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Pierre-Armand Piau

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Birthplace: Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death: January 23, 1879 (48)
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Piau and Marie Anne Piau
Father of Julia Potel
Brother of Anne Antoinette Piau; NN Piau and Pauline Piau

Occupation: French operatic baritone
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About Potel

Pierre-Armand Piau, stage name Potel, was a French operatic baritone. He is best remembered for creating the role Le Dancaïre, the smuggler, in Georges Bizet's opera Carmen in the World Premiere in Paris on 3 March 1875.

Original biography http://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2020/03/potel-tenor-and-comic-...

Copy http://operetta-research-center.org/great-opera-bouffe-tenor-potel/

Role pics https://data.bnf.fr/en/15124820/pierre__armand_potel/

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Potel's Timeline

1830
July 3, 1830
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1879
January 23, 1879
Age 48
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