Louis Émile Wartel (31 March 1834,

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– 5 May 1907, Paris)Chitty, Alexis; Brown, Maurice J.E.; Ellis, Katharine. "Wartel" in ''

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'', 2nd edition. London: Macmillan, 2001. (hardcover). (eBook). was an opera singer and teacher active in Paris. He was the son of the musicians François Wartel and Thérèse Wartel.Fétis F-J. Thérèse Wartel. In: ''Biographie universelle des musiciens'', supplement, vol 2. Paris, 1878
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Life and career

Wartel was an established singer at the

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in Paris from 1858 until 1868, creating many

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roles in new operas premiered there. Walsh TJ. ''Second Empire Opera – The Théâtre-Lyrique Paris 1851-1870.'' John Calder Ltd, London, 1981. . His repertoire was:
1858 *Valère in ''

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'' (premiere) *Bartholo in '' Les noces de Figaro'' *Lysandre in ''L'agneau de Chloé'' (premiere) *Gambara in ''Le harpe d'or'' (premiere) 1859 *Omar in '' Abou Hassan'' *l’Agent de Cardinal Mazarin in ''Les petits violons du roi'' (premiere) 1860 *le Docteur Sangrado in ''Gil Blas'' (premiere) *le Marquis de Panillac in ''Les valets de Gascogne'' (premiere) *Père Richard in ''L'auberge des Ardennes'' (premiere) *Monsieur Oronte in ''Crispin, rival de son maitre'' (premiere) *le Capitaine Barbagallo in ''Les pêcheurs de Catane'' (premiere) 1861 *Magnus and Astaroth in ''Astaroth'' (premiere) *Monsieur d’Assonvilliers in ''Madame Grégoire'' (premiere) *Badroulboudour in ''Les deux cadis'' (premiere) *Kaloum in ''

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'' (premiere) *le Marquis in ''Le café du roi'' *Placidus in ''La nuit aux gondoles'' (premiere) *Don Gregorio in ''Le tête enchantée'' (premiere) 1862 *Utobal in ''

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'' *l'Ogre de la forêt in ''La chatte merveilleuse'' (premiere) 1863 *Don Armado in '' Peines d'amours perdues'' *Sparafucile in ''

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'' 1864 *Ambroise in '' Mireille'' (premiere) *Le baron in '' Violetta'' *Le docteur in ''Le cousin Babylas'' (premiere) 1865 *Candaule in ''Le roi Candaule'' (premiere) *Le bourgmestre in '' Lisbeth ou la Cinquantaine'' *Lord Tristan in ''

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'' 1866 *Ford in '' Les joyeuses commères de Windsor'' *Van Daff in ''Les dragées de Suzette'' (premiere) 1867 *le Duc de Vérone in ''

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'' (premiere) *Simon Glover in ''

La jolie fille de Perth ''La jolie fille de Perth'' (''The Fair Maid of Perth'') is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838–1875), from a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Adenis, after the 1828 novel ''The Fair Maid of Perth'' by Sir W ...

'' (premiere) 1868 *Pandolphe in '' L'irato'' *Toby in ''Le brasseur de Preston''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wartel, Emile 1834 births 1907 deaths French operatic baritones Singers from Paris 19th-century French male opera singers Voice teachers