Louis-Henri Obin

Louis-Henri Obin (4 August 1820 in Ascq, near Lille – 9 November 1895 in Paris), was a French operatic bass.

These included some of the most important bass parts in French grand opera, including Procida in Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes (1855), the King in the same composer's Don Carlos (1867), and the High Priest of Brahma in Meyerbeer's L'Africaine (1865).

[1] In 1850 he performed in the Paris Opera's first staging of Louis Niedermeyer's Marie Stuart and created several parts in the world premiere of Daniel Auber's L'enfant prodigue.

[2] In 1853 he performed in the world premiere of Armand Limnander's Le Maitre à Chanter and in 1859 he created the role of Nicanor / Satan in Félicien David's Herculanum.

[2] In 1863 he performed several roles at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, including Balthazar in La favorite, Bertram in Robert le diable, Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Leporello in Don Giovanni, and the title role in Mosè in Egitto.