Mécène Marié de l'Isle

also Claude-Marie-Mécène Marié de l'Isle, Monsieur Marié

1811–1879 · French · tenor, baritone

Birthplace: Château-Chinon, Nièvre, French Empire

Mécène Marié de l'Isle was a French singer who began as a tenor and ended at the Paris Opéra singing tenor, baritone and bass parts, sometimes on the same night. Trained at Choron's school and as a double-bass player at the Conservatoire, he joined the Opéra-Comique chorus, made his name at Metz in 1838, and back at the Opéra-Comique created Tonio in La fille du régiment in 1840. After seasons in the provinces, Belgium and Italy, he returned to Paris, creating Robert in Les vêpres siciliennes in 1855. He taught three of his daughters, all of whom became singers: Célestine Galli-Marié, the first Carmen, and Irma and Paola Marié.

Creations

Robert — Les vêpres siciliennes

Written from

Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Marié de l'Isle, Claude-Marie-Mécène', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 1851.
L'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Mécène Marié. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
Wikipedia (2026) Mécène Marié de l'Isle. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).