Jean Francis Delmas

as Mephistopheles "Faust " Gounod

JEAN FRANCIS DELMAS
Lyon, April 14, 1861-73.Saint - Alban-de-Monthel, 29 September 1933). French Bass
Debut September 28, 1886 in LES HUGUENOTS (Saint-Bris). Sings the FREISCHÜTZ (Gaspard, 1886), AIDA (the King), FAUST (Mephistopheles) in 1887. DON JUAN (Leporello, 1887; don Juan, 1902), SIGURD (Hagen, 1891), William TELL (Gessler), the Sicilian (Connie) in 1892. OTHELLO (Iago, 1894), TANNHÄUSER (Landgrave, 1895); Romeo and Juliet (brother Laurent), fatherland! (de Rysoor), LE CID (don Diego), ALCESTE (high priest) in 1900; HENRY VIII (Henry VIII, 1903), ARMIDE (Hidraot, 1905), the DAMNATION of FAUST (Mephistopheles, 1906), SAMSON ET DALILA (high priest), HIPPOLYTE and ARICIE (Thésée) in 1908. ŒDIPE A column (Oedipus),. BRISEIS (Strakokles) in 1916. Is the creator of LA DAME DE MONSOREAU (Monsoreau), ROMEO ET JULIETTE (Capulet), ZAIRE (Jeanette); on March 16, 1891 LE MAGE (Amrou) de Jules Massenet LOHENGRIN (King), SALAMMBÔ (Nar-Havas), die WALKÜRE (Wotan). on March 16, 1894 THAÏS (Athanaël) by Jules Massenet; HELLE (Gautier), MESSIDOR (Mathias),LES MAITRES CHANTEURS DE NUREMBERG (Hans Sachs), BURGONE (Attila), JOSEPH (Jacob), ASTARTE (Phur); on April 26, 1901LE ROI DE PARIS (Henri, Duke of Guise) of Georges Hüe. THE LES BARBARES (Scaurus), SIEGFRIED (Wotan), ORSOLA (Bishop), bench (Tonio),LA STATUE (Arnigiad), L’ETRANGER (l'Etranger), LE FILS DE L'l'ETOILE (Akiba), TRISTAN & ISOLDE (Kurwenal), DARIA (Yvan),LA GLOIRE DE CORNEILLE (Auguste), ARIANE (Parithoils), LA CATALANE (Miguel), Twilight of the gods (Hagen), MONNA VANNA (Marco), RHEINGOLD (Wotan), LA Forêt (Pierre), ICARE (Daedalus), ROMA (Fabius), FERVAAL (Arfagard), PARSIFAL (Gurnemanz), L'OURAGAN (Gervais), La Roman le ESTELLE (Rubini), La GIRONDINS (Fonfrède), JEANNE d'Arc (Jacques d'Arc), INTERMEDE (Pierre Dupont), La Legende of SAINT Christoph (the hermit), ANTAR (Malek), LA FILLE DE ROLAND (Charlemagne), LES BURGRAVES (the beggar).
Participated in the first performance
December 24, 1923 of ESCLARMONDE (Emperor Phorcas) by Jules Massenet. He created at the Nouveau-Théâtre 26 April 1906 le Clown (Barbazan) of Isaac de Camondo.