Jean Périer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Périer

French opera singer

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1869

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

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1954

Profession: actor, singer, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jean (Alexis) Périer (2 February 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French operatic baryton-martin and actor.
Although he sang principally within the operetta repertoire, Périer did portray a number of opera roles; mostly within operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giacomo Puccini.
His career was almost entirely centered in Paris and he had a long association with the Opéra-Comique.
He sang in a large number of world premieres, most notably originating the role of Pelléas in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902.
In addition to his opera career, Périer appeared in several films between 1900 and 1938.



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