Camille Maurane
Camille Maurane (November 29, 1911 – January 21, 2010), born Camille Moreau, was a French baryton-martin singer. His father was a music teacher and he started singing as a child in the Maîtrise Saint-Evode in Rouen.[1] The sudden death of his mother and family upheaval meant a break of twelve years in regular singing.
He studied at the
- the captain (Nèle Dooryn, 1940)
- Doria (Ginevra, 1942)
- a man, a peasant (Mon Oncle Benjamin, 1942)
- a young man (Le Oui des Jeunes Filles, 1949).
- Un Soldat (Dolorès, 1952)
He also sang in
His voice was typical of the baryton-martin range (between baritone and tenor). He is famous for his interpretation of Debussy's Pelléas, for which he took part in three complete recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande. He is also regarded as one of the best interpreters of French mélodies, of which he left many recordings, since reissued on CD, and of Fauré's Requiem. His repertoire extended back to music of Rameau through to Arthur Honegger, Léo Ferré and other contemporaries.
A dedicated teacher, he taught at the Paris Conservatory until 1981.
References
External links
- Camille Maurane, baryton français (Wikipedia France, with discography)