Victor Maurel
Victor Maurel (born June 17, 1848 in Marseille , † October 22, 1923 in New York City ) was a French opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
He received his musical training at the Paris Conservatory and in 1868, at the age of twenty, made his debut at the Paris Opera . Five years later she made her first appearances in London. Throughout his life, Maurel enjoyed an excellent reputation for his exceptionally well- trained voice and his acting talent.
Maurel was selected by Giuseppe Verdi for the world premieres of Otello and Falstaff and set standards for the interpretation of Italian opera and the stage works by Richard Wagner .
Later in his life he worked as a singing teacher in New York.
literature
- Jürgen Kesting: The great singers . Volume 1. Claasen, Düsseldorf 1986, p. 463 ff.
- Karen Henson: Opera Acts: Singers and Performance in the Late Nineteenth Century , Cambridge Studies in Opera, Cambridge UP 2015
Web links
- Victor Maurel at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maurel, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1923 |
| Place of death | New York City |