Nicolas Levasseur
Nicolas Levasseur (9 March 1791 – 7 December 1871) was a French
Rossini
roles.
Born Nicolas-Prosper Levasseur at
Meyerbeer's Margherita d'Anjou
.
But his greatest successes were at the
Théâtre-Italien
in Paris, where he sang from 1819 until 1828. There his name became closely associated with Rossini's operas. He sang in the Paris premieres of
La cenerentola, La donna del lago
, and he participated in the
creation of Il viaggio a Reims.
Levasseur returned to the Paris Opéra in 1827 and remained there until 1853, where he created all the great
Dom Sebastien, Le prophète
, etc.
Levasseur was considered peerless in his time, possessing a voice of remarkable beauty and grandeur. He taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1841 until 1870. He also taught privately; among his pupils was Euphrasie Borghèse.[1] He died in Paris.
References
- ISBN 9781108643191. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
Sources
- Guide de l’opéra, Les indispensables de la musique, R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux (ISBN 2-213-59567-4
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