Jean-Philippe Lafont

Jean-Philippe Lafont (born 11 February 1951) is a French baritone. He studied in his native city of Toulouse and later at the Opéra-Studio in Paris. He made his operatic debut as Papageno in The Magic Flute at the Salle Favart, Paris in 1974. He went on to appear regularly in Toulouse, where he first played the title role in Verdi's Falstaff in 1987.

His discography includes: Auber: La muette de Portici Berlioz: La damnation de Faust Bizet: Djamileh Debussy: La chute de la maison Usher Escaich: Gluck: Les pèlerins de la Mecque Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass Offenbach: La belle Hélène Offenbach: Mesdames de la Halle Offenbach: M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . . Offenbach: Pomme d'api Salieri: Les Danaïdes Salieri: Tarare Verdi: Falstaff

Filmography 1984 Carmen (Dancaïre) 1985 Parole de flic (Ranko) 1987 Babette's Feast (Achille Papin) as well as French television (2011), (2012) and (2014)