Reszké, Edouard de (22 December 1853, Warsaw; 25 May 1917, Warsaw) was a bass, a Pole, and a younger brother of the tenor Jean de Reszké and the soprano Josephine de Reszké . He studied with Ciaffei in his native Warsaw and with Steller and Coletti in Italy before visiting his sister at the Paris Opéra, where Escudier was director. Escudier nominated Edouard for the role of the king in the Paris premiere of Aïda at the Théâtre Italien on 22 April 1876, but he returned to Italy after two seasons…