Gabriel Bacquier
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| Born | Augustin-Raymond-Théodore-Louis Bacquier 17 May 1924 Béziers, France |
| Died | 13 May 2020 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Operatic baritone |
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Gabriel Bacquier (17 May 1924 – 13 May 2020) was a French operatic baritone.[1] He was a long-term member of the Opéra-Comique and the Paris Opera. He also appeared at leading opera houses in Europe and the United States.
Bacquier made his American debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1962 as the High Priest in Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns.
Bacquier died on 13 May 2020, aged 95.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Rosenthal, Harold and John Warrack. (1979, 2nd ed.). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. London, New York and Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-19-311318-X.
- ↑ Yannick Boussaert: Décès de Gabriel Bacquier (in French) forumopera.com 13 May 2020. Accessed 13 May 2020.
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