Marcel Journet

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About Marcel Journet
Marcel Journet (July 25, 1867 – September 7, 1933), was a French bass singer. He enjoyed a prominent career in England, France and Italy, and appeared at the foremost American opera houses in New York City and Chicago.
Journet was born in the town of Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, and reputedly studied at the Paris Conservatory. He made his debut at Montpellier in 1891. He went on to sing a wide range of roles in operas by Richard Wagner and major French and Italian composers during a distinguished, 40-year career.
The Royal Opera House at London's Covent Garden, Milan's La Scala, the Paris Opera and the New York Metropolitan Opera, were some of the famous venues graced by Journet's presence during the first quarter of the 20th century. Arturo Toscanini was just one of the celebrated conductors under whose baton he performed. Among singers, his great on-stage colleagues included Nellie Melba, Luisa Tetrazzini, Enrico Caruso, Giovanni Martinelli, Titta Ruffo and Feodor Chaliapin.
Journet died in Vittel, of a heart attack, aged 66. He had a beautiful, cultured voice and a fine technique, hitting the absolute peak of his powers as a singer and an actor during the First World War period through to the early 1920s, when he became La Scala's principal bass. Recordings of operatic arias testify to Journet's outstanding vocal attributes and the high standard of his interpretive powers. Many of these recordings have been re-issued on various CDs.

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