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Un Mot De / a Word from Joseph Rouleau 2 Philippe II, Don Carlos de Verdi, Bolshoï, Moscou, 1966 Un mot de / A Word From Joseph Rouleau « Si jeunesse savait et si vieillesse pou- “If youth but knew, if old age but could!” vait ! » J’aime beaucoup cette phrase, mais – I like that saying a lot, but I would add, If j’ajouterais : « Si la chance me souriait ». À fortune smiled on me.’ ” On the occasion of l’occasion du 60e anniversaire des Jeunesses the 60th anniversary of Jeunesses Musicales Musicales du Canada, la chance me sourit du Canada, it so happens that lady luck is encore une fois à travers la présentation smiling on me once again for the presenta- de cet album de trois disques compacts, tion of this album of three compact discs, réalisée grâce à François Mario Labbé et à la produced thanks to François Mario Labbé magnifi que équipe d’Analekta. Les mots me and the brilliant team at Analekta. I’m at a manquent pour les remercier. loss for words to express my gratitude to them. J’espère sincèrement que vous passerez quelques bons moments à l’écoute des ex- I sincerely hope that you will spend some traits de ce répertoire de récital et d’opéra pleasant moments listening to these extracts que j’ai choisis pour cette compilation. from recital and opera repertoire, which I Permettez-moi de remercier mes pianistes have chosen for this publication. I would Colombe Pelletier, Louise-Andrée Baril, like to thank my pianists Colombe Pelletier, Pierre Jasmin, feu Charles Reiner, feu Louise-André Baril, Pierre Jasmin, the late Claude Savard et Henk Sprint. Charles Reiner, Claude Savard and Henk Sprint. Mille mercis à la Société Radio-Canada, à la Many thanks to Société Radio-Canada, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, à Radio Royal Opera House Covent Garden, VARA VARA de Hilversum (Hollande) et à Radio Radio Hilversum (Netherlands) and Radio- France. Soyez assurés que je vous suis très France. You can be assured of my sincere reconnaissant. appreciation. Je désire dédier cet album à mon épouse I would like to dedicate this album to my wife, Renée, à mes trois enfants, Diane, Jessica Renée, to my three children, Diane, Jessica et Marc, et à mes neuf petits-enfants. and Marc, and to my nine grandchildren. Amitiés à tous et à toutes, bonne écoute ! I’d like to convey my best wishes to everyone. Happy listening! Joseph Rouleau C.C., G.O.Q, Dr h.c. 3 Joseph Rouleau, Hommage Il a été encensé sur les plus grandes scènes habite Joseph Rouleau. Puisant dans les lyriques du monde, a chanté aux côtés de imposantes archives discographiques de Joan Sutherland, Victoria de Los Angeles, la basse matanaise, Analekta présente ici Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Cesare non pas un testament, mais plutôt un Siepi, Placido Domingo, de ses compa- témoignage de vivacité, de vitalité. triotes Jon Vickers et Richard Verreau. En 1949, quand, à l’âge de 20 ans, Il transmet avec autant d’aisance Rossini, Joseph Rouleau remporte le prix Archam- Verdi, Bellini, Moussorgski que Félix bault, il ne réalise pas que sa vie est sur Leclerc. Conscient de la nécessité de le point de basculer une première fois. défendre le répertoire d’aujourd’hui, il a Certes, on lui a déjà dit qu’il « avait une participé à la première de Louis Riel voix », mais il ne se sent pas encore prêt d’Harry Somers et passé commande à à y sacrifi er toute son existence. Il chante, Jacques Hétu pour son opéra Le Prix et seul ou en groupe, pour le simple plaisir Clermont Pépin pour la Messe sur le de la musique. En plus de la bourse de monde. Il a transmis sa fi èvre à une nou- 100 $, le jeune interprète est invité à velle génération de chanteurs pendant se produire avec la Société des concerts près de 20 ans à l’Université du Québec à symphoniques de Montréal (qui devien- Montréal, tout en acceptant la présidence dra l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal des Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, en 1953), sous la direction de Wilfrid fonction qu’il occupe depuis 1989, et qui Pelletier. Séduit par la voix du jeune lui aura permis de cofonder avec André homme, ce dernier devient son mentor Bourbeau le Concours Musical Interna- et le fait admettre sur le champ au Con ser - tional de Montréal. Quoiqu’il fasse, où vatoire de musique de Montréal, même qu’il aille, qu’il chante ou qu’il partage des s’il n’existe pas encore de classe de chant ! souvenirs d’une carrière que tous pour- raient lui envier, une ferveur contagieuse 4 On retrouve dès lors Joseph Rouleau au plus tard à son retour de Chicago. Après sein des chœurs de Radio-Canada. Sans lui avoir fait compléter quelques vocali- surprise aucune, il y obtient rapidement ses, le spécialiste confi rme que Joseph des solos, puis se voit confi er une tournée Rouleau ne pourra chanter que trois arias. par les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, La basse choisit donc une page de Simon dont les cachets l'aideront à fi nancer ses Boccanegra de Verdi, l’air de Sarastro études en Italie. Criblé de dettes à son « In diesen Heil’gen Hallen » de La Flûte retour, il décide de se présenter au con - enchantée de Mozart et celui de Philippe II cours de chant New Orleans Experimental de Don Carlos de Verdi. Subjugué, David Theatre of America présenté par la New Webster annonce : « My boy, would you Orleans Opera Company en 1955. Seule like to join Covent Garden ? » basse distinguée par le jury, on lui offre Un demi-siècle plus tard, Joseph Rouleau une série de représentations dans les- est encore habité d’une émotion vive quelles il incarnera notamment les rôles quand, assis dans son bureau des Jeu - de Colline dans La bohème, du roi dans nes ses Musicales du Canada, il revit cet Aïda et du comte Des Grieux dans Manon. instant. On lui propose un contrat de En décembre 1956, deuxième coup du six mois, qui comprend cinq représen- destin : on lui propose une audition avec tations de La bohème et cinq de La Flûte David Webster, directeur du mythique enchantée, avec une option de renou vel- Covent Garden de Londres. Le jour dit, lement de contrat pour la saison 57-58. Joseph Rouleau souffre d’une laryngite Plutôt que de chanter 10 représentations, aiguë. Sur la recommandation de son il participera à 37 représentations de 5 agent, il consulte le docteur Reckford, opéras, lors de la première d’une trentaine laryngologiste attitré du Metropolitan de saisons pendant lesquelles il arpen- Opera, qui lui prescrit le silence absolu. tera les corridors du Covent Garden et David Webster le réentendra trois jours y donnera plus de 1000 représentations 5 de 49 opéras différents. « Mon père di sait de vue dramatique, vocal ou de comédien. que, dans la vie, nous avons trois chances On passe par toutes les émotions possi- de réussir des choses hors de l’ordinaire, bles – et le public avec nous. Je me compte se rappelle-t-il. J’en ai profi té et le vent a chanceux et honoré d’avoir pu interpréter tourné en ma faveur, mais je n’ai jamais une œuvre aussi remarquable. » oublié que j’étais un Gaspésien, même Pour Joseph Rouleau, une voix de basse lorsque je chantais dans le monde entier. » atteint sa plénitude vers l’âge de 35 ans Avant chaque concert ou opéra, encore et il était clair qu’il n’aborderait pas avant aujourd’hui, il admet adresser à son père ce rôle. « Il faut savoir évoluer lentement, une prière : « Papa, aide-moi… Fais que je être patient et aborder les grands per- donne le meilleur », et se répète : « Mon sonnages tels que Boris, Méphistophélès, Dieu, que je suis loin de Matane ! » Philippe II ou Don Quichotte en pleine Tout au long d’une carrière éblouissante, maîtrise vocale, technique et même psy- le chanteur a laissé son empreinte indé- chologie, explique-t-il dans la biographie lébile sur certains rôles-clés. Il voue une À tour de rôles. En plus, il faut posséder passion sans borne à celui de Don Qui- une expérience scénique qui permette une chotte, personnage auquel il s’associe et totale sécurité. […] Ainsi, lorsque sir Georg dont les aventures ont longtemps reposé Solti a voulu me diriger vers le répertoire sur sa table de chevet, et aura incarné wagnérien lorsque j’avais 30 ans, j’ai Méphistophélès plus de 500 fois à la résisté. J’ai sûrement manqué un certain scène, que ce soit dans les relectures du nombre d’engagements. Mais j’étais réelle- mythe de Faust de Gounod, de Boito ou de ment convaincu que si j’allais vers Wagner, Berlioz. Mais le rôle qui l’a sans contredit je ne pourrais pas chanter pendant un consacré reste celui de Boris Godounov. demi-siècle, comme je l’ai fait. L’artiste « Selon moi, Boris est le rôle le plus parfait doit, dans une totale honnêteté envers pour un artiste lyrique, que ce soit au point lui-même, déterminer ce qu’il est capable 6 de réaliser et surtout renoncer à ce qu’il ne personne. » Combinaison gagnante, certes, peut bien servir. » Homme de conviction, qui aura fait ses preuves à de multiples il chantera des extraits de Boris Godounov, reprises. « J’ai beaucoup aimé chanter et en russe, sous la direction de Wilfrid j’espère que j’ai apporté du plaisir à plu- Pelletier, à l’âge de 35 ans. Il chantera le sieurs personnes. Le spectateur fait un rôle dans son intégralité, en septembre effort, achète des billets, s’assoit au théâ- 1966, à Kazan, en ex-Union soviétique, tre.
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