1929 DARIUS MILHAUD cond OPERA MINUTE DELIVERANCE DE THESEE Jane Bathori 78

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I am currently selling a series of great Richard Wagner and classic European 78 rpm orchestral recordings on all the great European labels:

DARIUS MILHAUD Opera Minute (operas as short as possible, which conincidentally would fit on one 12" record) here the third one, 1928

La Délivrance de Thésée - complete

first recording conducted by the Composer himself starring French Soprano Jane Bathory

Jane Bathori, mezzo-soprano
Jean Planel, tenor
Georges Petit, baritone
Jean Hazart, bass

Vocal and instrumental group conducted by Darius Milhaud

Recorded in Paris, 11 Febrary 1929

12" 78 rpm record Late VIVA TONAL FULL RANGE Columbia Record

Condition: EXCELLENT, PRISTINE. SUPERQUIET plays E+, a CHOICE COPY

Hear a recording of No 1 The Rape of Europe here:

In 1951, the Hoppenots published the photographic book Extrême-Orient,with photos by Hélène and texts by Henri. But even earlier, Hoppenot wrote three libretti for Milhaud’s Opéras-minute. Recalled the composer in his autobiography:

Between 1922 and 1932 Paul Hindemith was organizing concerts of contemporary music, first at Donaueschingen under the patronage of the Prince of Fürstenberg, and then in Baden-Baden under the auspices of the municipal authorities, and finally in 1930 in Berlin. Hindemith was absolutely his own master, and he tried out all kinds of musical experiments. In 1927 he asked me to write an opera, which had to be as short as possible. Henri Hoppenot wrote a libretto for me, on the subject of L’Enlèvement d’Europe, off-handed, poetic, and slightly ironic in its treatment, and containing all the essential elements on a miniature scale. It was produced in conjunction with Die Prinzessin auf der Erbstby Toch, lasting one hour, Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny lasting 30 minutes, and Hindemith’s Hin und Zurück, lasting fourteen minutes. Emil Hertzka, the managing director of Universal-Edition, did not consider the publication of my work to be a commercial proposition: “What an idea, an opera that lasts only nine minutes!” “Now,” said he, “if you would only write me a trilogy...” Once more I had recourse to Henri Hoppenot, who in spite of his official duties (at that time he occupied a post in Berlin) dashed off two more librettos of the same kind as the previous one: L’Abandon d’Ariane and La Délivrance de Thésée. The three operas together lasted twenty-seven minutes. The trilogy was immediately produced at the Operas of Wiesbaden and Budapest, and I did a recording for Columbia. I have never been able to understand why the firm did not make more publicity of the fact that each opera only occupied one disc.

 

 

Bathori, Jane, Sopran, * 14.6.1876 Paris, † 25.1.1970 Paris; eigentlicher Name Jeanne-Marie Berthier. Studium am Conservatoire National Paris, wo sie Schülerin von Mme Lamoureux und von dem belgischen Tenor Pierre-Émile Engel war, den sie heiratete. 1900 Bühnendebüt in Nantes. 1902 wurde sie von Toscanini an die Mailänder Scala verpflichtet. Hier sang sie am 11.3.1902 in der Uraufführung der Oper »Germania« von Franchetti als Partnerin von Enrico Caruso und kreierte für die Scala im gleichen Jahr den Hänsel in »Hänsel und Gretel« von Humperdinck zusammen mit Rosina Storchio als Partnerin. Dann sang sie, zusammen mit ihrem Gatten, an der Oper von Brüssel, widmete sich jedoch bald ganz dem Konzertgesang. 1904 hatte sie in Paris einen sensationellen Erfolg in dem Liederzyklus »Scheherazade« von Ravel. Sie wurde seitdem die bedeutendste Interpretin des zeitgenössischen französischen Liedes. Debussy widmete ihr seine Lieder »Le promenoir des deux amants« (1910) und »Poèmes de Mallarmé« (1913), die sie, ebenso wie den Zyklus »L'histoire naturelle« von Ravel (1906; ihr vom Komponisten gewidmet), in den angegebenen Jahren in Paris kreierte. 1914-18 leitete sie als Direktorin das Théâtre des vieux colombiers in Paris. Sie förderte die avantgardistische »Groupe des Six« und nahm überhaupt auf das Musikleben der französischen Metropole größten Einfluß. Komponisten wie Debussy, Roussel, Milhaud, Satie, Poulenc, Martinù, Durey und Migot gehörten zu ihrem Freundeskreis und schrieben Werke für sie. 1926 reiste sie mit dem Musikkritiker Jean Aubry für eine Vortragsreise nach Argentinien. Seither war sie alljährlich in Buenos Aires zu hören, wo sie u.a. in Honeggers Oratorien »Le Roi David« und »Judith« auftrat. 1933 betrat sie nochmals die Bühne, und zwar am Teatro Colón von Buenos Aires als Concepcion in »L'Heure espagnole« von Ravel. 1940 wanderte sie nach Buenos Aires aus, wo sie während des Zweiten Weltkrieges unterrichtete, kehrte aber 1946 wieder nach Paris zurück. Hier war sie als Pädagogin tätig und hielt Vorträge im französischen Rundfunk (»Exposition des mélodies inédites«). Sie veröffentlichte »Conseils sur le chant« (Paris, 1929).

Ihre hochmusikalische, ausdrucksvolle Stimme ist auf Columbia-Schallplatten (1929, 1931) zu hören.

[Nachtrag] Bathori, Jane; am Théâtre des Vieux Colombiers in Paris brachte sie u.a. Werke wie »Une éducation manquée« von E. Chabrier, »La damoiselle élue« von Debussy und »Le dit des jeux du monde« von A. Honegger heraus.

 

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10" record 12" record 12" Album of 4 records Total Weight 1.5 lbs 1.9 lbs 5.5 lbs Box 1.17 1.21 1.37 Cardboard Squares 3 0.97 3 1.00 4 1.33 Media Mail 2.82 2.82 4.46 Sum 4.96 5.03 7.16 Ebay Fee on Shipping  9% 0.45   0.45   0.64 Paypal Fee 2.9% 0.14   0.15   0.21 Total 5.55 5.62 8.01

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Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. For Edison Discs in  international shipments, it will charge for the actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-2$) - for small quantities, it will not be much different from the charge for regular 78s.

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1 record = 2 lbs $25 - $28

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