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René Hérent (born Cambrai 16 May 1897, died Paris January 1966) was a French tenor whose career was centred on the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he played supporting roles for many years, and left several recordings.〔Kutsch KJ, Riemens L. René Hérent. In : ''Unvergängliche Stimmen: Sängerlexikon.'' Francke Verlag, Bern and Munchen, 1982.〕 ==Life and career== Hérent made his debut on 17 August 1918 as Guillot de Morfontaine in Massenet's ''Manon''.〔 At the Opéra-Comique he created many roles, either in Paris or world premieres, including Mercure in ''Amphytrion 38'', the dancing master in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', Un valet in ''Don Quichotte'', le vieillard and la rainette in ''L'enfant et les sortilèges'', Mémucan-Aman in ''Esther de Carpentras'', Ouf 1er in ''L'étoile'', Prince de Chabran in ''Femme nue'', Vasek in ''La fiancée vendue'', Galipot in ''Frasquita'', Lubin in ''Georges Dandin'', Betto in ''Gianni Schicchi'', Mouzzafer in ''Le Hulla'', Madame Poiretapée in ''Mesdames de la Halle'', Machecourt in ''Mon oncle Benjamin'', Bertrand in ''Le roi d’Yvetot'', Ali in ''Le Sicilien'', Laguigne in ''Le testament de la tante Caroline'', Le patron in ''Ciboulette'', and Sellem in ''Le libertin''.〔Wolff, Stéphane. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.〕 He created the role of Bottom in ''Puck'' by Delannoy in Strasbourg in 1949. His repertoire at the Salle Favart also included Léveillé, Remendado, Dickson, Bardolphe, Torquemada, Le poète, le noctambule, Sganarelle, Doublemain, Cantarelli, Bertrand, and Schmidt.〔 In light opera Hérent sang Joseph Calicot in the Paris premiere of ''Madame de Pompadour'' at the Théâtre Marigny and Periola in ''Mandrin'' at the Théâtre Mogador.〔 He also sang as a guest artist at the Prague National Opera, Covent Garden, Geneva, Monte Carlo Opera, Bruseels, Amsterdam and in Rio da Janeiro.〔 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「René Hérent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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