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Full Name Pierre Samson Gailhard Born 1 August 1848 Toulouse Occupation Opera singer, theatre director Died 12 October 1918, Paris, France Similar Agustarello Affre, Victor Capoul, Rose Caron, Ernest van Dyck, Pol Plançon | ||
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Pedro Gailhard, full name Pierre Samson Gailhard, (1 August 1848 – 12 October 1918) was a French opera singer and theatre director.
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Gifted with an exceptional singing bass voice, Pedro Gailhard made his debut at the Opéra-Comique, then sang at the Opéra Garnier, as Mephisto in Faust by Charles Gounod in 1871. His interprétation of Leporello in Don Giovanni by Mozart was considered remarkable.
Pedro Gailhard was director of the Paris Opera from 1884 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1907. He was mentioned as such in the novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
He was afterward director of the New York conservatory.
Pedro gailhard seranata faust
Songs
La Paloma
Faust - Act III: Vous qui faites l'endormie
L'Africaine: Hollah Matelots
References
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