1806–96, French Gilbert Duprez, the French tenor, made his debut aged 19 as Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. He went to Italy in 1829 to further his operatic studies, and remained there for six years. During this time, Duprez created the role of Edgardo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. He had arrived as ...
Conservatory with La zingara 1830 Anna Bolena premieres, bringing composer international fame 1832 Milan premiere of L’elisir d’amore 1835 Lucia di Lammermoor opens in Naples, including tenor Gilbert Duprez 1837 Becomes director of Naples Conservatory 1838 Moves to Paris 1840 La fille du régiment and La favorite premiere in Paris 1842 Conducts Rossini’s Stabat mater in Bologna 1842 Becomes ...
principal tenor of the Opéra. He appeared in each new work, including Le Comte Ory (1828) and Guillaume Tell (1829), to great acclaim. However, the appointment of Gilbert Duprez as joint first tenor was to prove fatal. When, in 1836, Duprez sang the role of Arnold in Guillaume Tell, instead of the usual weak high C ...
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