histoire de la France par les chansons, vol. 8, le règne de Louis XVI'': ''L'Emigrante noblesse'' by Denise Benoît, ''Considérations politiques de MM. les notables de la Halle au Pain'' with Paul Barré and Bernard Demigny; Monique Rollin (guitar) - EP Le Chant du Monde LDY-4108 * ''Histoire de la France par les chansons, vol. 9, la révolution en marche'': ''La Guillotine'', with Monique Rollin (guitar) - EP 17 cm 33 t Le Chant du Monde LDY-4109 * ''Louis XV (deuxième partie)'': ''Nous n'irons plus au bois (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marquise de Pompadour), J'ai du bon tabac (Abbé de Lattaignant), La Belle Bourbonnaise (anonyme)'' by Denise Benoît; Françoise Petit (harpsichord) - LP L'Histoire Vivante H11 * ''Les Derniers Valois ou les guerres de religion'': ''Chanson sur la mort de Francis II of France, François II (Mary, Queen of Scots, Marie Stuart)'' with Jean-Pierre Cotte (lute) - LP L'Histoire Vivante H12 * ''Chansons de courtisanes'': ''Dix filles dans un pré, La Belle Bourdonnaise, L'opinion de ces demoiselles'' - EP La Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 629 * ''La Révolution Française'': ''La Prise de la Bastille (anonyme), Il pleut bergère (Fabre d'Eglantine / Simon Simon)'' - LP Guilde Internationale du Disque M-2262 * ''La Grande Guerre (1914-1918)'': ''La Mère du combattant (Jouret / Melage), Les Infirmières (A. Gremillet dit Gervy / Pietro Codini)'' with Jean Lemaire (piano) - LP Guilde Internationale du Disque M 2344 * ''La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (1939-1945)'': ''Tout va très bien Madame la Marquise (

), La Chamberlaine (Maurice Vandair / Paul Misraki), Quand tu reverras ton village (

), Fleur de Paris (Maurice Vandair / Henri Bourtayre)''; with Jean Barré, Jean Lemaire (piano), conducted by Jean Claudric - LP Guilde Internationale du Disque M 2398 * ''Quatre siècles de chansons françaises'': ''Chanson sur la mort de François II (Marie Stuart), La Prise de la Bastille (anonyme), L'Opinion de ces demoiselles (Béranger / anonyme)'' - with Jean-Pierre Cotte (lute), Jean Lemaire (piano) - LP La Guilde Internationale du Disque SVS 2451 * ''Le Siècle de Louis XIV'' ; ''Les Animaux malades de la peste (extraits) (la Fontaine), Chanson sur le procès de Fouquet (anonyme sur l'air de ''A la venue de Noël''), Lettre à Coulanges en date du 15 décembre 1670 (Marquise de Sévigné)'' - with Françoise Petit (harpsichord) - LP Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2523 * ''Michel-Rostislav Hofmann: Voyage Au Pays Du Chant'': ''De la chanson à l'opéra''; with soloists, directed by Pierre Bertin - LP Select SC-13.007

Denise Benoît traditional songs

* ''Chansons d'amour et de misère (chants des provinces françaises)'': La Jeune boulangère (Ile de France), Korantinik et Marivonik (Bretagne), Le Chien dans la crème (Bretagne), Rossignolet console-moi (Dauphiné), La Péronelle (Dauphiné), La Fille matelot (Nivernais), L'Enlèvement dans la forêt (Nivernais), Le Bateau chargé de blé (Gascogne), Mountabo la marmito (bourrée d'Auvergne); Denise and Jean-Christophe Benoît, Louise Benoît-Granier (piano) - EP 17 cm 33 t Ducretet-Thomson LPP 8719 * ''A travers chants'': La Belle Fille de Parthenay, La Mort de Jean Renaud, L'Occasion manquée, La Bergère et le déjeuner, La Femme du marin, Le Garçon du moulin; Denise and Jean-Christophe Benoît, orchestra conducted by Daniel White - EP 17 cm 45 t Ducretet-Thomson 460V145 * ''Chansons de nos provinces'': Savoie: Quand j'ai ma mie, Flandres: J'ai vu le loup, Provence: Le Pichoun, Bourgogne: Les Chèvres de Bouze, Alsace: Hans du Schnokeloch, Bretagne: La Femme du marin, Savoie: Le Garçon chanteur, Flandres: Le Géant de Douai, Provence: Une cigale, Bourgogne: La Perdriole, Alsace: Quitter Strasbourg, Bretagne: Dans les prisons de Nantes, Provence: Sur la montagne; Denise and Jean-Christophe Benoît, conducted by Jean Lemaire - LP 25 cm 33 t Adès ALB 333 * ''Chants des grands départs'': Les Houzards de la garde, Virginie les larmes aux yeux; Denise Benoît with Jean Lemaire (piano), Jean-Pierre Cotte (guitar) - LP 30 cm 33 t Guilde Internationale du Disque V-2392 * ''Un soir à Bethléem'': Un soir que les bergers, Venez bergers, Allez tout doux mes soupirs, O Dieu quel astre nouveau, Joseph est bien marié, Saint-Joseph a fait un nid, Entre le boeuf et l'âne gris, Quoique soyez petit, Les Trois bergerettes, Les Trois rois, Rentrez dans vos chaumines, Pour ne pas languir en chemin; Denise Benoît, Monique Linval-Benoît, Jean-Christophe Benoît, Louise Benoît-Granier (piano) - EP 17 cm 33 t Ducretet-Thomson LPP 8601 * ''La Veillée de Noël'': Un soir que les bergers, Joseph est bien marié, Saint-Joseph a fait un nid, Entre le boeuf et l'âne gris; Denise Benoît, Monique Linval-Benoît, Jean-Christophe Benoît, Louise Benoît-Granier (piano) - EP 17 cm 45 t Ducretet-Thomson 470C070 * ''Noël et la vie de Jésus dans la chanson populaire française'': Pour ne pas languir en chemin (Noël), J'ai un petit voyage à faire (Normandie), Qui frappe à l'hôtellerie (Noël de Normandie), Le Petit Jésus est né (Noël de Normandie), La-v'ou qu'tu cours donc si vite ? (Noël de Bourgogne), Sont trois rois en campagne (Noël de Provence), La Fuite en Egypte, Saint-Joseph avec Marie (Provence), Jésus-Christ va dans le temple, Sur le rivage de la mer, Jésus-Christ s'habille en pauvre (Lyonnais), La Passion de Jésus-Christ (chanson de Pâques), Réveillez-vous amis (Bas-Limousin, chanson de quête), Chrétiens, réveillez-vous (Bas-Limousin, chanson de quête), Tous bons chrétiens (Champagne), Sur le tombeau la Madeleine (Nivernais); Jean-Christophe and Denise Benoît - LP 30 cm 33 t Club National du Disque CND38

Other

* 1943-1944: ''Pierre Schaeffer - La Coquille à planètes: Suite fantastique pour une voix et douze monstres'': ''L'Idylle aux machines'', with Louis Salou, Jacques Famery, Jean Toscane, Jacqueline Cartier, Jean-Claude Dranoël, Geneviève Touraine, singers - Maria Branèze, Pierre Barthélémy - 4 LP 30 cm 33 t Adès 141922 * 1961: ''Satie en scène...'': '' Le Piège de Méduse'' (as Frisette, daughter of Méduse) with Pierre Bertin, Jean Parédès, Jean-Christophe Benoît, René Farabet, orchestra conducted by Henri Sauguet; Benoît also sings ''La Chanson du chat'' from ''La Conférence sur l'intelligence et la musicalité chez les animaux'', by Satie - LP 30 cm 33 t Mandala MAN 5034 * 1965-1966: ''Omajakeno: poems, texts and songs by

'' with Caroline Cler, Jacques Degor; Eve Griliquez, Brigitte Sabouraud, Denise Benoît, Bernard Lavalette; LP 30 cm 33 t Le Chant du Monde LDX A 6029 * 1968: ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'': ''Grâce à vous deux, Les Bonbons à musique, Le Bleu pays, Monsieur Bamboo, Chitty chitty bang bang, Truly scrumptious, Chitty chitty bang bang, J'ai rêvé que jamais, Bath, Le Bleu pays, Les Lauriers du succès, Chu-chi fee, La Petite boîte qui chante, Truly scrumptious, Chitty chitty bang bang''; French version of film soundtrack by Christian Jollet, conducted by Irwin Kostal with André Viel, Eliane Thibault, Pierre Marret, F. Lefebvre, J.C. Dallemagne, Claude Bertrand (actor), Claude Bertrand - LP United Artists 37708UAY

References

External links

Pierre Bertin (Baron de Gondremarck) and Denise Benoît (Métella) in ''La Vie parisienne'' in 1960
(INA: Institut national de l'audiovisuel) accessed 24 November 2019.

French television, 1964. Video on INA website, accessed 28 February 2018.
Denise Benoît sings Les infirmières
on Youtube, accessed 26 May 2023. {{DEFAULTSORT:Benoit, Denise 1919 births 1973 deaths Singers from Paris 20th-century French women opera singers French stage actresses French film actresses 20th-century French actresses