Dufranne in 1918Hector Dufranne in Henri Rabaud's La Fille de Roland
Hector Dufranne (25 October 1870 – 4 May 1951) was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone who enjoyed a long career that took him to opera houses throughout Europe and the United States for more than four decades. Admired for both his singing and his acting, Dufranne appeared in a large number of world premieres, most notably the role Golaud in the original Opéra-Comique production of Claude Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande at the Salle Favart in Paris in 1902, which he went on to sing 120 times at that house.[1] He had an excellent singing technique which maintained the quality of his voice even into the latter part of his career. His wide vocal range and rich resonant voice enabled him to sing a variety of roles which encompassed French, German, and Italian opera.[2]
^Pelléas et Mélisande. L’Avant-Scène Opera. 9, March–April 1977.
^J.B. Steane: "Hector Dufranne", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 5 February 2009), (subscription access) Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
HectorDufranne (25 October 1870 – 4 May 1951) was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone who enjoyed a long career that took him to opera houses throughout...
premiere. These two baritones, Jean Périer and HectorDufranne, possessed contrasting voices. (Dufranne – sometimes classed as a bass-baritone – had a...
the roles, such as Ernest van Dyck (Werther), Emma Calvé (Sapho), HectorDufranne (Grisélidis), and Vanni Marcoux (Panurge). Complete French recordings...
estate on 25 June of that year, with Vladimir Golschmann conducting. HectorDufranne sang Don Quijote (Quixote), Wanda Landowska played the harpsichord...
Tchélio / Chelio — magician and the king's (and prince's) protector bass HectorDufranne Fata Morgana — witch and the prime minister's protectress dramatic...
baritones Jean Noté, Ernest Tilkin Servais (1888–1961), Louis Richard, and HectorDufranne, and bass Lucien Van Obbergh (1887–1959). Aside from strictly "classical"...
bankrupted the company. Georges Baklanoff Charles Dalmorès Alice D'Hermanoy HectorDufranne Florence Easton Anna Fitziu Amelita Galli-Curci Mary Garden Gustave...
Charles Dalmorès, Dora de Phillippe, Enrica Clay Dillon, Jenny Dufau, HectorDufranne, Minnie Egener, Amy Evans, Mary Garden, Jeanne Gerville-Réache, Orville...
she sang Carmen for the first time, alongside Adolphe Maréchal and HectorDufranne. Along with Orphée, Carmen was the role which featured most prominent...
short history include Lina Cavalieri, Armand Crabbé, David Devriès, HectorDufranne, Minnie Egener, Mary Garden, Alice Gentle, Jeanne Gerville-Réache,...
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