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Michel Caron

1929 – 2001

French operatic tenor and stage actor

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Lived 1929 – 2001 (aged 72). Michel Caron was a French singer.

Michel Caron (29 April 1929 in Sèvres - 3 September 2001 in Le Mesnil-Simon, Eure-et-Loir) was a French operatic tenor and stage actor.

He sang in operettas like The White Horse Inn (1960) and opéra-bouffe La Périchole with Jean Le Poulain and Roger Carel, and Barbe Bleue with Jean Le Poulain and Arlette Didier (1968).

Biographie From childhood, Michel Caron wanted to become an actor. He entered the René Simon class, then the Conservatoire de Paris where he won three first prizes: opera, comic opera and operetta.

Caron's career began at the Théâtre du Châtelet to perform Guy Florès during a revival of The White Horse Inn (1960/1961).

He was then at the top of the bill for two plays of opéra-bouffe, performed in 1968, La Périchole with Jean Le Poulain and Roger Carel and Barbe Bleue with Jean Le Poulain and Arlette Didier.

Filmography 1978: Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret, episode: Maigret et le tueur by Marcel Cravenne 1981: Le Choix des armes, by Alain Corneau 1982: Le Démon dans l'île by Francis Leroi

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Who was Michel Caron?

French operatic tenor and stage actor (1929-2001)

When was Michel Caron born?

Michel Caron was born on 29 April 1929 in Sèvres.

When did Michel Caron die?

Michel Caron died on 3 September 2001 in Le Mesnil-Simon.

What was Michel Caron's occupation?

Michel Caron was a singer.

What nationality was Michel Caron?

Michel Caron was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michel Caron

· Wikidata: Q3309202

· DBpedia: Michel Caron (tenor)

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