Jean-Pierre Solié
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Jean-Pierre Solié was a French cellist and operatic singer. He began as a tenor, but switched and became well known as a baritone. He sang most often at the Paris Opéra-Comique. He also became a proli
Jean-Pierre Solié
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The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of –
Jean-Pierre Solié
…Paris) was a French cellist and operatic singer. He began as a tenor, but switched and became well known as a baritone. He sang most often at the Paris Opéra-Comique. He also became a prolific composer, writing primarily one-act comic operas. His father was a cellist with the orchestra at the theatre in Nîmes, and…
Interior of the Salle Favart, 2008
The Muse of Comedy assembles Poetry, Music, and Dance to form Opéra Comique (1722)
Favart
A scene from Le diable à quatre with text by Michel-Jean Sedaine