Paul Ferrier

Paul Ferrier (29 March 1843 - September 1920) was a French dramatist, who also provided libretti for several composers, especially Varney and Serpette. Ferrier was born in Montpellier. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he secured real success with two short pieces, Chez l'avocat and Les Incendies de Massoulard. Others of his numerous plays are Les Compensations (1876); L'Art de tramper les femmes (1890), with Émile de Najac. One of Ferrier's biggest successes was the production with Fabrice Carré of Josephine vendue par ses sœurs (1886), an opera bouffée with music by Victor Roger. His opera libretti include La Marocaine (1879), music of Jacques Offenbach; Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1896) after the play of Alexandre Dumas, père, for the music of André Messager; La Fille de Tabarin (1901), with Victorien Sardou, music of Gabriel Pierné. Ferrier died in Nouan-le-Fuzelier (Loir-et-Cher), at age 77.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1843 (Montpellier), Died September 11, 1920 (Nouan-le-Fuzelier)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist, translator, lyricist, author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX141	12-in.	approximately November 21, 1927	On m'appelle Mimi	Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	translator
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX298	12-in.	3/19/1929	Sur la mer calmée	Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	translator
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1174	10-in.	6/13/1928	Notre doux nid	Élie Cohen ; Andrée Marilliet	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1424	12-in.	6/12/1930	Sur la mer calmée	Marise Beaujon	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1440	10-in.	12/8/1930	Air de Rodolphe: Que cette main est froide	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1447	10-in.	2/7/1929	Oh! non, non! gardez-vous de croire	Élie Cohen ; Georges Villier	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1697	12-in.	4/28/1933	Acte I, duo; Tu t'enfermes	Eugène Bigot ; Bernadette Delprat ; Georges Thill	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1698	12-in.	4/28/1933	Acte I, duo; Tu t'enfermes	Eugène Bigot ; Bernadette Delprat ; Georges Thill	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1971	10-in.	1/3/1930	Pour faire un brave mousquetaire	Armand Bernard ; Georges Villier	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2024	10-in.	approximately February 5, 1930	Chanson des epées	Paul Franz ; J. E. Szyfer	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3904	10-in.	10/6/1932	Hymne des peuples alliés	Élie Cohen ; Joseph Rogatchewsky	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL4627	10-in.	1/5/1934	Le ciel luisait d'etoiles	Eugène Bigot ; Rene Talba	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLBX133	12-in.	October 1932	Que cette main est froide	Andre d'Arkor ; Maurice Bastin ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	translator

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ferrier, Paul," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359950.

Ferrier, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359950.

"Ferrier, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.