Poultier, Placide-Alexandre-Guillaume
(1814–1887)> VOCALIST
Poultier, Placide-Alexandre-Guillaume (27 May 1814, Villequier; 1887, Villequier), vocalist, was the son of a sailor who found himself endowed with an extremely strong and impressive voice. He took lessons from M. Maillot , and, in 1840, he left for Paris. Poultier made his debut at the Opéra toward the end of 1840, and he went on to enjoy a limited success on the Paris stage, although he proved to be a sensation in La Juive and La Muette de Portici. He left the captial for an interval to tour…