Marius Chambon

as Mephistopheles in “Faust” by Gounod

Marius Chambon
(Claude Etienne Marius Chambon)
1864-1945
French Bass
Studied singing at the conservatoire of Lyon, where he won the first price in 1889. Debut 1890 at the Opera House in Marseille as Marcel in “ Les Huguenots'' by Meyerbeer'. He was engaged by the Grand Opéra in Paris in 1892, and sang the role of Marcel as his debut role. He remained at the Paris Opera for the rest of his career. He sang there in the Théâtre de l'Opéra (Palais Garnier) première’s of the opera ''Samson et Dalila'' of Saint-Saëns as Vieillard in 1892 (15 years after the premiere in Weimar in 1877 ) and in 1899 in ''La prise de Troie'' by Berlioz in the role of Hector .He also appeared a s a guest at the famous opera houses in the French province. Roles included Mephistopheles in “Faust” by Gounod , Hunding in “Die Walkure” by Wagner ,Bertram in “Robert le Diable” by Meyerbeer , Friar Laurent in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Ramfis in “Aida” by Verdi , Balthazar in “La Favorite” by Donizetti , Zacharie in “ Le Phrophete” by Meyerbeer , Don Pedro in “l’Africane” by Meyerbeer , Duke D’Alba in “Patrie” by Paladilhe and Pogner in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” by Wagner.