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Ismaël

also Monsieur Ismaël, Jean-Vital Jammes

1825Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.Kutsch-Riemens, Vapereau and Pougin give 28 April 1827; Wikipedia, on a reading of the birth certificate, gives 28 April 1825, which is followed here.–1893Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article. · French · baritoneKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.

Birthplace: Le Passage, near Agen, Kingdom of FranceWikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.

Ismaël was a French baritoneWikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article., born Jean-Vital Jammes near AgenKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.. Refused by the Paris Conservatoire because he could barely read or write, he taught himselfWikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article., and after a long provincial career was engaged by Léon Carvalho for the Théâtre-LyriqueKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.. There he created Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles (1863) and Ourrias in Mireille (1864)Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article., and sang Rigoletto and the title role of the revised MacbethKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.. At the Opéra-Comique from 1871Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Ismaël, Jean-Vital', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1383-1384.Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article. he created roles in Fantasio and Le roi l'a ditWikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article.. Dismissed from a Conservatoire professorship in 1876Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article.Wikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article., he sang operetta until 1880Wikipedia (2026) Jean-Vital Jammes. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The English article. and taught in MarseilleWikipedia (2026) Ismaël (baryton). (Accessed: 9 October 2026). The French article..

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