Nourrit, Louis
(1780–1831)> VOCALIST
Nourrit, Louis (4 August 1780, Montpellier; 23 September 1831, Paris), vocalist, had his first music lessons as a choirboy in his native city. He went to Paris for advanced instruction at age 16, and Méhul was so impressed by his voice and his ability that he had him enrolled at the Conservatoire in 1802. After leaving the Conservatoire, Nourrit made his debut at the Opéra as Renaud in Armide on 3 March 1803, and he did so well that he won an appointment as Lainé’s stand-in (also see…