Étienne Troy, (21 July 1844, Toulouse - 3 June 1909, Paris) was a French baritone opera singer who took numerous small roles in Paris for over 40 years and was later a stage manager at the Opéra-Comique.Etienne
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Life and career

The son of a hatter, Troy studied singing at the

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where in 1864 he won the first prize in the opéra-comique competition. In 1865 he joined the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris, where he sang in the premieres of ''

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'' (Grégorio) by Gounod, and ''Les Bleuets'' (Don Ruy) by Jules Cohen, in 1867. He also sang in the French premieres of '' Joyeuses Commères de Windsor'' by Nicolai and 'Robin des Bois' (''

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'') by Weber, in 1866. In the 1870s he created roles in a pair of less successful Offenbach operas in 1873 '' La Jolie Parfumeuse'' (Germain) and in 1878 '' Maître Péronilla'' (Ripardos). He joined the

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in 1879 where his many creations included an old man in '' Jean de Nivelle'' in 1880, Luther in '' les Contes d’Hoffmann'' in 1881, a sergeant in ''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was f ...

'' in 1884 (also singing in the 500th performance in January 1905), a wine grower in ''

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'' in 1886, Caylus in ''

le Roi malgré lui ''Le roi malgré lui'' (''The King in Spite of Himself'' or ''The Reluctant King'') is an opéra-comique in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier of 1887 with an original libretto by Emile de Najac and Paul Burani. The opera is revived occasionally, b ...

'' in 1887, Mauclerc in ''l’Escadron volant de la Reine'' in 1888, a saracen envoy in ''

Esclarmonde ''Esclarmonde'' () is an opéra () in four acts and eight Tableau vivant, tableaux, with prologue and epilogue, by Jules Massenet, to a French libretto by Alfred Blau and Louis de Gramont, Louis Ferdinand de Gramont. It was first performed at th ...

'' in 1889, the king's equerry in ''

La Basoche ''La Basoche'' is an opéra comique in three acts, with music by André Messager and words by Albert Carré. The opera is set in Paris in 1514 and depicts the complications that arise when the elected "king" of the student guild, the Basoche, ...

'' in 1890, Yahn in ''Kassya'' in 1893, Maillefer in ''Le Chevalier d’Harmental'' in 1896, the pleasures superintendent in '' Cendrillon'' in 1899, the first warden in '' Louise'' in 1900, and the concierge in '' la Carmélite'' in 1902. Other roles at the Salle Favart included a guard in the ''Magic Flute'', the officer in ''Le Barbier de Séville'', the marquis in ''La Traviata'', Berddret in ''Fervaal'', recruiting master in ''Une aventure de la Guimard'', several small roles in ''Le Pré-aux-Clercs'', Antonio in ''Les Noces de Figaro'', le Dancaïre, a guide and Lillas Pastia in ''Carmen'', Urbain in ''Richard Cœur de Lion'', the minister in ''les Dragons de Villars'', Kaboul in ''Lalla-Roukh'', Antonio in ''Mignon'', the restaurant manager in ''Sapho'', a herald in ''Phryné'' and the ferryman in ''Mireille''. He became a stage manager at the Salle Favart in 1893, though continuing to appear on stage in small roles. Troy became a member of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in 1893, retiring in 1904 and thus becoming an honorary member.List of Personnel of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, DK Holoman
accessed 2 January 2020. He was the younger brother of Eugène Troy (1836–71), a bass who followed a short but successful career at the same theatres. They both appeared in the premiere of ''Roméo et Juliette''.Laroque, Adrien. ''Acteurs & Actrices de Paris (33eme edition)''. Paris 1899, p51. The two brothers married sisters Emilie Lucie (Étienne) and Marie Antoinette Viel (Eugène).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Troy, Etienne 1844 births 1909 deaths French operatic baritones 20th-century French male opera singers Musicians from Toulouse French opera managers