Eugène Dufriche

Eugène Dufriche (born 1848, date of death unknown) was a French baritone, who had a career on the operatic stage from the 1870s in Paris through to the 1900s in New York.

Dufriche made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique on 27 August 1874 as Loïc in Le pardon de Ploërmel[1] going on to sing in the 100th performance of the piece that September.

"[4] His association with the Royal Opera House, London, began in 1890, and continued until 1905, roles including Quasimodo in Esmeralda, Rabbi Davide in L'amico Fritz, creating Bustamente in La Navarraise, and Amonasro in Aida.

[5] He also sang in St Petersburg, Buenos Aires and at the Teatro di San Carlo Naples, as well as returning to the Paris Opera as Alphonse in La favorite, Telramund in Lohengrin and Amonasro in Aida.

[6] In March 1892 he sang the 2nd tableau of the first act of Parsifal (in French) in a Paris Conservatoire concert conducted by Danbé.