Alfred Giraudet

Alfred-Auguste Giraudet (28 March 1845, Seine-et-Oise – 18 October 1911, New York City[1]) was a French operatic bass, voice teacher, and writer on singing.

[1] On 10 May 1869 he portrayed the title role in the world premiere of Ernest Boulanger's Don Quichotte at the Théâtre Lyrique.

[2][3] In 1876 he created the role of Vulcan in the world premiere of the revised version of Gounod's Philémon et Baucis.

He died suddenly of pulmonary edema at his home on Claremont Avenue in Manhattan on 18 October 1911, shortly after beginning his third year of teaching in New York.

[5] His notable pupils included Mariska Aldrich, Lucia Dunham, Charles Rousselière, and Félix Vieuille.