- François Beaumavielle
François Beaumavielle ( ? -
1688 ,Paris ) was a French operaticbass-baritone .Trained in Toulouse, he was engaged at the
Académie Royale de Musique in Paris byPierre Perrin andRobert Cambert , where he created their opera "Pomone" in 1671.He went on creating all the first roles within his vocal range, then known as "basse-taille", in the operas by
Jean-Baptiste Lully notably; Cadmus in "Cadmus et Hermione ", le Temps in "Atys", Jupiter in "Isis", Phinée in "Persée ", etc.A singer with a powerful voice and a consummate actor, he was sometimes criticised for over-emphasis.
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*"Le guide de l'opéra", R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986) ISBN 2-213-01563-6
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