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Jean-Philippe Lafont
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Jean-Philippe Lafont (born 11 February 1951) is a French baritone. He studied in his native city of Toulouse and later at the Opéra-Studio in Paris. He made his operatic debut as…
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Jean-Philippe Lafont (born 11 February 1951) is a French baritone. He studied in his native city of Toulouse and later at the Opéra-Studio in Paris. He made his operatic debut as Papageno in The Magic Flute at the Salle Favart, Paris in 1974. He went on to appear regularly in Toulouse, where he first played the title role in Verdi's Falstaff in 1987. Lafont has performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala in Milan and the Royal Opera House, London. Among the roles with which he is particularly associated are the four villains in The Tales of Hoffmann, the Comte des Grieux in Manon, Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande, Barak in Die Frau ohne Schatten and the title roles in Gianni Schicchi, Rigoletto, Boris Godunov and Macbeth. Source: Article "Jean-Philippe Lafont" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2015
Claude
Movie Le Directeur
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2014
Ceux de 14
TV show Tchadek
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2013
Claude - Thierry Escaich
Movie
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2012
La Guerre du Royal Palace
Movie Général Sternitz
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2011
J'étais à Nüremberg
Movie Goering
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2011
Cendrillon - Royal Oper House
Movie Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
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2000
Don Quichotte
Movie Sancho
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1992
Revenez, plaisirs exilés (sur Alceste)
Movie Alcide ou Hercule
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1987
Le monde est à vous
TV show Self
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1987
Babette's Feast
Movie Achille Papin
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1985
Cop's Honor
Movie Ranko
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1984
Bluebeard
Movie Popolani
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1984
Carmen
Movie Le Dancaïre
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1982
Champs-Elysées
TV show Self
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1972
Le Grand Échiquier
TV show Self
