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Michel Sénéchal Died at age: 91

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    Michel Sénéchal (11 February 1927 – 1 April 2018) was a French tenor, particularly associated with French and Italian character roles in a repertory ranging from Baroque to contemporary wor

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    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pittichinaccio ( Actor )

    ... 2003

    Rusalka

    The Gamekeeper ( Actor )

    ... 2002

    Manon

    Guillot de Morfontaine ( Actor )

    ... 2001

Fullname:

Michel Sénéchal

Date of Birth:

Feb 11, 1927

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Apr 01, 2018

Biography of

Michel Sénéchal

    Michel Sénéchal (11 February 1927 – 1 April 2018) was a French tenor, particularly associated with French and Italian character roles in a repertory ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.

    Michel Sénéchal was born in Paris and sang as a child in a church choir in Taverny. He made his vocal studies at the Paris Conservatory, and made his debut at La Monnaie in Brussels in 1950, where he would remain until 1952. Upon his return in France he made his debut in Paris, at the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique, where he sang the lead tenor roles in opera such as La dame blanche, Les Indes galantes, Il matrimonio segreto, The Barber of Seville, Le comte Ory, etc. He sang at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in Rameau's Platée for his debut there in 1956. He also appeared at the Vienna State Opera, the festivals of Salzburg and Glyndebourne, in Mozart roles such as Ottavio and Tamino.

    Sénéchal also appeared regularly in operettas, especially by Offenbach, such as Orphée aux enfers, La Vie parisienne, La Périchole, where his comic talent was shown to fine effect. As the years went by Sénéchal started concentrating on character roles such as Basilio in Nozze di Figaro, Goro in Madama Butterfly, the Holy Fool in Boris Godunov, Monsieur Triquet in Eugene Onegin, Guillot de Morfontaine in Manon, and the four servants in Les contes d'Hoffmann, which were his debut roles at the Metropolitan Opera on 8 March 1982. Sénéchal took part in the creation of contemporary works such as the roles of Fabien in Marcel Landowski's Montségur and Pope Leo X in Konrad Boehmer's Doctor Faustus. He remained active on stage until late in life, appearing in performance into the early years of the 21st century.

    He began teaching at "L'École d'art lyrique" of the Paris Opéra in 1979, and was eventually named director of the school. He can be heard in several recordings, notably in La dame blanche, Mireille, and Thais, made in his prime, in the early 1960s.

    Michel Sénéchal died in Eaubonne on 1 April 2018, aged 91.

    Source: Article "Michel Sénéchal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography of

Michel Sénéchal

Found 9 Movies in total

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pittichinaccio ( Actor )

... 2003

Rusalka

The Gamekeeper ( Actor )

... 2002

Manon

Guillot de Morfontaine ( Actor )

... 2001

La Belle Hélène

Ménélas, roi de Sparte ( Actor )

... 2000

Giordano: Andrea Chénier

Incredible ( Actor )

... 1996

La Bohème

Parpignol (singing voice) ( Actor )

... 1988

Madama Butterfly

Goro ( Actor )

... 1974

Otello

Roderigo ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1966