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==[[Stanford Olsen]]==
==Jean Morère==


Jean Morère (6 October 1836 – ?? February 1887) was a French operatic tenor,
'''Stanford Olsen''' is an [[America|American]] [[opera]]tic [[tenor]].


Debut at [[Paris Opera]] in [[Verdi]]'s [[Il trovatore]] in 1861. Created the title role in Verdi's [[Don Carlos]] in 1866. Sang at [[La Monnaie]].
Between 1986 and 1997 he performed over 160 times at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], specialising in light lyrics role such as Count Almaviva in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]''.<ref>[http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm Metropolitan Opera archives]</ref>.

He was educated at the [[University of Utah]] and the [[University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music]]. In 1986 he won the [[Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions]] After retiring from full-time performance in the late 1990s he became a faculty member at the [[Florida State University]]'s College of Music, where he is Professor of Voice and Lucille P. and Elbert B. Shelfer Eminent Scholar.<ref>[http://www.music.fsu.edu/Faculty-and-Staff/Faculty/Stanford-Olsen Florida State University website]</ref> He continues to perform on the concert platform in addition to his teaching and coaching.

==Roles performed at the Metropolitan Opera==

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! width="200pt" | Opera
! width="100pt" | Role
! width="100pt" | Performances
! width="100pt" | First performance
! width="100pt" | Last performance
|-
| {{Hs|Puritani}}''[[I Puritani]]''
| Arturo
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 1986
| align="center" | 1997
|-
| {{Hs|Rigoletto}}''[[Rigoletto]]''
| Borsa
| align="center" | 15
| align="center" | 1986
| align="center" | 1989
|-
| {{Hs|Traviata}}''[[La Traviata]]''
| Gastone
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 1987
| align="center" | 1988
|-
| {{Hs|elisir}}''[[L'elisir d'amore]]''
| Nemorino
| align="center" | 14
| align="center" | 1988
| align="center" | 1996
|-
| {{Hs|Lucia}}''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]''
| Arturo
| align="center" | 17
| align="center" | 1988
| align="center" | 1989
|-
| {{Hs|tabarro}}''[[Il tabarro]]''
| Song Seller
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 1989
| align="center" | 1989
|-
| {{Hs|Barber}}''[[Barber of Seville]]''
| Count Almaviva
| align="center" | 20
| align="center" | 1989
| align="center" | 1995
|-
| {{Hs|Entführung}}''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]''
| Belmonte
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 1990
| align="center" | 1991
|-
| {{Hs|Rosenkavalier}}''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]''
| Italian Tenor
| align="center" | 20
| align="center" | 1990
| align="center" | 1995
|-
| {{Hs|Don}}''[[Don Giovanni]]''
| Don Ottavio
| align="center" | 28
| align="center" | 1990
| align="center" | 1997
|-
| {{Hs|Semiramide}}''[[Semiramide]]''
| Idreno
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1990
| align="center" | 1993
|-
| {{Hs|Falstaff}}''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]''
| Fenton
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 1992
| align="center" | 1996
|-
| {{Hs|Fille}}''[[La Fille du Régiment]]''
| Tonio
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 1994
| align="center" | 1994
|-
| {{Hs|Fledermaus}}''[[Die Fledermaus]]''
| Alfred
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 1995
| align="center" | 1995
|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==[[Grant Doyle]]==

'''Grant Doyle''' (born in [[Adelaide]]) is an [[Australia|Australian]] [[opera]]tic [[baritone]].

==Biography==

Doyle studied at the [[Royal College of Music]] and was then a member of the Young Artists Programme at the [[Royal Opera, London|Royal Opera House]],<ref>[http://www.owenwhitemanagement.com/baritones%20and%20basses/Grant-Doyle/ Agent's website]</ref> where he played Tarquinius in [[The Rape of Lucretia]] in the [[Royal_Opera_House#Linbury_Studio_Theatre|Linbury Studio Theatre]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/apr/30/classicalmusicandopera1 ''Guardian'' review]</ref>

With [[Opera North]] he has played Sasha in [[Paradise Moscow]],<ref>[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/24140/paradise-moscow ''The Stage'' review]</ref> Albert in [[Werther]]<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/opera-north-werther-the-lowry-salford-1823093.html ''Independent'' review]</ref> and Robin Oakapple/Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd in [[Ruddigore]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/03/ruddigore-opera-north-review ''Guardian'' review]</ref>

With the [[State Opera of South Australia]] he has played Starbuck in [[Moby Dick (opera)|Moby Dick]],<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/artworks/from-state-opera-of-south-australias-production/2936466 ''ABC'' photo]</ref> Count Almaviva in [[The Marriage of Figaro]]<ref>[http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/adelaide/the-marriage-of-figaro--state-opera-south-australia-1828.html ''Australian Stage'' review]</ref> and Zurga in [[The Pearl Fishers]].<ref>[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/opera-the-pearl-fishers/story-fn503imo-1225922419166 ''Adelaide Now'' review]</ref>

In 2012 he will play Figaro in [[English Touring Opera]]'s [[Barber of Seville]].<ref>[http://www.thestage.co.uk/listings/production.php/54696/the-barber-of-seville-english-touring-opera ''The Stage'' listings]</ref>


==References==
==References==


==External links==
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[[:Category:Living people]]
[[:Category:French opera singers]]
[[:Category:Australian baritones]]
[[:Category:Operatic tenors]]
[[:Category:Australian opera singers]]
[[:Category:Operatic baritones]]

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Jean Morère

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Jean Morère (6 October 1836 – ?? February 1887) was a French operatic tenor,

Debut at Paris Opera in Verdi's Il trovatore in 1861. Created the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos in 1866. Sang at La Monnaie.

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