Mario Altéry
Mario Altéry (12 September 1892 – 13 March 1974) was a French operatic tenor who performed with the Opéra de Paris and Opéra-Comique as well as singing in numerous operettas. Born in Nice, his real name was Philippe Altare. Life and career. Altéry was born in Nice and made his debut at the Opéra-Comique on 30 May 1935 as Gérald in Léo Delibes's "Lakmé". He went on to perform there as Count Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville", Don José in "Carmen", Nadir in "Les pêcheurs de perles", Pédro in Raoul Laparra's "La Habanera", le  Noctambule in "Louise", the title role in "Julien", Des Grieux, in "Manon", the title role in "Werther", Wilhelm Meister in "Mignon", Félicien in Alfred Bruneau's "Le rêve", Vincent in "Mireille", and Philémon in "Philémon et Baucis". He also performed in the Italian repertoire as Canio on "Pagliacci", Turridu in "Cavalleria rusticana", Cavaradossi in "Tosca", Rodolfo in "La bohème", and Alfredo in "La traviata". In 1942, he appeared at the Opéra de Paris as Mylio in "Le Roi d'Ys" alongside Suzanne Juyol, Solange Renaux, and José Beckmans in performances conducted by François Ruhlmann. He also appeared with company as the  Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto". Altéry died in Hyères on the French Riviera at the age of 81. His daughter, Mathé Altéry (born 1927), is a soprano noted for her performances in operetta and French song.