Jules Bastin

Jules Bastin (born August 18, 1933 in Pont-Ligneuville , Bellevaux-Ligneuville , † December 2, 1996 in Waterloo ) was a Belgian opera singer with a bass voice .

Life

After attending school in Stavelot and a subsequent stay in the Belgian Congo , Jules Bastin became aware of the young singer during a concert and tenor Frédéric Anspach (1908–1977). He then became his student at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where he worked out his pitch in the bass. In 1960 he got his first engagement at the Brussels Opera House La Monnaie / De Munt . He later succeeded Anspach as director of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and also took over a singing class.

After 1962 winner of the ninth International Singing Competition in 's-Hertogenbosch gave was, he concerts in London under the direction of conductor Colin Davis , wearing a rich repertoire of pieces of Hector Berlioz before. After that he had numerous appearances in various opera houses, major concert oratorios and recitals. His scenic presence, his diction , his physique, his rare knowledge of poetry led to his worldwide engagements and guest appearances.

He achieved wide fame through appearances in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , but also through the portrayal of "Baron Ochs" in a production of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss from 1962 and as "Grand Inquisitor" in Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos . Recordings such as La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach and Le prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer also contributed to his success .

He had further successes in La damnation de Faust , Roméo et Juliette and Benvenuto Cellini by Berlioz. During his longstanding engagement at the Brussels Opera House and other opera houses in Europe and the USA, he sang under the direction of conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Herbert von Karajan .

At the 2005 broadcast television program Les plus grands Belges (Most Belgians) radio station RTBF he was elected at No. 75 miles.

Web links

• Biography in Cent Wallons du siècle , Institut Jules Destrée, Charleroi, 1995