page_title: François-Louis Henry
section_title: Opéra-Comique
hierarchical_section_title: François-Louis Henry / Opéra-Comique
caption_attribution_description: English: Juliette Borghèse as Marie and François-Louis Henry as Sergeant Sulpice in Donizetti's comic opera La fille du régiment, as first performed on 11 February 1840 by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle de la Bourse in Paris. Published in Chronique des Théâtres.
context_page_description: François-Louis Henry was a French baritone, who sang for about 35 years with the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he created numerous leading roles. His stage name was Henri. He has also been referred to as François-Louis Deshayes.
context_section_description: The first record of Henry having sung at the Opéra-Comique is on 29 June 1813 in the premiere of Boieldieu's opera Le nouveau seigneur de village. The singer's most noteworthy creations there included Gaveston in Boieldieu's La dame blanche (1825) and Sergeant Sulpice in Donizetti's La fille du régiment (1840). He also sang at the premiere of George Onslow's opera Le duc de Guise. He continued to appear regularly with the company until 1849.
  On 6 December 1846 Henry sang Brander in the premiere of Berlioz's La damnation de Faust, a concert performance at the Opéra-Comique conducted by the composer. He also sang the role under Berlioz on 15 March 1847 at the Mikhaylovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 18 April 1847 at the Maly Theatre in Moscow, and 10 June 1847 at the Neues Königliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin.
  After about 1845 Henry was also active as a stage director at the Opéra-Comique. His stagings included the premieres of  Halévy's 3-act Les mosquetaires de la reine on 3 February 1846, Xavier Boisselot's 3-act Ne touchez pas à la reine! on 16 January 1847, Halévy's 3-act Le val d'Andorre on 11 November 1848, and Armand Limnander's 3-act Les Monténégrins on 31 March 1849.
  Henry's farewell performance was in 1850 (after his official retirement), when he performed Fortunatus in Auber's L'ambassadrice.
  He died in Paris.
caption: Henri as Sulpice (1840) and Juliette Borghèse as Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment
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