Charles Delmas

A French tenor from BordeauxL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Chanteurs de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 27 September 2026)., whose career ran from leading lyric roles at the Opéra-Comique to a long run of character parts at Monte CarloL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Chanteurs de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 27 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Charles Delmas', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 27 September 2026).. He made his Opéra-Comique debut as Des Grieux in Manon on 12 October 1891L'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Chanteurs de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 27 September 2026)., and in 1893 sang Nadir in the company's first Les pêcheurs de perlesL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Chanteurs de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 27 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Charles Delmas', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 27 September 2026).. At Monte Carlo he created Juan in Massenet's Don Quichotte in 1910Wikipedia (2026) Don Quichotte. (Accessed: 27 September 2026)., Antinoüs in Fauré's Pénélope in 1913Wikipedia (2026) Pénélope (Fauré). (Accessed: 27 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Charles Delmas', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 27 September 2026). and Gobin in La rondine in 1917Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Charles Delmas', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 27 September 2026)., and sang Mime, Spoletta and the title role in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and in Rameau's PlatéeCasaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Charles Delmas', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 27 September 2026).. The politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas was his grandsonL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Chanteurs de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 27 September 2026)..