Singher, Martial
(1904–1990)
Singher, MartialSingher, MartialMartial Singher (B * OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE, 1904 – D † SANTA BARBARA, 1990) After French language studies at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud, destined to make him a teacher, Singher turned to music. He was a baritone who sang many roles at the Opéra Comique, including Escamillo in Bizet's (1838 – 1875) Carmen (1875) in its 2217th performance, a gala for the centenary of Bizet's birth in 1938. His operatic debut was in Amsterdam in 1930, in Gluck's (1714…