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Gobets Michel a épousé le 2 mars 1927, Rachel Leger-Melkman. Ils eurent une fille, Anna Mimosa (née le 7 août 1927 à Amsterdam et décédé le 2 Juillet de 1985 à Amsterdam). Il aura 2 autres enfants issus de d'un deuxième mariage avec Gabrielle Brigitte Bernstein.
Michel Gobets
Michel Gobets as Hoffmann in 'Les contes d'Hoffmann'.(1940)
Michel Gobets joined for years the 'Koor der Groote Synagoge' (Choir of the Great Synagogue) and 'Het Amsterdamsche Joodsche Koor' (The Amsterdam Jewish Choir'). With 'Het Koor der Groote Synagoge' under direction of S.H. Englander the choir joined in 1929 in London a contest and received the first price. The contest was write out by the magazine 'The Jewish Chronicle'. Michel Gobets was also a member of the in 1937 by Felix de Nobel founded 'Het Nederlands Kamerkoor'. This choir had in the first time many important soloists as members. A.o. tenor Frans Vroons, contralto Annie Hermes and soprano Corry Bijster.
The choir of the Great Synagogue recording for the American NBC radio networkOctober 1936
From left to right:
Michel Gobets (partly hidden), Joop Delcanho, Sam Englander, Sal Stodel (almost completely hidden),
Marcus Bonn, Nathan Gobets, Meijer Nebig, Lou Nieweg, Jo Rabbie, B. Muller, Louis de Wit
Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam (140N028)
His card
- Rossini, Stabat Mater, Cujus animam, recording 9 June 1940 - brilliant performance. J.L.
- Discography: "Het Puik der zoete kelen", one hundred years of
Dutch vocal art. Philips Dutch Masters 464 385-2.
This is a 10cd set, composed by Hans Kerkhoff, mainly from VARA archives. More about this set at Compilation cd's. - Chazzanut in pre-war Jewish Amsterdam,
Performer: The Choir of the Great Synagogue of Amsterdam directed by S.H. Englander.
Soloists M.Gobets and J.Rabbie, Cantor-in-chief I.E.Maroko
Label: Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam, JHM 9701
Year: 1997
More information at: de Joodse voorzangkunst, the synagogical music - Review of a contest with 'The Choir of the Great Synagogue' ,
London, 1928 written by Dr. Whitaker, chairman of the jury:
Dr. Whitaker, president of the jury, wrote later in July 19th, 1929: " I have forgotten what I said exactly about your wonderful choir, but repeat it in general terms. This is truly a remarkable choir: for one thing, the volume of tone is astonishing considering the small number of voices. Their precision and discipline are most extraordinary. But above all, their interpretations are among the finest I have ever heard. They get to the very heart of everything the sing, they sweep one away by their enormous emotional power, they convince us by their sheer intensity. They are most certainly one of the finest choirs in the world, and it has been a joy to hear them".