Adolphe Bérard spent his youth in Carpentras where his father was a wig craftsman. Dreaming of a career as an opera singer, he performed very young in neighborhood halls for small parties. He left Carpentras to try his luck in Marseille. His powerful voice was greatly appreciated by the audience. After his beginnings in Marseille in various concerts, his name appeared on l'Eldorado and Gaîté Rochechouart in 1890, at this time that he met the singer Charlotte Gaudet (1869-1934). She specialized in the melodramatic genre with songs like 'Le loup de mer' or 'Le train fatal'. During WW1, her repertoire became patriotic with songs like 'La valse bleu-horizon', 'L'Éendard étoiles'and 'Verdun! On ne passe pas.'
She repeatedly played revues and operettas like 'Hardi les Bleus' 1896 or 'Ça colle!' 1899 in Bataclan between 1896 and 1899, and also in l'Eldorado.
Songs such as 'Le rêve passe' (1906), 'Loup de mer' (1910), 'Le train fatal' (1916), 'J'ai vendu mon âme au diable' (1922) or 'Mont 'là-d'ssus tu verras Montmartre'.
Adolphe Bérard was undoubtedly a key singer of the early twentieth century. He married singer Charlotte Gaudet. When his wife died in 1934, he ended his career. He died in Paris in 1946 and was buried in the municipal cemetery of Saint-Ouen, 25 Boulevard Jean Jaurès, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France.
Adolphe Bérard spent his youth in Carpentras where his father was a wig craftsman. Dreaming of a career as an opera singer, he performed very young in neighborhood halls for small parties. He left Carpentras to try his luck in Marseille. His powerful voice was greatly appreciated by the audience. After his beginnings in Marseille in various concerts, his name appeared on l'Eldorado and Gaîté Rochechouart in 1890, at this time that he met the singer Charlotte Gaudet (1869-1934). She specialized in the melodramatic genre with songs like 'Le loup de mer' or 'Le train fatal'. During WW1, her repertoire became patriotic with songs like 'La valse bleu-horizon', 'L'Éendard étoiles'and 'Verdun! On ne passe pas.'
She repeatedly played revues and operettas like 'Hardi les Bleus' 1896 or 'Ça colle!' 1899 in Bataclan between 1896 and 1899, and also in l'Eldorado.
Songs such as 'Le rêve passe' (1906), 'Loup de mer' (1910), 'Le train fatal' (1916), 'J'ai vendu mon âme au diable' (1922) or 'Mont 'là-d'ssus tu verras Montmartre'.
Adolphe Bérard was undoubtedly a key singer of the early twentieth century. He married singer Charlotte Gaudet. When his wife died in 1934, he ended his career. He died in Paris in 1946 and was buried in the municipal cemetery of Saint-Ouen, 25 Boulevard Jean Jaurès, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France.
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1870 - 1946
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