Gilbert Duprez
French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer
Died when: 89 years 292 days (1077 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gilbert-Louis 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 (Ut de poitrine, as Paris audiences called it).
He also created the role of Edgardo in the popular bel canto-era opera Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835.
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