Bernac, Pierre
(1899–1979)
Bernac, PierreBernac, PierrePierre Bernac (B * PARIS, 1899 – D † VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON, 1979) Stage name of French baritone Pierre-Louis Bertin, adopted in 1920 because there was already a celebrated actor/poet named Pierre Bertin. Pierre Bernac studied French music with composer André Caplet (1878 – 1925) and Yvonne Gouverné. Expanding his repertoire to include German Lieder, Bernac studied with the German/Russian coach Reinhold von Wahrlich (1877 – 1939) until 1934. This man was claimed by…