Adolphe Maréchal

Adolphe (Alphonse) Maréchal (26 September 1867 – 1 February 1935) was a Belgian tenor whose career in the French and Italian repertoire took him to France and England.Steane JB. Adolphe Maréchal. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.

Life and career

Maréchal was born in Liège. Having studied at the Liège Conservatoire, Maréchal made his debut at Dijon in 1891 and toured the French provinces, singing in Rheims, Nice, Bordeaux,Scott M. ''The Record of Singing to 1914.'' Duckworth, London, 1977. and especially at the Théâtre du Grand Cercle in Aix-les-Bains.La Roque A. ''Acteurs & Actrices de Paris.'' 33 Édition, 4 Serie. Paris, 1899.

He was engaged by the Opéra-Comique in 1895, making his debut as Don José in '' Carmen'' on 7 October 1895. His repertoire at the Opéra-Comique covered '' Cavalleria Rusticana'' (Turriddu), '' Don Juan'' (don Ottavio), '' Les dragons de Villars'' (Sylvain), '' Joseph'', '' Lakmé'' (Gérald), '' Manon'' (des Grieux), '' Mireille'' (Vincent), '' La Navarraise'' (Araquil), '' Le pardon de Ploërmel'' (Un faucheur), '' Les pêcheurs de perles'' (Nadir), '' Le pré aux clercs'' (Mergy) and '' Le roi d'Ys'' (Mylio).Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.
He also sang in several premieres, notably '' Louise'' in 1900 (Julien) and '' Grisélidis'' in 1901 (Alain), as well as enjoying a success in the Paris premiere of '' La Boheme'' (Rodolphe).

At the Opéra de Monte-Carlo he created the role of Jean in '' Le jongleur de Notre Dame'' in 1902, and made his debut at Covent Garden the same year as Don José, also appearing in ''Faust'', ''Manon'' and the première of ''The Princess Osra'' by Herbert Bunning (1863-193

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He retired back to Belgium in 1907, having made a handful of recordings. He died at Brussels, aged 67.

References

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1867 births
1935 deaths
Belgian operatic tenors
Musicians from Liège