Étienne Troy

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.

Life and career The son of a hatter, Troy studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire where in 1864 he won the first prize in the opéra-comique competition. 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.

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. The two brothers married sisters Emilie Lucie (Étienne) and Marie Antoinette Viel (Eugène).