Dabadie, Henri-Bernard
Dabadie, Henri-Bernard
Dabadie, Henri-Bernard , French baritone; b.Pau, Jan. 19, 1797; d. Paris, May 1853. He received training at the Paris Cons., and in 1819 made his operatic debut as Cinna in La Vestale at the Paris Opera, where he sang until 1835. He became especially well known there for his roles in Rossini’s operas, creating Pharaon in Mo’ise et Pharaon (March 26,1827), Raimbaud in Le Comte Ory (Aug. 20, 1828), and the title role in Guillaume Tell (Aug. 3, 1829). He also created the role of Belcore in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore in Milan (May 12, 1832). His wife was the soprano Louise Zulme Leroux(b. Boulogne, Oct. 4, 1796; d. Paris, Nov. 1877), who sang at the Paris Opera (1824–35), where she created the roles of Sinaide in Mo’ise et Pharaon and Jemmy in Guillaume Tell
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