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Victor Maurel

1848Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345.–1923Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345. · French · baritoneRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345.

Birthplace: Marseille, FranceRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.

Victor Maurel was a French baritoneRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345., admired less for his voice than for his breath control and actingRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., whom Verdi chose to create Iago in Otello and the title role of Falstaff after hearing him in the revised Simon Boccanegra of 1881Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. After the Paris Conservatoire he made his debut in Marseille in 1867Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345.. He also created Cacico in Gomes's Il GuaranyRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275. and Tonio in PagliacciRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.. In London he was the first Telramund and WolframRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901., and in New York the first American AmonasroRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. From 1879 to 1894 he was a member of the Paris OpéraRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Maurel, Victor', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, pp. 274-275.Wikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.. From 1909 he taught in New YorkWikipedia (2026) Victor Maurel. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Maurel, Victor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 1900-1901.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Maurel, Victor', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 344-345..

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