André Balbon “Le Caïd“ air de la Diane ( Victor Massé) 1934 Pathé

André Balbon was a French bass opera singer, born in 1902. He was principally active in France and Belgium in character roles In 1924 he appeared in Les Burgraves by Léo Sachs at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, before working in the French provinces for several years. Balbon made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique on 1 November 1928 as un Officier in Lorenzaccio by Moret. From then until the 1940s he was a regular member of the Opéra-Comique company with an extensive repertoire. He sang in the Paris pre