Émile Wartel

Louis Émile Wartel (31 March 1834, Paris – 5 May 1907, Paris) was an opera singer and teacher active in Paris. He was the son of the musicians François Wartel and Thérèse Wartel.

Life and career Wartel was an established singer at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris from 1858 until 1868, creating many baritone roles in new operas premiered there.

His repertoire was:

1858 Valère in Le médecin malgré lui (premiere) Bartholo in Les noces de Figaro Lysandre in L'agneau de Chloé (premiere) Gambara in Le harpe d'or (premiere) 1859 Omar in Abou Hassan l’Agent de Cardinal Mazarin in Les petits violons du roi (premiere) 1860 le Docteur Sangrado in Gil Blas (premiere) le Marquis de Panillac in Les valets de Gascogne (premiere) Père Richard in L'auberge des Ardennes (premiere) Monsieur Oronte in Crispin, rival de son maitre (premiere) le Capitaine Barbagallo in Les pêcheurs de Catane (premiere) 1861 Magnus and Astaroth in Astaroth (premiere) Monsieur d’Assonvilliers in Madame Grégoire (premiere) Badroulboudour in Les deux cadis (premiere) Kaloum in La statue (premiere) le Marquis in Le café du roi Placidus in La nuit aux gondoles (premiere) Don Gregorio in Le tête enchantée (premiere)

1862 Utobal in Joseph l'Ogre de la forêt in La chatte merveilleuse (premiere) 1863 Don Armado in Peines d'amours perdues Sparafucile in Rigoletto 1864 Ambroise in Mireille (premiere) Le baron in Violetta Le docteur in Le cousin Babylas (premiere) 1865 Candaule in Le roi Candaule (premiere) Le bourgmestre in Lisbeth ou la Cinquantaine Lord Tristan in Martha 1866 Ford in Les joyeuses commères de Windsor Van Daff in Les dragées de Suzette (premiere) 1867 le Duc de Vérone in Roméo et Juliette (premiere) Simon Glover in La jolie fille de Perth (premiere) 1868 Pandolphe in L'irato Toby in Le brasseur de Preston