Eugène Lorrain by Carjat

Eugène Lorrain (1856-1924); French bass-baritone.
He studied singing at the Conservatoire National de Paris with Portier and Obin. In 1879 he made his debut at the Grand Opéra Paris as St. Bris in Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots". He remained here until 1884 and in 1883 he created the role of Le Duc de Norfolk in Saint-Saëns' opera "Henri VIII". During the years 1884/90 he made many guest appearances in Italy. From 1890/93 he was engaged at the Opéra-Comique Paris where he debuted as Lothario in Massenet's "Mignon". Here he participated at the premières of Diaz de La Pena's "Benvenuto" (1890), Bruneau's "Le Rêve" (1891), Berlioz's "Les Troyens à Carthage" (1892) and Delibes' "Kassya" (1893). He made guest appearances at Brussels (Théâtre de la Monnaie), London (Covent Garden), Milan (La Scala) and Budapest. After his retirement as a singer he was a vocal teacher at the Conservatoire National de Paris.