Obin, Louis Henri
(*1820)> VOCALIST
Obin, Louis Henri (4 August 1820, Ascq; ?), vocalist, took his first voice lessons at Lille before going to the Conservatoire in Paris to study under the direction of M. Ponchard . He was not an exceptional pupil, but he graduated in 1844 and made his debut at the Opéra as a bass on 21 October 1844 in the role of Brabantio in Othello. He sang Lord Seyton at the premiere of Marie Stuart on 6 December 1844, but he left the theatre shortly thereafter only to return to fill the part of Bocchoris in…