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Adolphe Maréchal

1867Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.–1935Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847. · Belgian · tenorSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.

Birthplace: Liège, BelgiumSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.

A Belgian tenorSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847., the first Rodolfo in ParisKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). and the first Jean in Massenet's Le jongleur de Notre-DameSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.. He studied at the Liège Conservatory, made his debut at Dijon in 1891 and sang in the French provinces before joining the Opéra-Comique in 1895Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.. There he created Rodolfo in the first Paris La bohème in 1898Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847., Julien in Charpentier's Louise in 1900Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). and Alain in Massenet's Grisélidis in 1901Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).. In 1902 he created Jean at Monte CarloSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maréchal, Adolphe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1847. and made his Covent Garden debut, as Don JoséSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207.Wikipedia (2026) Adolphe Maréchal. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).. A crisis of voice and health ended his career in 1907Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Maréchal, Adolphe (Alphonse)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 207..

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