# Louis Baron

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{{Short description|French actor and opera singer (1838–1920)}}
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'''Louis Baron''' (real name '''Louis Bouchêne''' or '''Bouchenez'''; September 1838 – 2 March 1920) was a French actor and [bass](/source/bass_(vocal_range)) singer.

==Biography==
Louis Baron was born in September 1838 at [Alençon](/source/Alen%C3%A7on).<ref name ="Martin">Martin J. ''Nos artistes des théâtres et concerts.'' Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1895.</ref>

His first stage appearances were at the Théâtre de la Tour-d'Auvergne, and subsequently in [Limoges](/source/Limoges) (1857–58) and [Troyes](/source/Troyes) (1858–59). After military service as a customs officer he then appeared in [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) (1863) and [Rouen](/source/Rouen) (1864–66).<ref name ="Martin"/>

In July 1866 he made his debut at the [Théâtre des Variétés](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_des_Vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9s) in the comedy ''Le photographe'' by [Meilhac](/source/Henri_Meilhac) and [Ludovic Halévy](/source/Ludovic_Hal%C3%A9vy), going on to create many other roles in plays by [Labiche](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Labiche) (''Les trente millions de gladiator'') and [Meilhac](/source/Henri_Meilhac) and [Halévy](/source/Ludovic_Hal%C3%A9vy) (including ''La cigale'', ''La petite marquise'', and ''Toto chez Tata'').

In the field of operetta he created various roles in works by [Offenbach](/source/Jacques_Offenbach) including ''[La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein](/source/La_Grande-Duchesse_de_G%C3%A9rolstein)'', ''[Les brigands](/source/Les_brigands)'', and ''La boulangère a des écus'', as well as appearing in revivals. For [Hervé](/source/Herv%C3%A9_(composer)) he created Célestin in ''[Mam'zelle Nitouche](/source/Mam'zelle_Nitouche)'', as well as roles in ''Lili'', ''La Femme à papa'', and ''Le Trône d'Écosse''.<ref name ="Martin"/>

In 1886, he was briefly co-director of the Variétés with [Eugène Bertrand](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Bertrand) before moving on to the [Gaîté](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_de_la_Ga%C3%AEt%C3%A9_(rue_Papin)).<ref name ="Martin"/>

His son, [Louis Baron, fils](/source/Louis_Baron%2C_son) (1870–1939), was also an actor and singer who had a long stage and film career in France including the premiere of ''[Dédé](/source/D%C3%A9d%C3%A9_(op%C3%A9rette))'' in 1921.<ref name="comedie-musicale.jgana.fr">’L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918-1940)’ ([http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm], accessed 22 October 2009.</ref>

Louis Baron died in Paris on 2 March 1920.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41819966/louis_baron_actor/ |title=Louis Baron, Actor |work=[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer) |location=Paris |page=5 |date=1920-03-03 |access-date=2020-01-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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Category:1838 births
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Category:French operatic basses
Category:People from Alençon
Category:Musicians from Normandy
Category:19th-century French male singers
Category:Male actors from Normandy

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