Jean-Baptiste Faure

Jean-Baptiste Faure photographed at the height of his operatic career in Paris and London
Unfinished portrait of Jean-Baptiste Faure by Édouard Manet
Jean-Baptiste Faure as Hamlet, painted by Édouard Manet in 1877

Jean-Baptiste Faure (French: [ʒɑ̃batist fɔʁ]) (15 January 1830 – 9 November 1914)[1] was a French operatic baritone and art collector who also composed several classical songs.

  1. ^ Baker, Theodore; rev. by Nicolas Slonimsky (1994) The Concise Edition of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians; 8th ed. New York: Schirmer Books, p. 289.