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Roles created

Roles created by Mocker at the

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include: *Lelio in Montfort's ''Polichinelle'' (1839) *Albert in Clapisson's ''La symphonie, ou Maître Albert'' (1839) *Comte d'Elvas in

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's ''La reine d'un jour'' (1839) *Charles VI in Auber's ''Zanetta'' (1840) *Don Sébastien d'Aveyro in Auber's ''

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'' (1841) *Tracolin in Adams's '' Le toréador'' (1849) *Danilowitch in Meyerbeer's ''

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'' (1854) *Chevalier de Boisrobert in Halévy's ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mocker, Toussaint-Eugene-Ernest 1811 births 1895 deaths Musicians from Lyon French operatic tenors 19th-century French male opera singers Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Voice teachers