Albert Roussel
Derenne made his debut at the Paris Opéra Comique in 1937 in the French premieres of "Le testament de la tante Caroline" by Albert Roussel (Noel) and of "Ariadne auf Naxos" by Richard Strauss (Brighella) alongside de Germaine Lubin and Janine Micheau, both operas conducted by Roger Désormière.