Alfred Giraudet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred Giraudet

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1845

Place of Birth: Étampes, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1911

Profession: opera singer, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Alfred Giraudet

  • Alfred-Auguste Giraudet (March 28, 1845, Seine-et-Oise - October 18, 1911, New York City) was a French operatic bass, voice teacher, and writer on singing.
  • He was one of the earliest exponents of the role of Méphistophélès in Charles Gounod's Faust; a role he portrayed many times at the Paris Opera where he was a principal artist for over two decades.
  • He was also a regular performer at the Opéra-Comique and taught singing at the Conservatoire de Paris for 15 years.
  • On May 10, 1869 he portrayed the title role in the world premiere of Ernest Boulanger's Don Quichotte at the Théâtre Lyrique.
  • In 1876 he created the role of Vulcan in the world premiere of the revised version of Gounod's Philémon et Baucis.
  • In the Fall of 1908 he joined the voice faculty of the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School) where he taught for two school years.
  • He died suddenly of pulmonary edema at his home on Claremont Avenue in Manhattan on October 18, 1911 shortly after beginning his third year of teaching in New York.As a singing teacher and writer on singing, Giraudet was greatly influenced by François Delsarte and his theory of voice gymnastics which was an important precursor to the development of modern dance.
  • Giraudet had studied singing with Delsarte at the Conservatoire de Paris and was one of his most distinguished students.
  • His notable pupils included Mariska Aldrich, Lucia Dunham, Charles Rousselière, and Félix Vieuille.

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