Nicolas-Jean-Jacques Masset by Petit

Nicolas-Jean-Jacques Masset (1811-1903); French tenor and violinist.
He started his career as a violinist (“First violin” at the Théâtre des Variétés and next at the Théâtre-Italien). He made his debut as a singer in 1839 at the Opéra-Comique at the première of Adam’s “La reine d’un jour”. He stayed at the Opéra-Comique until 1845. From 1845-1848 he continued his career in Italy at La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Regio in Parma and at the Opera in Cremona. When he returned to Paris in 1848, he was engaged at the Grand Opéra. In 1850 he made some guest appearances at the Teatro Real in Madrid (Verdi’s “Ernani” and Rossini’s “Otello”).
In 1852 he retired from the stage and until 1887 he worked as a professor at the Conservatoire National in Paris.