René Bianco (21 June 1908 – 23 January 2008) was a French operatic

baritone A baritone is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the bass (voice type), bass and the tenor voice type, voice-types. It is the most common male voice. The term originates from the ...

who performed at the

Opéra Comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular ''opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Théâtre de la foire, Fair Theatres of St Germain and S ...

and the

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in a wide variety of leading roles.Zisman, Marc (29 January 2008
"Disparition de René Bianco, Le baryton français s’est éteint à l’âge de 99 ans"
''Qobuz''

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1908 births 2008 deaths French operatic baritones People from Constantine, Algeria 20th-century French male opera singers {{opera-singer-stub