Leon David

as Almaviva ' The Barber of Seville"

Leon David
1867-1962
French Tenor

Studied in Nantes and in Paris, Début in February 1892 at Monte Carlo as Euxenos in ‘’Gyptis’Desjoyeaux'’ . In 1892 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, as Lopas in ‘’Les Troyens’’. Between 1900 and 1907 he sang at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels His roles included Almaviva, George Brown (‘’La dame blanche’’), Gerald (‘’Lakmé’’), Des Grieux (‘’Manon’’), Wilhelm Meister (‘’Mignon’’), Nadir, Vincent (‘’Mireille’’), Werther and Don José. , Belmonte and Dimitri in Franco Alfano's ‘’Risurrezione’’. In 1913 he created Paco in Manuel de Falla's ‘’La vida breve’’ at Nice . Retired 1920 Opéra-Comique . Professor of singing the Paris Conservatoire from 1924 to 1937.