Achille-Felix Montaubry by Carjat

Achille-Félix Montaubry (1826-1898); French tenor.
He started his musical career as an instrumentalist (violin and cello). After discovering his voice he studied singing at the Paris Conservatorium. From 1848 on he had successful engagements at Lille, Brussels, The Hague, Strassburg, Bordeaux and Marseille. In 1858 he was engaged at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. Here he sang at several world premières: in Thomas’ “Le roman d’Elvire” (1860), in Auber’s “La Circassienne” (1861), in David’s “Lalla-Roukh” (1862), in Maillart’s “Lara” (1864), in David’s “Le Saphir” (1865), in Bazin’s “Le voyage en Chine” (1865) and in Offenbach’s “Robinson Crusoé” (1867). In 1862 he performed the role of Bénédict at the première of Berlioz’s opera “Béatrice et Bénédict”. In 1874 he sang at the première of the 4-act version in Offenbach’s “Orphée aux enfers”. After retiring from the stage he left Paris for theatre management in the French province.