Pierre Gailhard
Pierre "Pedro" Gailhard (born August 1, 1848 in Toulouse ; † October 12, 1918 in Paris ) was a French opera singer (bass) and theater director.
Life
Gailhard began his training in Toulouse and then studied at the Conservatoire de Paris , among others with Revial, Joseph-Antoine-Charles Couderc and Charles-François Duvernoy . He made his stage debut in 1867 at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Falstaff in Le songe d'une nuit d'été by Ambroise Thomas and stayed there until 1870. From 1871 he was engaged at the Paris Opera , of which he became director in 1884. He held this position with one interruption from 1891 to 1893 until 1908.
Gailhard has received a recording of the serenade by Valentin from Gounod's opera Margarethe from 1905. Gailhard's son was the composer André Gailhard .
literature
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern, 1993, first volume A – L, Sp. 1022 f., ISBN 3-907820-70-3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gailhard, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gailhard, Pedro (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French opera singer (bass) and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1918 |
| Place of death | Paris |