Death of a lustrous Paris tenor, 93

Death of a lustrous Paris tenor, 93

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norman lebrecht

November 30, 2017

Forum Opéra reports the passing of Paul Finel, who was a popular Faust – both Berlioz and Gounod – at the Opéra Garnier in the middle of the last century.

Along with many other leading roles. All with beautiful diction.

This aria contains the immortal line ‘Je ne regrette rien.’

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