Gailhard, Pedro
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Birthname | Pierre Gailhard | ||||
born on | 1 August 1848 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||||
Place | Toulouse, France, 43n36, 1e26 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m1e26 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French opera singer and theatre director.
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.
He died on 12 October 1918, aged 70, in Paris.
Relationships
- (has as) boss relationship with Capoul, Victor (born 27 February 1839)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield submitted birth certificate from the online Toulouse archives. No data in margin.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/Opera (Bass)
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (Opera)