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in the 1949â50 season, singing small roles in operas and operettas; this along with regular singing spots in cinemas gave him important experience and income before his next career steps. Having already gained a first prize for opĂ©ra comique in his penultimate year, he won first prize for singing and
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Mussorgsky in 1971 (both sung in French translation). By the 1980s, Bacquier had arranged his repertory to suit the evolution of his voice, from a high tessitura to low, and concentrated on roles he felt were more substantial. Many of his portrayals are preserved in an extensive discography. For
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Bacquier was also active as a teacher, first at the vocal school of the Paris Opera and later at the Paris
Conservatory until 1987, and from 2001 at the Académie de Musique de Monaco, where he directed student productions. In 2007, Bacquier recorded thirteen songs by actor and songwriter
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in 1969, where one critic wrote "...rarely has a singer shown such complete mastery, both as a vocalist and as an actor. As the action unfolds itself, so does
Bacquier's involvement grow and the death scene was memorable." Other world premieres included
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Though closely associated with the French repertory, especially Golaud, Bacquier resisted being typecast as a 'French baritone' and added many
Italian roles to his repertory, in addition to those already mentioned, such as the Verdi roles Renato in
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Culture. In 2004 he was awarded an Orphée d'Or Herbert von Karajan for his career, and in the same year a Lauréat des Victoires de la Musique. He also received a Médaille de la Ville de Paris.
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type, no caricature but a real man weighed down by his own charlatanism and basically sad that mankind is so gullible". Rare tentatives in non-French and
Italian repertoire came with Wolfram in
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Bacquier as a 'singer-actor': "...a voice and a knowledge of his body language such that one can be forgiven for asking the question 'Is this an actor singing or a singer acting?'".
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Bacquier: "J'ai trouvé ma voix seulement lorsque j'ai eu a lutter avec les grands". ForumOpera, 23 October 2017, accessed 14 May 2020.
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in New York City on 17 October 1964. He performed there for 18 seasons, as one of only a few French singers, including the premiere of a new production of
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network. Seen in Vienna and London, these performances led to engagements outside France and the start of his international career.
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1968:, musique de Jean-Michel Damase : photographies / Daniel Cande
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Tony Mayer. France â De Musset's play, Lesur's opera (Marseilles).
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Worldcat entry for Gabriel Bacquier chante Pierre Louki (CD)
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in the title role, Germont with Sutherland as Violetta and
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Born Gabriel Augustin-Raymond-Théodore-Louis Bacquier in
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Academic staff of the Ăcole Normale de Musique de Paris
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in the town arena. After World War II, he entered the
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2291:(Bouquins, Paris 1982, 4th ed. 1995, 5th ed. 2004).
2327:, Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995).
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Worldcat entry for Gabriel Bacquier â video formats
2546:Commanders of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco)
723:Les Inestimables Chroniques du bon géant Gargantua
347:. Having stood in at short notice to sing Verdi's
2393:. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 28.
2315:Roland Mancini and Jean-Jacques Rouveroux (orig.
2074:L'appel de Michel Sénéchal et de Gabriel Bacquier
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2375:. London: Macmillan. Vol. 2, pp. 450â451.
2372:The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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2229:Gioachino Rossini (1792â1868) / Guillaume Tell
1604:Gabriel Bacquier, le genie de l'interpretation
918:. Georges Gautier, Gabriel Bacquier (Siroco),
884:, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique. Conductor:
791:department, only four days shy of turning 96.
711:at the Opéra-Comique. He appeared as Arkel in
240:. There he sang the French repertory, both in
1927:(in French) at the Théùtre d'Opérette de Lyon
1823:. Opera 'In character', vol. 2, London, 2006.
1606:(in French). Paris: MJW FĂ©dition. p. 16.
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359:on 21 September 1959 as Germont in Verdi's
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1876:Pitt, Charles. Report from Aix-les-Bains.
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2391:The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
1841:The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
1794:. 1 March 1978. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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2461:Giuseppe Verdi (1813â1901) / Falstaff
2305:(Simon and Schuster, New York 1987).
1992:Les Archives de Spectacle, entry for
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1764:In the Segalini interview feature in
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1154:. Pilar Lorengar, Teresa Berganza,
1075:, Radio Suisse Romande. Conductor:
952:. Gabriel Bacquier (Don Pasquale),
728:He was also active in the field of
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1808:Foreign Parts â A Singer's Journal
1753:Performances with Gabriel Bacquier
1667:, Arles, Actes Sud, 1997, p. 47. (
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2351:The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
1507:Merlin, Christian (13 May 2020).
482:. He also sang frequently at the
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2389:and Ewan West. (3rd ed., 1996).
2348:and Christina Bashford. (1992).
2342:, William V. Madison, July 2007.
2146:Debussy: âPelleas et Melisande.â
1473:Tobisch, LĂ©opold (13 May 2020).
1185:L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
663:La véridique histoire du Docteur
528:in 1971 as Michele in Puccini's
484:Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company
2536:Knights of the Legion of Honour
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178:Service du travail obligatoire
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2521:Conservatoire de Paris alumni
2046:DĂźner avec Gabriel Bacquier,
1918:Biography of Gabriel Bacquier
1687:. Accessed 11 September 2008.
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1228:, Gabriel Bacquier (Ramiro),
1071:, Gabriel Bacquier (Sancho),
880:, Gabriel Bacquier (Glover),
824:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
822:(France) and Commandeur de L'
820:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
126:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2444:Gabriel Bacquier Discography
2267:, Filmographie, pp. 111â112.
1631:People 130: Gabriel Bacquier
1574:(in German) (4th ed.).
1421:, dating from 1960 to 1992.
1419:Les Mousquetaires au couvent
1037:. Deutsche Grammophon 247002
960:, Opéra de Lyon. Conductor:
926:, Opéra de Lyon. Conductor:
839:, Decca, 1972) and Enescu's
538:as MĂ©lisande. A reviewer of
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339:, soon followed by Alfio in
226:Career in France and Belgium
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2449:Laura Williams Macy (ed.):
1755:Metropolitan Opera archives
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524:. He made his debut at the
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1343:The Love for Three Oranges
1224:Ravel: L'Heure espagnole.
1108:, Ambrosian Opera Chorus,
2551:French operatic baritones
1821:Golaud â Gabriel Bacquier
1729:DĂ©cĂšs de Gabriel Bacquier
1110:English Chamber Orchestra
826:(Principauté de Monaco).
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816:Ordre national du MĂ©rite
703:by Ămile Desfossez, and
621:was included on disc 7.
604:, and the title role in
383:Aix-en-Provence Festival
121:Ordre national du MĂ©rite
2289:Ăditions Robert Laffont
2022:, accessed 14 May 2020.
2010:, accessed 14 May 2020.
1954:, accessed 15 May 2020.
1446:Ăditions Robert Laffont
1395:Il Barbiere di Siviglia
865:La jolie fille de Perth
806:Awards and distinctions
705:Le Capitaine et la mort
685:Opéra Royal de Wallonie
237:Il barbiere di Siviglia
1998:, accessed 14 May 2020
1665:Ă la scĂšne, Ă la ville
1448:, Paris, 1995, p. 197.
894:Les pĂȘcheurs de perles
600:by Wagner, praised by
489:Les pĂȘcheurs de perles
454:Lyric Opera of Chicago
401:He was invited to the
325:Les pĂȘcheurs de perles
164:Early life and studies
145:[gabÊjelbakje]
2255:accessed 15 May 2020.
2197:The Tales of Hoffmann
2042:Doucement les Basses
1970:accessed 15 May 2020.
1880:1975, vol. 26, p. 74.
1311:. RCA Red Seal, 1976.
1176:Les contes d'Hoffmann
837:Les contes d'Hoffmann
631:Pour un Don Quichotte
618:La damnation de Faust
613:The Record of Singing
403:Glyndebourne Festival
141:French pronunciation:
2052:. Editions CanaĂŻma,
1994:Pelléas et Mélisande
1571:GroĂes SĂ€ngerlexikon
1391:La forza del destino
1359:Pelléas et Mélisande
1292:La forza del destino
1135:Elisabeth Söderström
936:Pelléas et Mélisande
924:Colette Alliot-Lugaz
882:Margarita Zimmermann
847:Grand Prix du Disque
794:Christophe Ghristi,
718:Béatrice et Bénédict
713:Pelléas et Mélisande
561:La forza del destino
555:Un ballo in maschera
494:Ferruccio Tagliavini
447:Royal Silver Jubilee
442:Pelléas et Mélisande
341:Cavalleria rusticana
2561:People from BĂ©ziers
2365:Sadie, Stanley and
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2301:D. Hamilton (ed.),
2079:8 July 2011 at the
1839:. (1979, 2nd ed.).
1727:Yannick Boussaert:
1566:"Bacquier, Gabriel"
1316:Film and television
1303:, PlĂĄcido Domingo,
1198:Théùtre du Capitole
928:John Eliot Gardiner
854:Selected recordings
800:Théùtre du Capitole
526:San Francisco Opera
312:, and in Smetana's
195:Paris Conservatoire
2050:et Claudio Desderi
1791:The New York Times
1383:Cyrano de Bergerac
1251:Montserrat Caballé
1122:Le nozze di Figaro
1116:. Decca 448 973â2.
845:(EMI, 1984) won a
689:Jean-Michel Damase
677:Cyrano de Bergerac
668:Le Dernier Sauvage
654:Opéra de Marseille
625:Premieres and song
541:The New York Times
468:Metropolitan Opera
413:Vienna State Opera
408:Le nozze di Figaro
397:International fame
315:The Bartered Bride
297:Monsieur Beaucaire
215:Claude Delvincourt
2451:Bacquier, Gabriel
2149:Los Angeles Times
2058:978-2-9536769-0-7
1996:, Marseille, 1995
1982:, Annexe, p. 109.
1861:Rosenthal, Harold
1833:Rosenthal, Harold
1663:Crespin, RĂ©gine.
1585:978-3-59-844088-5
1576:Walter de Gruyter
1407:La vie parisienne
1327:Manon des Sources
1305:Fiorenza Cossotto
1267:Lamberto Gardelli
954:Barbara Hendricks
832:L'heure espagnole
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738:DĂ©odat de SĂ©verac
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