Emile Renan (28 June 1913 - 8 December 2001) was an American operatic bass-baritone and stage director who had a long association with the New York City Opera.
He also performed as a guest artist with the other opera companies in North America throughout his career.
He went on to sing more than thirty-two more roles with the company over the next fifteen years, mostly in buffo parts.
He sang in many twentieth century operas at the NYCO, including the world premieres of David Tamkin's The Dybbuk (as Meyer, 1951) and Robert Kurka's The Good Soldier Schweik (as the Army doctor, 1958).
He also portrayed Baron Regnard in the premiere of the revised version of Robert Ward's He Who Gets Slapped (1959).