Pierre-Jules Michot by Disdéri

Pierre-Jules Michot (1832-1896); French tenor. In 1856 he made his debut at the Théâtre-Lyrique in the opera “Richard Coeur-de- Lion” by Grétry. In 1859 he sang at the première of “La fée Carabosse” by Victor Massé and he created the role of Scopas in Reyer’s “Erostrate” (1862). From 1859-1865 he was engaged by the Grand-Opéra Paris, but then returned to the Théâtre-Lyrique. Here he created in 1867 the role of Roméo in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" with Marie Caroline Miolan Carvalho as Juliette. His career did not last long because his last (guest)performance was in 1868 at the Marseille Opera in Verdi’s “Vêpres Siciliennes”.

On the photo he is seen as Admète in Gluck's opera "Alceste".