Louis Barrielle by Constantin

Louis Barrielle; French bass-baritone. In 1859 he performed the rôle of Braconnier at the premiere of Meyerbeer's "Dinorah". In 1860 he created the rôle of Gaspar in Donizetti's "Rita" and in 1861 the rôle of Orsakoff in Auber's "La Circassienne", both at the Opéra Comique. In 1878 he created Hérode in Pessard's "Le Capitaine Fracasse".

On the photo he is seen as the Russian general "Prince Orsakoff" in La Circassienne.