Eugene Charles Caron By A Maze

Eugene Charles Caron
1834-1903
French Baritone

Entered Paris Conservatory 1861 and studied singing with Paul Laget and declamation with Nicolas Levasseur he won one of the three First Prizes in singing.He was engaged by the Paris Opera that same year and made his official debut on 26 September 1862 as Count di Luna in a revival of Verdi's "Il Trovatore".He went on to sing leading baritone roles with the Paris Opera in a career spanning 25 years.He retired from the Paris Opera in 1886 and afterwards taught singing until 1900. Created Maître Jean in " Jeanne d'Arc" by Mermet 1876 and Enguerrand in "La reine Berthe " by Joncières 1878 he also sang in the world premieres of oratorios Les sept paroles du Christ by Théodore Dubois 1867 and La Vierge, by Jules 1880 and performed as a soloist in concerts of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, of which he was member from 1865 until 1873. Other roles included: Ashton in " Lucia de Lammermoor", Guy de Montfort in "Les vêpres siciliennes", Raimbaud in "Le comte Ory", Masetto in "Don Giovanni", Nélusko in "L'Africaine", Kilian in "Der Freischütz", Alphonse in "La favorite" , Le Comte de Nevers in "Les Huguenots", Hadjar in "Le tribut de Zamora", and Valentin in "Faust".