Paul Lhérie

Paul Lhérie was a French singer with two careers in two voices. He debuted at the Opéra-Comique in 1866 and spent his early career creating tenor roles: Charles II in Massenet's Don César de Bazan, Kornélis in Saint-Saëns's La princesse jaune, Benoît in Delibes's Le roi l'a dit, and Don José in Carmen. In 1882 he became a baritone, creating Rodrigo in the revised Italian Don Carlo at La Scala in 1884 and Rabbi David in Mascagni's L'amico Fritz. He retired in 1894 to teach at the Paris Conservatoire. He was a friend of Bizet, with whom he swam at Bougival.