Ernest Carbonne
Raymond Jean-Baptiste Ernest Carbonne (30 July 1860 in Toulouse – 1924) was a French tenor and stage director who had a long association with the Opéra-Comique in Paris.[1][2]
Life and career
Carbonne studied at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, gaining first prizes in opéra comique and acting in 1887.[3] He was a pupil of Achard and Bax at the Paris Conservatoire, winning first prize for opéra comique in 1889.[4]
He made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique on 15 January 1890 as Sylvain in
From 1906 to 1913, and from 1919 to 1922, Carbonne was ‘directeur de la scene’ at the Opéra-Comique, responsible among other productions for the premiere of Ravel's
In 1911, Carbonne became the inaugural head of the 'Amicale des Régisseurs de Théâtre' upon its foundation in Paris.[6]
References
- ^ a b Wolff S. Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950). André Bonne, Paris, 1953.
- ^ Date from: Cohen, H. Robert, Gigou, Marie-Odile. Cent ans de mise en scène lyrique en France (env. 1830-1930). Association de la régie théâtrale. Pendragon Press, New York, 1986.
- ^ a b Martin J. Nos artistes des théâtres et concerts. Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1895.
- Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 15th edition, 1889. G Charpentier et Cie, Paris, 1890.
- ^ Kilpatrick E. The Carbonne Copy : tracing the première of L’Heure espagnole. Revue de Musicologie, Tome 95/1. Year 2009.
- ^ "Théâtre-Histoire de l'Association de la Régie Théâtrale".
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