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    Nicolas Levasseur (9 March 1791 – 7 December 1871) was a French bass, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Born Nicolas-Prosper Levasseur at Bresles...
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  • André-Nicolas Levasseur (also known as Auguste Levasseur) was a 19th-century French writer and diplomat known in the United States for accompanying the...
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  • Levasseur is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: André-Nicolas or Auguste Levasseur, French author and secretary for Gilbert du...
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    Michele Pertusi taking on the title role, Patricia Bardon as Hedwige, Nicolas Courjal as Gessler, and Mark Stone as Leuthold. The performance was very...
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    two major male roles of Bertrand and Robert to suit the talents of Nicolas Levasseur and Adolphe Nourrit, respectively. The opera premiered on 21 November...
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    reigning stars of the Paris Opera: Cornélie Falcon, Adolphe Nourrit, Nicolas Levasseur and Jean-Étienne Massol. The well-known interior and theatrical designers...
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    pasticcio of Tell, Rodolfo di Sterlinga, for the benefit of the singer Nicola Ivanoff [it], for which Giuseppe Verdi provided some new arias. Continuing...
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    Conductor: François Habeneck Count Ory tenor Adolphe Nourrit Tutor bass Nicolas Levasseur Isolier mezzo-soprano (en travesti) Constance Jawureck Raimbaud baritone...
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    coloratura passages and performing more lyrical parts. Along with Nicolas Levasseur, he was one of the greatest French basses of his generation. Born...
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    two major male roles of Bertrand and Robert to suit the talents of Nicolas Levasseur and Adolphe Nourrit, respectively. At the invitation of Nourrit, Cornélie...
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