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Gilbert-Louis Duprez

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Birthplace: Paris, France
Death: September 23, 1896 (89)
Paris, France
Place of Burial: Paris, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Nicolas-Marie Duprez and Julie Duprez
Husband of Alexandrine Duprez
Father of Caroline Duprez and Léon Duprez
Brother of Édouard Duprez and Bernard-Bonaventure Duprez

Occupation: French operatic tenor, singing teacher, minor composer, Mayor of Valmondois.
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About Gilbert Duprez

Gilbert Duprez (6 December 1806 – 23 September 1896) was a French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer who famously pioneered the delivery of the operatic high C from the chest. He created the role of Edgardo in the popular bel canto-era opera Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835. He also created the role of Gaston in Verdi's opera Jérusalem in 1850.

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Gilbert Duprez's Timeline

1806
December 6, 1806
Paris, France
1832
April 10, 1832
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1838
1838
1896
September 23, 1896
Age 89
Paris, France
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Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris, France