A rare recording by a somewhat mysterious French bass of the "Drum Major's Air" from the opera Le Caid.
Le Caid - Air du tambour major
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| Company |
Columbia Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
25911
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| Category |
Bass
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| Title |
Le Caid - Air du tambour major
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| Performed by |
Mr. Bertram
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| Circa |
1902-1903
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| Announcement |
"Le Caid - Air du tambour major, chanté par Monsieur Bertram ? Français(?) ? à Paris, ? Columbia."
("Le Caid - The drum major's air, sung by Mr. Bertram ?, Columbia.")
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One of only a few extant recordings by a fine French bass being identified as Mr. Bertram.
Not to be confused with the German singer of the period, Theodor Bertram, this is likely a pseudonym taken, for unclear reasons, by the widely recorded bass Paul Aumonier.
Here "Mr. Bertram" performs the popular aria from Ambroise Thomas' two-act comic opera Le Caid.
Premiering in 1849, Le Caid is a parody on Rossini's opera l'italiana in Algeri,
and it is said that Rossini himself saw Le Caid and enjoyed the parody.
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