Giraudeau, Jean
Performer
Jean Giraudeau (1 July 1916, Toulon – 7 February 1995), was a French tenor, and later theatre director, particularly associated with the Opéra-Comique in Paris, and described in Grove as having a “lyrical voice” as well as being “a superb character actor”. He left a wide selection of recordings from both his operatic and concert repertoire.After obtaining a degree in law, Giraudeau studied music, winning prizes in song, opera and cello in 1941. His stage debut was at the Opéra de Montpellier in 1942 (Wilhelm Meister) in Mignon. He took part in the premiere ofMartine by Henri Rabaud at the Opéra de Strasbourg before joining the main opera companies in Paris. [source from Wikipedia]
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