- Lucien Muratore
Lucien Muratore (
August 29 ,1876 ,Marseille -July 16 ,1954 ,Paris ) was a Frenchactor and operatictenor ,particularly associated with the French repertory.Life and career
Lucien Muratore trained in Marseille, first as a cornist, and later as an actor. He made his debut at the
Odéon theatre in Paris, where he played opposite such actresses asSarah Bernhardt andRéjane . Hethen studied at the Paris Music Conservatory, and made his operatic debut in 1902, at theOpéra-Comique , creating the King inReynaldo Hahn 's "La carmélite".He made his debut at
La Monnaie in 1904, as "Werther ", and thefollowing year at thePalais Garnier , as Renaud inLully 's "Armide ".He created several
Massenet operas such as "Ariane" and "Bacchus", at the Opéra, and "Roma", in Monte-Carlo. He also took part in the creation of "La Catalane" by Le Borne, "Monna Vanna" byHenry Février , "Pénélope" byGabriel Fauré .He became principal French tenor at the Opera Houses of Boston and Chicago from 1913 until 1922. He also appeared at the
Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.Muratore retired from the stage in 1931. He was married first, to soprano Magali Beriza, and later to soprano
Lina Cavalieri with whom he appeared in a silent movie, "Manon Lescaut", in 1914.His art of singing was at times almost overshadowed by his immense talent as an actor and elegance on stage.
Sources
* Roland Mancini and Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, (orig. H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, French edition), "Guide de l’opéra", Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995). ISBN 2-213-01563-6
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