Gabriel Bacquier
French opera singer (1924-2020) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 95
Gabriel Bacquier was a French operatic baritone. One of the leading baritones of the 20th century and particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires, he was considered a fine singing actor equally at home in dramatic or comic roles and gave regular song recitals.
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Yves Montand Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Daniel Auteuil Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Emmanuelle Béart Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Élisabeth Depardieu Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Hippolyte Girardot Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Margarita Lozano Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Ticky Holgado Also in Manon des Sources (1987)
Götz Friedrich Directed Falstaff (1979)
Alain Poiré Produced Manon des Sources (1987)
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About this person
He was a long-term member of the Opéra-Comique and the Paris Opera, but forged a long career internationally at leading opera houses in Europe and the U.S. His large discography spans five decades, and he was considered as “the ambassador of French song”.
