Louis Gallet

Louis Gallet

Louis Gallet (14 February 1835 in Valence, Drôme – 16 October 1898) was a French writer of operatic libretti, plays, romances, memoirs, pamphlets, and innumerable articles, who is remembered above all for his adaptations of fiction —and Scripture— to provide librettos of cantatas and opera, notably by composers Georges Bizet, Camille Saint-Saëns and Jules Massenet.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1835 (Valence), Died October 16, 1898 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: author, librettist, lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-11603	10-in.	2/19/1912	Élégie	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano	author
Victor	CVE-39126	12-in.	8/29/1927	O casto fior del mio sospir	Wadsworth Provandie	Male vocal solo, with piano	author
Brunswick	X12255-X12257	12-in.	1/10/1924	Thaïs : Meditation	Fredric Fradkin	Violin solo, with orchestra	author
Brunswick	XE27474	12-in.	5/4/1928	Elegie	Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin	Tenor vocal solo, with string orchestra and violin obbligato	author
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1195	12-in.	12/4/1929	Air de Chimène: Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux	Henri Büsser ; Jane Laval	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1198	12-in.	12/6/1929	Air du Don Diègue	Armand Narçon ; J. E. Szyfer	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1211	12-in.	12/12/1929	Adieux à la forêt	Alfred Bruneau ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1660	12-in.	2/2/1933	Ah! Tout est bien fini!	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1661	12-in.	2/2/1933	O noble lame étincelante	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2834	10-in.	3/4/1931	Élégie	Élie Cohen ; Edmond Rambaud	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3387	10-in.	12/1/1931	Élégie	Pierre Chagnon ; Robert Krabansky ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and cello	author
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3968	10-in.	11/4/1932	Nuit d'Espagne	Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gallet, Louis," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/316898.

Gallet, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/316898.

"Gallet, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.