Jules-Sébastien Montjauze by Bureau (2)

Jules-Sébastien Montjauze (1825-1877); French tenor. He started his career as an actor. In 1855, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, he made his debut as a singer in the première of Halevy's "Jaguarita, l'indienne". He sang the premières of Clapison's "La Fanchonette" (1856), Massé's "La Reine Topaze" (1856), Clapison's "Margot" (1857), Reyer's "La Statue" (1861), Grisar's "La chatte merveilleuse" (1862). He created the role of Énée in Berlioz's "Les Troyens à Carthage" (1863) and Fabrice in Von Flotow's "L'ombre" (1870).