François-Marcel Junca

François-Marcel Junca was a French bassForbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Junca, Marcel', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 298. with a fine, dark voice and a powerful stage presenceForbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.. He studied in Toulon and Paris and made his debut at Metz in 1839Forbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Junca, Marcel', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 298., and at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris sang in a run of premieres in the early 1850sCasaglia, G. (n.d.) '4 Settembre 1852', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., among them Adam's Si j'étais roiForbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Junca, Marcel', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 298.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) '4 Settembre 1852', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. In 1859 he was Procida in the American premiere of Les vêpres siciliennes in New YorkForbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.. In Italy he created the title role of Boito's Mefistofele at La Scala in 1868Forbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) '4 Settembre 1852', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and the next year Padre Guardiano in the revised La forza del destinoForbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Junca, Marcel', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 298.. He retired in 1877Forbes, E. (1992) 'Junca, Marcel', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 931.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Junca, Marcel', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1434-1435.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Junca, Marcel', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 298..