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Jean-Baptiste Faure () (15 January 18309 November 1914)〔Baker, Theodore; rev. by Nicolas Slonimsky (1994) ''The Concise Edition of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians''; 8th ed. New York: Schirmer Books, p. 289.〕 was a celebrated French operatic baritone and an art collector of great significance. He also composed a number of classical songs. ==Singing career== Faure was born in Moulins. A choirboy in his youth, he entered the Paris Conservatory in 1851 and made his operatic debut the following year at the Opéra-Comique, as Pygmalion in Victor Massé's ''Galathée''. He remained at the Opéra-Comique for over seven years, singing baritone roles such as Max in Adolphe Adam's ''Le chalet'' and Michel in Thomas's ''Le caïd''. During this time he also created the Marquis d'Erigny in Auber's ''Manon Lescaut'' (1856) and Hoël in Meyerbeer's ''Le pardon de Ploërmel'' (1859; later known as ''Dinorah''), among seven premieres at that house.〔Soubies, A. & Malherbe, C. ''Histoire de l'Opéra comique; La seconde salle Favart 1840–1887.'' Flammarion, Paris, 1893.〕 He made his debut at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1860 as Hoël, and at the Paris Opera in 1861. He would sing at the Opera every season until 1869 and then again in 1872-76 and 1878. In addition, he continued to perform off and on in London until 1877 at venues such as Her Majesty's Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Among the many operas in which he appeared in Paris were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' as well as ''L'étoile du nord'', ''Les Huguenots'' and ''La favorite''. He also made history by creating several important operatic roles written by such prominent composers as Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giuseppe Verdi and Ambroise Thomas. They included the leading baritone parts in ''L'Africaine'', ''Don Carlos'' and ''Hamlet'' (in 1865, 1867, and 1868 respectively). His last stage appearances are recorded as taking place in Marseilles and Vichy in 1886. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean-Baptiste Faure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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