André Balbon was a French bass opera singer, born in Paris, on 4 June 1902 and died in Alicante (Spain), on 30 March 1984.
In 1924 he appeared in Les Burgraves by Léo Sachs at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, before working in the French provinces for several years.
[1] In 1933 Balbon created the title role in Marc Berthomieu's opérette Robert Macaire, at the Grand Théâtre in Le Havre.
[3] In 1934 he appeared as Popoff in the Meilhac version of Die lustige Witwe “La Veuve Joyeuse” at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique in Paris and returned to the role in Geneva in February 1954 in a Grand Théâtre de Genève production starring Jacques Jansen as Danilo.
Balbon participated in Feu d'artifice by Erik Charell and Jurg Amstein with music by Paul Burkhard starring Suzy Delair at the Théâtre Marigny in 1952.