Henri-Bernard Dabadie

Henri-Bernard Dabadie (January 19, 1797, Pau - May,1853, Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with Rossini and Auber roles.

Life and career

Dabadie studied at the Paris Conservatory, and made his debut at the Paris Opera, in 1819, as Cinna in "La vestale.

He was to remain at the Opéra until 1836, creating there roles specifically written for him by Rossini, notably; the Pharaon in "Moïse et Pharaon", Raimbaud in "Le comte Ory", and "Guillaume Tell". He also created roles in opera by Auber, Pietro in "La muette de Portici", Jolicoeur in "Le philtre", Jean in "Le serment".

He also sang in Italy, where he created Belcore in Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore", in Milan, on May 12, 1832.

Dabadie was married to soprano Louise Zulmé Leroux (1796-1877), who sometimes used her married name Dabadie, she sang at the Paris Opera, where she created the role of Sinaide in "Moise" and Jemmy in "Guillaume Tell".

Sources

* Roland Mancini and Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, (orig. H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, French edition), "Guide de l’opéra", Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995). ISBN 2-213-01563-6