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Jules Gressier, (24 June 1897, Roubaix (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) - 27 June 1960, Aix-les-Bains (Rhône-Alpes)〔(Bibliothèque nationale de France entry for Jules Gressier ), accessed 31 January 2015.〕 was a French conductor, particularly associated with lyric repertoire and with operetta. == Life and career == In early 1926 Gressier conducted ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''Véronique'' and ''Miss Heylett'' in Toulouse with the orchestra of the Variétés and soloists Mathieu-Lutz, Foix and René Gerbert.〔Darcelly, L. Report from Toulouse. ''Lyrica'', March 1926, No 49, p722.〕 He conducted the local premieres of ''Chanson d'amour''〔Darcelly, L. Report from Toulouse. ''Lyrica'', December 1926, No 58, p883.〕 and ''Ciboulette'' in Toulouse in 1926-27, both with Andrée Verly in the title role.〔Darcelly, L. Report from Toulouse. ''Lyrica'', March 1927, No 61, p943.〕 Gressier was a member of the conducting staff at Nice Opera in the 1934 season.〔Danvers, Guillaume. Report from Nice. ''Le Ménestrel'', 8 December 1933.〕 He conducted the première of the three-act opérette ''Malvina'' by Hahn in March 1935, which he also conducted at the Opéra-Comique in 1950〔Wolff S. ''Un demi-siecle d'Opéra-Comique.'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.〕 ''Vieux Garçons !'' by Louis Urgel in February 1931, and ''Un p'tit bout d'femme'' by René Mercier in 1936 all at the Théâtre de la Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, with which he was associated in the 1930s. Gressier conducted most of a festival concert in honour of Gustave Charpentier in September 1937 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris with excerpts from ''Le Couronnement de la Muse du Peuple'' and selections from ''Louise'' (act 3 of which was conducted by the composer).〔''Le Figaro''. Musique, p5, 13 Septembre 1937.〕 A member of the music staff of French radio evacuated to Rennes already in September 1940, Gressier was the chief conductor of the 60-strong Orchestre lyrique de la Radiodiffusion nationale (French radio) from 1941 to 1951.〔 He was made head of lyrical broadcasting in 1943 with the musical programming of French radio, which he continued until his death. Gressier himself conducted many opera and operetta broadcasts. Gressier made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1948 with ''Mignon'',〔 and conducted ''Rigoletto'' at the Opéra in September 1950. He was noted for his sensitive and enlightened direction of operetta,〔Caubert A. Willy Clément - Les oeuvres - notes for INA mémoire vive CD 064, Paris, 2006.〕 especially Offenbach.〔Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2000, p. 663.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jules Gressier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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