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Loïc Guguen

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Loïc Guguen (29 July 1972 – 20 January 2023) was a contemporary French dramatic baritone.

Biography

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Guguen studied with Rachel Yakar and in London with Laura Sarti[1] at the "Opera Course" of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from which he graduated in March 2006. He began the same year in London with the title role of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi. In 2008, Guguen starred as Valentin in the Edinburgh Grand Opera production of Gounod's Faust, and in 2011, he performed in the Théatre du Chatelet production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Caroline O'Connor.[2]

Guguen died on 20 January 2023, survived by his wife and three children.[3]

Career

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Opera
Oratorio

References

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  1. ^ Profile of Laura Sarti, Royal College of Music
  2. ^ Disparition du baryton Loïc Guguen à 50 ans. 24 January 2023. La Lettre du musicien
  3. ^ "Décès du baryton Loïc Guguen". ResMusica. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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