Pierre Jules Michot by Bacard

Pierre Jules as Roméo in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette

PIERRE JULES MICHOT -French Tenor
1832-1896
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 rôle 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 rôle 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”.