Robert Massard [SEP] voice type
Robert Massard
Robert Massard (born August 15, 1925) is a French baritone, primarily associated with the French repertory. He is one of a number of outstanding French opera singers of the postwar era.
Career.
Massard was born in Pau, France, and was mainly self-taught. After singing in his native province, Massard made his professional debut at the Paris Opera in 1952, as the High Priest in "Samson et Dalila", shortly followed by Valentin in "Faust". The same
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- Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana", with Alain Vanzo, Suzanne Sarroca, Andréa Guiot, Robert Massard, Francine Arrauzau, Chœurs et Orchestre, dir. Reynald Giovaninetti, recorded in 1965, Mondiophonie MSA 1.OO4, Mondiophonie MSA 7.004, Adès 13.045, Adès C. 8005
- Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann", with Albert Lance, Mady Mesplé, Suzanne Sarroca, Andrea Guiot, Julien Giovannetti, Robert Massard, Gabriel Bacquier