Jacques Bouhy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Bouhy

Belgian opera singer

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1848

Place of Birth: Pepinster, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1929

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jacques-Joseph-André Bouhy (18 June 1848 – 24 January 1929) was a Belgian baritone, most famous for being the first to sing the "Toreador Song" in the role of Escamillo in the opera Carmen. Bouhy was born in Pepinster.
After studying at the Liège Conservatory of Music, he made his début at the Paris Opéra as Méphistophélès (Faust) in 1871.
He performed at the Opéra-Comique as Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Escamillo (Carmen) in 1875.
At the Comique he also created the role of Don César de Bazan in 1872.
In 1882 he appeared at Covent Garden singing in Faust and Carmen.
He spent time in the United States as the first director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City before returning to Paris to sing the High Priest in Samson et Dalila (1890).
He was extremely popular with audiences, and counted Massenet among his admirers. Singers taught by him or who received instruction from him include Gervase Elwes, Clara Butt, Louise Kirkby Lunn, Suzanne Adams, Bessie Abott, Leon Rains, Eva Gauthier, Lillian Blauvelt and Louise Homer.He died in Paris in January 1929.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat