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Life

Méloni began very early, at the , to study music:

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. Later, he studied singing and opera. After obtaining awards and fulfilling his military obligations, Méloni, on the advice of

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, took the entrance exam to the

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in 1964 and was admitted to the singing class of

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. In 1965 he was unanimously awarded a First Prize in singing and the following year a first prize in

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. Following his results, Méloni was engaged in the opera of Lyon in the sedentary troupe and for three seasons he performed the roles of his repertoire: Marcello (''

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''), Figaro (''

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''), Ourias (''

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''), The Vicar (''

Albert Herring ''Albert Herring'', Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten. Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera was a successor to his serious opera '' The Rape of Lucretia''. The libretto, by Eric Cro ...

''), Albert (''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel ''The S ...

''), Valentine (''

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''), Brissac ('' Les Mousquetaires au couvent''), Silvio (''

Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, 'Clowns') is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who mu ...

''), Scharpless (''

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''), Niklausse (''

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''), etc. In October 1962, he participated in the world premiere of Jacques Emmanuel's ' (lyrical drama), with

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and Louis Amade, to music by

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at the

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. In 1969, on the proposal of

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, then director of the and after two auditions at opera and comedy opera, Méloni was engaged in the Réunion des théâtres lyriques nationaux in the sedentary troupe. He made his debut in comic opera, in ''

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'' by Johann Strauss II and in opera in Puccini's ''

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''. In comic opera, Méloni participated in the productions of the plays ''The Tales of Hoffmann, Mireille, Pagliacci, La Bohème, Madame Butterfly,

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'', etc. In opera, he participated in the productions of ''

Les Troyens ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts, running for about five hours, by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed be ...

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Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

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''. In 1970, the RTLN troupe was disbanded. When

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became head of the

, Méloni was hired by the administrator as part of a mini troupe of 12 solo singers. There, he had the opportunity to work with conductors such as G. Solti, C. Platane, N. Santi, S. Baudo, G. Markerras, G. Pretre, P. Boulez, A. Lombard, M. Plasson, J.C. Casadessus, P. Derveaux, R. Benzi and directors such as G. Strehler, P. Chereau, G. Lavelli, J.L. Thamin, R. Gerome, P.E. Deiber and J.C. Menotti. Since 1969, Méloni has regularly participated in the activities of

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. He participated in ''Iphigenia in Taurida, La forza del destino,

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, Les Mamelles de Tiresias,

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, the

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''. Méloni is invited by the main French opera houses: opera houses in Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Marseille (where he participated in the French stage creation of '' Christophe Colomb''), opera houses in Nantes, Capitole de Toulouse, Avignon, Montpellier, Metz, Nancy, Albi festival, Vaison-la-Romaine. He has also performed abroad. In London for the

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, in Belgium in Brussels, at the Théâtre de

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and the Opéra de Wallonie, in Switzerland in Lausanne, in Italy, at

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in Milan for the production of Alban Berg's ''

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'' and in Palermo, in the Netherlands at Radio Hilversum for '' Padmâvatî'' by Albert Roussel, in Spain at the Licco in Barcelona, in Germany at Karlsruhe (''

Roméo et Juliette ''Roméo et Juliette'' (, ''Romeo and Juliet'') is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Ly ...

'' by Gounod), in Portugal at Lisbon for '' Iphigenie en Tauride'' by Gluck, and toured with the Paris Opera in the United States, New York and Washington, for ''Faust'' and ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. His operatic activity has also focused on contemporary composers by creating operas. In 1978, Méloni was awarded the certificate of aptitude for the position of singing teacher in the national competition. Following which Bernard Lefort, then director of the Paris Opera's singing school, hired him. For four years he taught

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in this school. In 1980,

offered Méloni the singing and opera class of the Conservatoire national de région de Marseille, where he taught until June 2009.

Discography

* ''

''. G. Bizet. (complete opera-version). Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Borgos. Chœur et orchestre du théâtre national de Paris. Soloists, main roles:

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(Carmen),

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, (Micaëla), Kostas Paskalis (Escamillo),

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(Don José),

Viorica Cortez Viorica Cortez (born 26 December 1935) is a noted Romanian-born mezzo-soprano, later French by naturalisation. Starting her operatic and concert career in the mid-1960s, she went on to become one of the most prominent female performers of the 19 ...

(Mercédès), Claude Méloni (Morales).

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Classics (1970). * ''

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''. E. Reyer. (complete opera-version). Conductor

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. Orchestre et chœur de l'O.R.T.F. Main roles:

Guy Chauvet Guy Chauvet (2 October 1933 – 25 March 2007) was a French operatic tenor. Biography Guy Chauvet was born in Montluçon, Allier on 2 October 1933. He began singing as a child in the choir of the cathedral of his town. He took voice lessons ...

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, Jules Bastin,

Andréa Guiot Andréa Guiot (11 January 1928 – 15 February 2021) was a French operatic soprano. A long-term member of the Paris opera houses, she was known internationally for leading roles especially in the French repertoire, such as Gounod's Mireille and ...

Andrée Esposito Andrée Esposito (born 7 February 1934) is a French opera singer, a Vocal weight, lyric soprano particularly associated with the French repertory and contemporary works. Biography Andrée Esposito was born in Algiers, Algeria, into a family of ...

, Claude Méloni, Jean Dupouy. Unique opéra corporation-VORC219. (1973). * ''

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'' (''The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein'') is an opéra bouffe (a form of operetta), in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The s ...

''. J. Offenbach. (Opérette-version intégrale). Conductor

Michel Plasson Michel Plasson (born 2 October 1933, Paris, France) is a French conductor. Plasson was a student of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1962, he was a prize-winner at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors. ...

. Chœur et orchestre national du capitole de Toulouse. Main roles:

Régine Crespin Régine Crespin (23 February 1927 – 5 July 2007) was a French soprano who had a major international career in opera and on the concert stage between 1950 and 1989. She started her career singing roles in the dramatic soprano and spinto sopran ...

Mady Mesplé Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer who was considered the leading coloratura soprano of her generation in France, and sometimes heralded as the successor to Mado Robin, with ''Lakmé'' by Delibes becoming her si ...

, Alain Vanzo, Robert Massard, Claude Méloni, Charles Burles, Tibèrre Raffalli.

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. M2 34561. (1976). * ''

La vestale ''La vestale'' (''The Vestal Virgin'') is an opera composed by Gaspare Spontini to a French libretto by Étienne de Jouy. It takes the form of a '' tragédie lyrique'' in three acts. It was first performed on 15 December 1807 by the Académie Imp ...

''. G. Spontini. (complete opera-version). Conductor Roger Norrington. Orchestre Radio-lyrique et chœur de la RTF (

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). Main roles: Maria Casula, Nadine Denize, Claude Méloni, Jacques Mars, Michelle le Bris. Ponto. (1976). * ''

Mignon ''Mignon'' () is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. ...

''. A.Thomas. (complete opera-version). Conductor Antonio de Almeida. Ambrosian choir and orchestra. Main roles:

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, Alain Vanzo, Ruth Welting, Frederica Von Stade, Claude Méloni, Nicola Zaccaria, André Battedou. CBS (1977). * '' Cendrillon''. J. Massenet. (complete opera-version). Conductor Julius Rudel. Choir and orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Main roles:

Nicolai Gedda Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final ...

, Jane Berbié, Jules Bastin, Claude Méloni, Christian Plessis. CBS-79323-

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''. A. Berg. (complete opera-version). Conductor

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. Ensemble and orchestra of the Paris Opera. Main roles:

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, Jules Bastin,

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, Hanna Schwartz,

Robert Tear Robert Tear, CBE (8 March 1939 – 29 March 2011) was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s. From the 1970s until his retirement in 1999 his main operati ...

, Franz Mazura, Claude Méloni.

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(1979). Ref: 463 617-2DG-originals series-3CDs. * Unpublished.

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. (

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) (world premiere) aspect sentimental à la radio (1957). Extract n° 7: Claude Méloni (baritone) – Jean Sulem (

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). Recorded 16 December 1986, by

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. INA Mémoire vive). Ref: IMV043.

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