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Joseph Royer
Joseph Royer (1884, Quebec City – August 10, 1965, Phoenix, Arizona) was a Canadian operatic baritone.
Life and career.
Born in Quebec City, Royer moved with his family to the United States as a child and spent his youth in Berlin, New Hampshire. After working as a church musician in his home town, he moved to New York City to study singing with Victor Maurel. He made his professional opera debut with the Aborn Opera Company as Atahanael in Massenet's "
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (ca. 1705 – 11 January 1755) was a French composer and harpsichordist.
Born in Turin, Royer went to Paris in 1725, and in 1734 became "maître de musique des enfants de France", responsible for the musical education of the children of the king, Louis XV. Together with the violinist Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, Royer directed the "Concert Spirituel", starting in 1748. Royer was at the Paris Opéra during