Alizard, Adolphe-Joseph-Louis
(1814–1850)> VOCALIST
Alizard, Adolphe-Joseph-Louis (29 December 1814, Paris; January 1850, Marseilles), vocalist, persuaded his mother to allow him to pursue a musical career instead of becoming a teacher. When he went to Beauvais with her, therefore, he studied under the direction of Victor Magnien . The latter sent his pupil to Paris to study violin with Urhan, but his new teacher was so impressed with his voice that they arranged for him to enter the Conservatoire so that he might study singing under Banderali…