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Léon Gresse

also Léon-Pierre-Napoléon Gresse

1845Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).–1900Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). · French · bassForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).

Birthplace: Charolles, Kingdom of FranceForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).

Léon Gresse was a French bassForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). and a principal of the Paris OpéraForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.. He sang first as an amateurForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153., then at Le Havre and ToulouseForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and made his Opéra debut in 1875Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). as a gravedigger in HamletForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.. Engaged at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1878Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153., he created Phanuel in Hérodiade and Hagen in Reyer's SigurdForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153., and from 1885 he was at the Opéra for the rest of his lifeForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., where he was the first Paris Hunding and PognerForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153. and created Ludovic in the French OthelloKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.. His son André succeeded him as a principal bass of the OpéraForbes, E. (1992) 'Gresse, Léon(-Pierre-Napoléon)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 536.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gresse, Léon-Pierre-Napoléon', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1153.Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Gresse, Léon (1845-1900). Authority record. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)..

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