Louis Musy (22 October 1902, Algeria – 19 October 1981) was a French operatic

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and stage director principally active at the Paris

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne ...

. His teacher was Léon David.Kutsch KJ, Riemens L. ''

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''. Francke, Bern & Stuttgart, 1987. He made his debut in ''Le Chemineau'' by Leroux in 1925 at the Opéra-Comique and went on to sing many other French and Italian roles in the Opéra-Comique repertoire. Musy was a member of the four-member committee which ran the Opéra-Comique after the

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during 1944. From 1947 he was a director of staging at the theatre. His pupils included

Xavier Depraz Xavier Depraz, ''né'' Xavier Marcel Delaruelle (22 April 1926 – 18 October 1994) was a French opera singer and actor. Life Born in Albert ( Somme), Depraz was a bass at the Paris Opéra until 1971. He took part in the premieres of operas by ...

, Jean Dupouy, Jacques Loreau, Irène Sicot and Remy Corazza.

Roles created

In addition to Paris premieres of several operas,Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953. he took part in the world premieres of: * Son ami in ''

Le pauvre matelot (''The Poor Sailor'') is a three-act opera (described as a ' complainte') composed by Darius Milhaud with libretto by Jean Cocteau. It was given its premiere on 16 December 1927 by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in Paris. ''Le pauvre mat ...

'' by Milhaud 1927 * Dandin in ''Georges Dandin'' by d'Ollone, 1930 * Le roi in ''Le roi d'Yvetot'' by Ibert, 1930 * Balthazar in ''Le roi bossu'' by Barraine, 1932 * Sganarelle in ''L'Ecole des maris'' by Bondeville, 1935 * Minzit in ''Mon oncle Benjamin'' by Bousquet, 1942

Recordings

He sang in recordings of ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' in 1927 (as Escamillo), ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...

'' in 1930 (Valentin), ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died ...

'' in 1948 (Lindorf), and ''

Louise Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

'' in 1956 (Father); as well as ''L'école des maris'' by Emmanuel Bondeville in 1954 (Sganarelle), and ''

Les mousquetaires au couvent ''Les mousquetaires au couvent'' (''The Musketeers at the Convent'') is an opérette in three acts by Louis Varney, with a libretto by Jules Prével and Paul Ferrier, after the 1835 vaudeville ''L'habit ne fait pas le moine'' by Amable de Saint-Hi ...

'' 1957 (Bridaine) and ''

La fille de Madame Angot ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (''Madame Angot's Daughter'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq with words by Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Victor Koning. It was premiered in Brussels in December 1872 and soon became a success in ...

'' in 1958 (Larivaudière). He played Dr. Bartolo in the 1948 Opéra-Comique film of ''

Le Barbier de Séville ''The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution'' (french: Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile) is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as an opéra comi ...

'' directed by Jean Loubignac and conducted by

André Cluytens André Cluytens (, ; born Augustin Zulma Alphonse Cluytens; 26 March 19053 June 1967)Baeck E. ''André Cluytens: Itinéraire d’un chef d’orchestre.'' Editions Mardaga, Wavre, 2009. was a Belgian-born French conductor who was active in the con ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musy, Louis 1902 births 1981 deaths French operatic baritones French opera directors 20th-century French male opera singers Pieds-Noirs Migrants from French Algeria to France