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Jean Périer

1869Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).–1954Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). · French · baritoneBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).

Birthplace: Paris, FranceBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).

A French baritoneBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). whose career was almost entirely ParisianWikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.. He made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in 1892 as MonostatosBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). and sang there, with one long interruption, until 1920Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)., in a repertory drawn as much from operetta as from operaBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. He created Pelléas in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)., Don Ramiro in Ravel's L'heure espagnole in 1911Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Périer, Jean', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2269.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)., and leading parts in two Messager operettasBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)., and he was the first Paris Sharpless in 1906Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Périer', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. His was a declaiming art rather than a singing one, admired for its dictionBarnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. He appeared in films from 1900 to 1938Barnes, H. (1992) 'Périer, Jean (Alexis)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 959.Wikipedia (2026) Jean Périer. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)..

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