René Maison
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René Maison (24 November 1895 – 11 July 1962) was a prominent Belgian operatic tenor, particularly associated with heroic roles of the French, Italian and German repertories.
Career
Born in
Massenet's Sapho
.
He made his
Stravinsky's Perséphone
.
Maison also enjoyed a successful international career, appearing at the Chicago Civic Opera (1928–40), the
Hoffmann, des Grieux and Herodes
, among other roles.
In 1943, he began teaching at the
Ramon Vinay
.
Maison died in
Le Mont-Dore, France, aged 66. He was, in terms of birth dates, the middle member of a triumvirate of outstanding Belgian operatic tenors who reached their peak in the period between the two world wars. The others were the lyric-dramatic tenor Fernand Ansseau (1890–1972) and the lyric tenor Andre D'Arkor
(1901–1971).
Sources
- Dictionnaire des interprètres, ISBN 2-221-06660-X
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