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Agustarello Affre

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Agustarello Affre

Birth
Saint-Chinian, Departement de l'Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Death
27 Dec 1931 (aged 73)
Cagnes-sur-Mer, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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French operatic tenor. He possessed a powerful, firm and exceptionally beautiful voice which garnered him the nickname the "French Tamagno" in comparison to the great Italian tenor. He was one of the leading operatic tenors in Paris from 1890-1911. He spent the last years of his career singing and directing operas in the United States. After World War I, he lived in retirement in France.
French operatic tenor. He possessed a powerful, firm and exceptionally beautiful voice which garnered him the nickname the "French Tamagno" in comparison to the great Italian tenor. He was one of the leading operatic tenors in Paris from 1890-1911. He spent the last years of his career singing and directing operas in the United States. After World War I, he lived in retirement in France.

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Souvenir du 4 juin 1999
Hommage des Saint-Chinianais
à Auguste Affre dit GUSTARELLO

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