Word: rothier
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Leon Rothier, 76, French-born, grand-mannered basso at the Metropolitan Opera (1910-39), who sang a record-breaking 1,687 performances in 75 roles, was best known for his Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust; of a heart ailment; in Manhattan. After retiring at 68, he gave voice lessons, ran a radio program, brought the house down at a soth anniversary concert in 1949, admitted: "My voice is still very good, you know, but it can't compare with the golden voice I once...
Married. Léon Rothier, 76, famed French-born basso, who appeared in some 75 different roles (best known as Mephistopheles in Faust) in a record-breaking 1,687 performances at the Metropolitan Opera; and Clara Balog, 49, manager of his voice studio; both for the second time; in Manhattan...
Composer Wickham had rounded up some old friends, retired Met Bass Léon Rothier and the Met's veteran Hansel and Gretel witch, Dorothee Manski, and some new stars, including Soprano Evelyn (The Medium) Keller, to help put her Hex over. Unhappily, she had failed to decide exactly what kind of music they should all sing. To many a mystified listener, Hex sounded like Faust one moment, Friml's Rose Marie another...