Jacques Isnardon (15 February 1860 – 14 November 1930) was a French

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, writer and

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. After winning a competition at the

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, he made his debut as Baxter in

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in 1885, before moving to Brussels and the ''Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie'', whose history he chronicled. He sang in ''

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'' at La Scala and ''

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before returning to the Opéra-Comique in 1894. His ''Le Chant Théâtral'' is as much a memoir of his times as a philosophy of vocal pedagogy: "Herein is but one method: the new method for each pupil". One of his students was American actress, writer, and translator Virginia Fox Brooks. He sang in the world premieres of ''

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'' and '' Le chevalier d'Harmental''; other roles included Mozart's

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and Rossini's Basilio; Puccini's Colline and Leoncavallo's Schaunard; Masetto, Lescaut,

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& at various times 5 roles (Mercutio, Paris, Gregorio, Laurent and the Duke) from '' Roméo et Juliette''.

Writings

''Le théatre de la Monnaie depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours''
Schott Frères. Brussel. 1890. reissued Kessinger 2010) *

' (1911, reissued by Nabu Press 2010; preface by

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

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Notes and sources

* *Martin, Jules (1895
''Nos artists: Portraits et biographies''
Paris: Libraire de l'Annuaire universale, ()

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Jacques Isnardon in ''Les Contes d'Hoffmann''
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