Fernand Francell

Fernand Francell (9 November 1879 – 18 February 1966, in Paris)[1] was a French tenor and later actor and vocal teacher[2] who was particularly associated with the Opéra-Comique.

He had a great success as Mârouf in Nice in 1921,[7] and in 1922 he made a foray into comédie musicale with Monsieur l'Amour and Le Secret de Polichinelle.

He left only a few recordings; for Odeon La Traviata 'De ma folle jeunesse' and Fortunio 'Si vous croyez que je vais dire', for Eden Disques Mignon 'Adieu, Mignon, courage' and, for Lyraphon, Fortunio 'J'aimais la vieille maison grise'.

He was the dedicatee of “Parfois, je suis triste”, the third song in Lili Boulanger’s cycle ‘Clairières dans le Ciel’.

In the 1930s Francell appeared in the films Les Trois Mousquetaires (as Louis XIII) in 1932 and L'Appel du silence in 1936.