Pol Plançon
Pol Plançon (born June 12, 1851 in Fumay , Ardennes department , † August 11, 1914 in Paris ; actually Paul-Henri Plançon ) was a French opera singer (bass).
Life
He made his debut at the Lyon Opera in 1877. He later sang at the Grand Opéra Paris , Covent Garden Opera London, Brussels and Nice. In 1893 he was engaged at the Metropolitan Opera New York. His star role was Méphistophélès in Charles Gounod's opera Faust . He took part in the premieres of the Jules Massenet operas Le Cid (1885) and La Navarraise (1894). Likewise in the premieres of the Camille-Saint-Saëns operas Étienne Marcel (1879) and Ascanio (1890).
In 1908 he ended his career with a performance of the opera Martha by Friedrich von Flotow at the Metropolitan Opera. He settled in Paris and from then on worked as a singing teacher.
Plançon's technically superbly trained voice enabled him to master even the most difficult adornments (especially trills ). He was considered the leading singer of his time in this art and has also remained unmatched by later singers. His voice is preserved through numerous recordings.
literature
- Jürgen Kesting: The great singers. Claasen Publishing House
- Jens Malte Fischer: Big voices. Suhrkamp Verlag
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Saur publishing house
Web links
- Pol Plançon at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Lexicon of Singers
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plançon, Pol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plançon, Paul-Henri (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fumay , Ardennes department |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1914 |
| Place of death | Paris |