Pierre Nougaro

Pierre Nougaro 27 April 1904 in Toulouse 26 October 1988 in Marseille was a French operatic baritone the father of the singer Claude Nougaro As a child Nougaro enrolled in the evening classes of the Conservatoire de Toulouse at the instigation of his parents who were themselves choristers He obtained a first prize for singing Nougaro was director of the Théâtre Ledoux in Besançon in the 1950s and then of the Rennes theatre in 1958 In Rennes Nougaro increased audiences by expanding the repertoire including operettas in the season and a world premiere every year He also brought in the famous opera stars In 1967 he retired from the Rennes theatre later called the Opéra de Rennes From the 1970s and for many years to come his dramatic talent opened the door to a new career in television and film He appeared in many TV movies and in films directed by Claude Chabrol and Claude Berri among others Source Article Pierre Nougaro from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30