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Jean de Reszke
De Reszke, Édouard
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De Reszke, Édouard [ Mieczyslaw, Edward] (
b Warsaw, 1853;
d Garnek, 1917). Polish bass, brother of Jean
de Reszke. Début at Théâtre des Italiens, Paris, as the King in first Paris
Aida cond. Verdi, 1876. London CG 1880; Chicago 1891. Stalwart of NY Met 1891–1903. Notable in Wagner, first in It. then in Ger. (King Marke, Sachs, Hagen), but his most famous role was Mephistopheles in
Faust. Retired 1903.
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Magazine article from: Opera News; 2/22/1997; ; 512 words
; "Jean de Reszke is a singer of a class such as one has...Lilli Lehmann For an aural account of Jean de Reszke, we must rely on faith and the opinion...Record collectors are forever unearthing Jean de Reszke recordings" in attic trunks, flea...
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Wheel of fortune: The revolving fates of Stiffelio and Romeo et Juliette
Magazine article from: Opera News; 3/28/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...time the cast, headed by Jean de Reszke as Romeo, Emma Eames as Juliette and Edouard de Reszke as Frere Laurent, sang...years earlier, the De Reszke brothers had been joined...directors like Brook and Jean-Louis Barrault (confining...
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Going for a Record: LP Sparks an Odd Little Bidding War
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/9/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the two discs the celebrated tenor Jean de Reszke (1850-1925) made in 1905 for...literally priceless," he said. "De Reszke made the records, but he was dissatisfied...survived -- but who knows?" De Reszke was perhaps the leading tenor of...
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Obituaries: Bidu Sayao
Magazine article from: Opera News; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...her infantile voice and ingrained a solid technique; Jean de Reszke, epitome of elegance in the Met's early decades...Mozart revival in America. Mozart was included in De Reszke's regimen, and the sense of style, musical rectitude...
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Married couple sing `Romeo et Juliette'
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/18/1998; ; 525 words
; ...page. ``Romeo et Juliette'' was first performed at the Met in 1891 with brothers in the cast, Jean de Reszke as Romeo and Edouard de Reszke as Friar Laurent. Emma Eames sang Juliette. Copyright 1998 The Associated Press All Rights Reserved...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/2/1994; 700+ words
; ...Forester, novelist, 1966; Georges-Jean Raymond Pompidou, President of France...assassinate King William III 1696; Jean Adam, poet, 1765; Bishop Reginald...Carte, operatic impresario, 1901; Jean de Reszke (Jan Mieczyslaw), singer, 1925...
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CAPEZIO KEEPS QUALITY AT 120.(Deborah Gibbs tells about the firm)(Interview)
Magazine article from: WWD; 4/4/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...House. His business began by repairing theatrical shoes for the Met, and after making an emergency pair for the tenor Jean de Reszke, he made the leap from cobbler to shoemaker. Dancer Anna Pavlova was a fan whose endorsement the company attributes...
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Caruso's Debut
Magazine article from: Humanities; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Caruso fared well in lighter roles. Comedy released his natural high spirits. he lacked the appeal to the boxes of Jean de Reszke, the Met's previous leading tenor, but Caruso won the balconies. Caruso was satisfied at season's end. "The...
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Capezio targets the youth market
Magazine article from: Business News New Jersey; 1/20/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...dancers of the Metropolitan Opera. His big chance came, though, when he made a new pair of stage shoes for dancer Jean De Reszke. Capezio then began designing ballet shoes, and in 1902 he made the first American toe shoe. In 1910, ballerina...
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Capezio: The Tradition Continues
Magazine article from: Dance Spirit; 9/1/2008; ; 503 words
; ...Opera House. He started as a shoe repairman for the Met. Then one day he was asked to make a pair of dance shoes for Jean De Reszke. He transitioned from cobbler to shoemaker because he found that making dance shoes, pointe shoes in particular...
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Jean de Reszke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jean de Reszke , 1850-1935, Polish singer. His voice...began to receive his greatest acclaim. Reszke sang (1888-1900) at Covent Garden...teacher in Paris. His brother, Edouard de Reszke, 1853-1917, a bass, made his debut...
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De Reszke, Jean
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
De Reszke, Jean [ Mieczyslaw, Jan ] ( b Warsaw, 1850; d Nice, 1925). Polish tenor, brother of Édouard de Reszke . Début (as bar. and as Giovanni di Reschi), Turin and London...
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De Reszke, Édouard
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
De Reszke, Édouard [ Mieczyslaw, Edward ] ( b Warsaw, 1853; d Garnek, 1917). Polish bass, brother of Jean de Reszke . Début at Théâtre des Italiens, Paris...
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Capezio/Ballet Makers Inc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...bringing him their shoes for repair. One day, he made an emergency pair of shoes for the danseur Jean de Reszke. Capezio's exemplary work for de Reszke consolidated his reputation with the Met crowd. Before long, he was not only repairing stage...
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Leo Slezak
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Leo Slezak , 1873-1946, Czech tenor, pupil of Jean de Reszke. After his debut as Lohengrin at Brno in 1896, he sang in Vienna, Berlin, and later at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City...
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