Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard

French opera singer

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1669

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1741

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard (10 August 1669 - 24 August 1741) was a French operatic baritone (basse taille). Thévenard was born at Orléans or possibly Paris.
Arriving in Paris in 1690, he studied under the composer André Cardinal Destouches and went on to become a member of the Académie Royale de Musique.
He was notable for playing tragic roles that made use of his skill at declamatory recitatives.
He appeared in over 80 tragédies en musique and opéras ballet before finally retiring in 1729.
He died in Paris.



Alternative names	Georg Fridrich Šmidt; Georg Fridrich Smidt; Schmidt; g. f. schmidt; George Friedrich Schmidt
Description	German engraver
Date of birth/death	24 January 1712	25 January 1775
Location of birth/death	Schönerlinde, Wandlitz	Berlin
Work location	Berlin, Saint Petersburg
Authority control	: Q877735 VIAF: 19946384 ISNI: 0000 0000 6636 1707 ULAN: 500012494 LCCN: no2008034438 GND: 104160802 WorldCat