Michel Dens [SEP] voice type
Michel Dens
Michel Dens (22 June 1911 in Roubaix – 19 December 2000 in Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory, both opera and operetta.
Born Maurice Marcel, the son of a journalist, he studied at the Academy of Music in Roubaix. He made his debut at the Opéra de Lille, as Wagner in Gounod's "Faust", in 1934, and remained there as a member until 1936. Thereafter he sang at the Opera Houses of Bordeaux, Grenoble, Toulouse
1958, Pathé (with Michel Dens, (Pippo), Duvaleix, (Laurent XVII), Claude Devos, (Fritellini))
- "Monsieur Beaucaire" (André Messager) 1958, Gaieté Lyrique (with Martha Angelici, Michel Dens)
- "Rip" (Robert Planquette) 1958, Pathé (with Michel Dens, (Rip), Claude Devos, (Jack) Julien Giovanetti, (Derrick))
- "Les mousquetaires au couvent" (Louis Varney) Pathé-Marconi, 1958 (