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'''Gustave-Hippolyte Roger''', born in Paris on 17 December 1815 and died there on 12 September 1879, was a French [[tenor]]. He is best known for creating the leading tenor roles in ''La damnation de Faust'' by [[Berlioz]] in 1846 and [[Meyerbeer]]'s ''[[Le prophète]]'' in 1849.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web|title=Gustave-Hippolyte Roger|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100426265|website=Oxford Index|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> |
'''Gustave-Hippolyte Roger''', born in Paris on 17 December 1815 and died there on 12 September 1879, was a French [[tenor]]. He is best known for creating the leading tenor roles in ''La damnation de Faust'' by [[Berlioz]] in 1846 and [[Meyerbeer]]'s ''[[Le prophète]]'' in 1849.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web|title=Gustave-Hippolyte Roger|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100426265|website=Oxford Index|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early years and education== |
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Orphaned at an early age, Roger was brought up in Paris by his uncle. He entered the [[Paris Conservatoire]], where he won first prize in singing and declamation.<ref name="Baker">{{cite book|last1=Baker|first1=Theodore|title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians|date=1995|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|isbn=2-221-07778-4|edition=8th edition}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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Gustave-Hippolyte Roger, born in Paris on 17 December 1815 and died there on 12 September 1879, was a French tenor. He is best known for creating the leading tenor roles in La damnation de Faust by Berlioz in 1846 and Meyerbeer's Le prophète in 1849.[1]
Early years and education
Orphaned at an early age, Roger was brought up in Paris by his uncle. He entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he won first prize in singing and declamation.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Gustave-Hippolyte Roger". Oxford Index. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Baker, Theodore (1995). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (8th edition ed.). Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 2-221-07778-4.
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