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Jacques Pottier, (born 17 August 1930, Darnétal, France), is a French operatic Lyric tenor and recording artist. He was a Principal Tenor with the Opéra National de Paris.〔Finne, Jacques (1982); ''Opéra sans musique'' p. 187; L'Age d'homme ISBN 2-8251-3226-8]〕 ==Career== Pottier entered the Paris Conservatory in 1954, in the class of Ketty Lapeyrette, while taking lessons in Rouen with Rose Pocidalo with whom he made his debut in ''Werther'' in 1957. He was also taught by Paul Cabanel, Jean Claverie and Maurice Faure, and after winning a first prize in singing at the Paris Conservatory in 1956, he was awarded a grant to study at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Sienna, Italy. While there he was noticed by the singer Gina Cigna who invited him to work for her in Milan. In 1961 Pottier sang in Lille as The Unknown Prince (Calàf) in ''Turandot''. The following year he entered the Opéra National de Paris as Principal Tenor and played the role of An Italian Singer in ''Der Rosenkavalier'', performing with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. By 1972 he had performed roles in ''Rigoletto'', ''Carmen'', ''Tosca'', ''Faust'', ''Tannhäuser'', ''Falstaff'', ''Tristan and Isolde'', ''La Bohème'', ''Les Contes d'Hoffmann'', ''I Pagliacci'', ''Cavalleria rusticana'', ''Il trovatore'', ''Aïda'', ''Der Fliegende Holländer'', ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' and ''Prométhée'', and sang in ''Verdi's Requiem'', and Beethoven's ''Ninth Symphony''.〔Gourret, Jean (1987); ''Dictionnaire des Chanteurs de l'Opéra de Paris du 17e siècle à nos jours'' p. 254; Albatros ISBN 0-7859-7975-1〕 Pottier taught voice in Paris music conservatories at Longjumeau, Viry-Châtillon, Palaiseau and La Celle-Saint-Cloud. In the 1970s he taught French musical artists Dalida, Nicole Croisille, Sheila and Ringo (Guy Bayle), Thierry Le Luron and Mireille Mathieu. In 1974 he was publicized in an article by Léon Zitrone in the French magazine ''Jour de France''. In 1982 Pottier appeared in the French television program Bon Anniversiare Juliette, where he played and sang the role of Caruso. In 1983 he retired to Melbourne, Australia, where he now lives, and has taught singing at Carey Baptist Grammar School, Melbourne Girls Grammar School and at Melbourne University's Music Conservatory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacques Pottier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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