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Lucien Fugère (22 July 1848, Paris - 15 January 1935, Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory and Mozart roles, he enjoyed an exceptionally long career, singing into his 80s. == Life and career == Fugère’s father died when he was 6, and at the age of 12 he was apprenticed as a mason, working on repairing statues and gargoyles of Notre Dame with his brothers. He also joined, and got noticed, in the singing societies popular in Paris at that time.〔Steane JB. ''Singers of the century, Vol 2.'' Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 1998. The chapter on Fugère draws extensively on: Duhamel R. ''Lucien Fugère''. Paris, 1929.〕 Fugère was working as a jewellery representative when he decided to try his luck at a career in music. After taking private voice lessons (he was refused by the Paris Conservatory) he made his debut as a chansonnier at the Bataclan in 1870. He then made his debut in operetta at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, in 1874, in ''La branche cassée'' by Serpette. In addition Fugère sang in ''La Boite au lait'', ''Madame l'archiduc'', ''Le Moulin du Vent-Galant'' and ''La créole'' at the Bouffes.〔Gänzl K. Lucien Fugère. In: ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994.〕 The turning point of his career came in 1877, when he made his debut at the Opéra-Comique, as Jean, in ''Les noces de Jeannette'' by Victor Massé. He was to perform there regularly until 1920, creating roles in more than 30 operas, notably, the father in ''Louise'' by Gustave Charpentier, Fritelli in ''Le roi malgré lui'' by Emmanuel Chabrier, and for Jules Massenet, Pandolfe in ''Cendrillon'', the Devil in ''Grisélidis'', des Grieux in ''Le portrait de Manon'', Sancho in ''Don Quichotte'', Boniface in ''Le jongleur de Notre-Dame'', and for André Messager, Maitre André in ''Fortunio'', Buvat in ''Le chevalier d'Harmental'', and le Duc de Longueville in ''La Basoche''. In total he sang in over 100 roles〔Rosenthal H. Lucien Fugère. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.〕 including Mozart's Figaro, Leporello, Papageno, Falstaff, and appeared at the Gaîté-Lyrique from 1908 until 1919. Two Chabrier songs are dedicated to Fugère: ''Sommation irrespectueuse'' and ''Pastorales des cochons roses'', giving the premiere of the latter in 1890.〔Delage R. ''Emmanuel Chabrier.'' Fayard, Paris, 1999.〕 In 1898, having sung at the re-opening of the Salle Favart, Fugère was presented to President Faure from whom he received the Cross of the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur.〔Steane JB. ''Singers of the century, Vol 2.'' Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 1998.〕 Fugère sang le Duc de Longueville one last time at the Opéra-Comique in 1929, and his final performance on stage was as Rossini's Bartolo, at the Théâtre Trianon-Lyrique, in 1933, at the age of 85. His voice was described as "a basse chantante of easy baritone range, with ringing clarity in the lower register and skilful refinement in the upper".〔Rosenthal H. Lucien Fugère. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.〕 He recorded for Zonophone in 1902, and then for Columbia in 1928-1930 (re-issued by Symposium).〔Steane JB. ''Singers of the century, Vol 2.'' Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 1998.〕 An outstanding singing-actor and a fine musician, Lucien Fugère enjoyed one of the longest operatic careers of all time. When asked about his longevity, he said to an interviewer, "If a man doesn't sing well by the time he is 83, when will he, I'd like to know!" He has been compared to the Swiss tenor Hugues Cuénod, who made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera at the age of 84.〔Will Crutchfield, (Cuenod, at 84, makes peace with Puccini ), ''New York Times'', 8 March 1987. Retrieved on 10 January 2009.〕 He became a singing teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, was a member of Comité de l'Association des Artistes dramatiques, and a member of the 'Commission départementales des Sites et Monuments naturels de caractère artistique de la Charente-Inférieure'.〔''Qui êtes-vous?: Annuaire des comtemporains; notices biographiques.'' C Delagrave, Paris, 1924.〕 Lucien's brother Paul Fugère (1851-c1920) was also an opera singer. File:Lucien Fugère in Verdi's Falstaff.jpg|As Sir John Falstaff in Verdi's ''Falstaff'' File:Lucien Fugère in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.jpg|As Papageno in Mozart's ''Magic Flute'' File:Lucien Fugère in Massenet's Don Quichotte.jpg|As Sancho Pança in Massenet's ''Don Quichotte'' File:Lucien Fugère in Isidore de Lara's Sanga.jpg|As Maître Vigord in Isidore de Lara's ''Sanga'' 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「Lucien Fugère」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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