Pierre Mollet

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.

References

*Gilles Potvin, "Mollet, Pierre", in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002409 "Encyclopedia of Music in Canada"] (Accessed 7 December 2007)