Clément, Edmond
(1867–1928)
Clément, Edmond (26 Mar 1867–24 Feb 1928) French tenor, born in Paris. His debut was at the Opéra-Comique on 29 Nov 1889, in Gounod’s Mireille. He then sang across Europe, and at the Metropolitan Opera from 1911 to 1913. His special role was as Des Grieux in Manon, and his record of La rêve (Odéon 56050; 1905, and Victor 74258; 1912 or 1913), is regarded as one of the best tenor renditions of the acoustic era. Clément recorded also for Pathé (1916–1918). There have been many reissues on LP. He…