Martial Singher

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Martial Singher (August 14, 1904 - March 9, 1990) was a French baritone opera singer born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.^[1]

Initially singing only as a hobby, he was encouraged by then French education minister Édouard Herriot to pursue singing professionally. He would go on to perform in the Opéra National de Paris, New York City Opera and Metropolitan Opera.

He recorded an outstanding Méphistophelès under Charles Munch in the 3-LP RCA recording of Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust c. 1954 with the Boston Symphony and exquisite lyric soprano Suzanne Danco as Marguérite.

Later in his life, he became an accomplished music teacher at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, influencing the careers of such artists as James King, Donald Gramm, Jeannine Altmeyer, Benita Valente, John Reardon, Louis Quilico and Judith Blegen. Martial Singher has also been the teacher of world-famous baritones such as Thomas Hampson and Rodney Gilfry.

His son, Michel Singher, is an accomplished conductor.

References

↑ "Martial Singher". Retrieved 2007-03-15.

2. NYT: Martial Singher dies at 85

3. Thomas Hampson

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 7575413 LCCN: nr90011722 ISNI: 0000 0000 7363 9842 GND: 134523296 BNF: cb13899819m

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Name	Singher, Martial
Alternative names
Short description	American opera singer
Date of birth	August 14, 1904
Place of birth
Date of death	March 9, 1990
Place of death

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