Notes and Editorial Reviews
César Vezzani (1888-1951) was one of those rare tenors who had nearly everything: a large and gorgeous voice, a ringing top, a high degree of intelligence, ability to sing with great sensitivity, and excellent musicianship. Vezzani was born in Corsica and his appearances were made only in French-speaking countries. Of his debut at the Opéra-Comique in Gretry's Richard, Coeur de Lion on 17 December 1911, the newspapers said a star was born... and the reporters were right. Vezzani thrilled audiences until 1948 at which point he suffered a stroke during a rehearsal at the Toulon Opera that left him completely paralyzed. This, the first volume of the Vezzani series, contains his complete Odeon acoustic recordings as well as his
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first sessions in 1923 for French HMV.
All tracks are sung in French with orchestra.
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Works on This Recording
1.
I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
Notes: This CD includes two different takes of "Vesti la giubba."
2.
Otello: Ora e per sempre addio by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
Notes: This CD includes two different takes of "Ora e per sempre addio."
3.
L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Germany
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
4.
Sigurd: Esprits, gardiens by Ernest Reyer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
5.
Guillaume Tell: Asil héréditaire by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
6.
La reine de Saba: Inspirez-moi, race divine by Charles Gounod
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
7.
Le pardon de Ploërmel "Dinorah": Les blés sont bons à faucher by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
8.
Tosca: E sempre lava! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Paul Payan (Bass),
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
9.
Tosca: Recondita armonia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Paul Payan (Bass),
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
10.
Tosca: Mario! Mario! Mario!...Son qui. by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor),
Paul Payan (Bass),
Eliane Peltier (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
11.
Tosca: Al tuo fianco sentire by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor),
Eliane Peltier (Soprano)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
12.
Tosca: E buona la mia Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor),
Paul Payan (Bass)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
13.
Werther: J'aurais sur ma poitrine by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
14.
La Navarraise: O ma bien-aimée by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
15.
Manon: Instant charmant...En fermant les yeux "Dream of des Grieux" by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
16.
Manon: Je suis seul...Ah! fuyez, douce image by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
17.
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
18.
Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
19.
Hosanna: Chant de Pâques by Jean Granier
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
20.
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
21.
Roméo et Juliette: Ah! lève-toi, soleil by Charles Gounod
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
Notes: This work is transposed down a half-step to B-flat for this performance.
22.
Lohengrin: In fernem Land by Richard Wagner
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
23.
Mireille: Anges du paradis by Charles Gounod
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
24.
Crucifix vous qui pleurez by Jean Baptiste Fauré
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor),
Alfred Maguenat (Baritone)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
25.
Le Roi d'Ys: Puisq'on ne peut fléchir by Edouard Lalo
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
26.
Otello: Niun mi tema (Death of Otello) by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
27.
Schwanengesang, D 957: no 4, Ständchen by Franz Schubert
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
28.
Werther: Oui, ce qu'elle m'ordonne by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
29.
Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller? by Jules Massenet
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
30.
Richard Coeur-de-lion: Si l'univers entier by André Modeste Grétry
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
Notes: This work is transposed down a half-step to D major for this performance.
31.
La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
32.
Jocelyn, Op. 100: Cachés dans cet asile by Benjamin Godard
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
33.
I Pagliacci: O Colombina il tenero fido "Beppe's Serenade" by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Italy
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
34.
Maître Pathelin: Je pense a vous by François Bazin
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
35.
La juive: Ah, j'implore en tremblant by Jacques Halévy
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor),
Paul Payan (Bass)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1912-1914
Venue: Paris
36.
La reine de Saba: Inspirez-moi, race divine by Charles Gounod
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862; France
Date of Recording: February 27, 1923
37.
Le pardon de Ploërmel "Dinorah": Les blés sont bons à faucher by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: March 28, 1923
38.
Jérusalem: Je veux encore entendre ta voix by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843-1847; Italy
Date of Recording: March 28, 1923
39.
L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Germany
Date of Recording: June 8, 1923
40.
Lohengrin: In fernem Land by Richard Wagner
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Date of Recording: June 27, 1924
41.
Lohengrin: Mein lieber Schwan "Lohengrin's Farewell" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: June 27, 1924
42.
Guillaume Tell: Asil héréditaire by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Italy
Date of Recording: June 27, 1924
43.
La juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur by Jacques Halévy
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
Date of Recording: July 8, 1924
44.
Sigurd: Prince du Rhin by Ernest Reyer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: July 8, 1924
45.
Sigurd: Oui, Sigurd est vainqueur by Ernest Reyer
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Date of Recording: July 8, 1924
46.
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
César Vezzani (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: July 8, 1924
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