Pierre Mollet

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Pierre Mollet (born 23 March 1920) is a Swiss baritone. He made his debut in 1952, singing the male lead in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Opéra-Comique. He created the role of Eraste in Frank Martin's opera Monsieur de Pourceaugnac; other significant roles include Albert in Massenet's Werther and Mercutio in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.

In 1974 he became a naturalized citizen of Canada, and in 1979 married the Canadian pianist Suzanne Blondin.

[edit] References

• Gilles Potvin, "Mollet, Pierre", in Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (Accessed 7 December 2007)