Faure Jean-Baptiste, *15 January 1830 Moulins, †9 November 1914 Paris, French singer (baritone). He received his early musical training singing in the boys’ choir at the churches of St-Nicolas des Champs and Ste-Madeleine in Paris; between 1843 and 1852 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut in 1852 in V. Massé’s Galatea at the Opéra Comique and was a soloist at that theatre for eight years. In 1860, he made his debut at the Paris Opera in J. Poniatowski’s Pierre de Médicis; there, between 1861 and 1876, as principal baritone, he took part in the world premieres of, among others, G. Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine (1865), G. Verdi’s Don Carlos (1867), Ch. Gounod’s Faust (1869), and A. Thomas’ Hamlet (1868). He performed in London, Brussels and Berlin; in 1878 he retired from the stage and only occasionally appeared in concerts. Between 1857 and 1860, he taught at the Paris Conservatoire. He is the author of educational books and four collections of songs.
La voix et le chant, Paris 1886
Aux jeunes chanteurs, Paris 1898
