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Léon Achard
Léon Achard photographed by Étienne Carjat in 1890
Born16 February 1831
Lyon, France
Died10 July 1905(1905-07-10) (aged 74)
Paris
Education
Occupations
  • opera singer
  • tenor

Léon Achard (16 February 1831 – 10 July 1905) was a French tenor.

Biography

Born in Lyon, Achard was the son of Pierre-Frédéric Achard [fr], modest canut became an artist who has distinguished himself in the world of theatre.[1] He studied at a major Parisian high school, Louis-le-Grand or Henri IV, and then went on to study law.[1] After completing his law studies, Achard entered a lawyer's office, while taking courses at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1] After one year, he was awarded the First Prizes in singing and opéra comique.[1]

Subsequently, Achard was hired by the Théâtre-Lyrique, then directed by Léon Carvalho.[1] There he interpreted Tobias, alongside Pauline Lauters, in Le Billet de Marguerite[2] by Gevaert, play premiered on 7 October 1854.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Vachet, p. 1
  2. ^ Le Billet de Marguerite on Yumpu
  3. ^ "Léon Achard". www.artlyriquefr.fr artlyriquefr. Retrieved 6 February 2018..

Bibliography

  • Adolphe Vachet (1910). Nos lyonnais d'hier : 1831-1910 (in French). Lyon: Aux Chartreux. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |read online= (help).

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