Jean-Philippe Lafont
Known for Acting · 15 credits
- Born
- 1951-02-11 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (11)
Babette's Feast
1987
as Achille Papin
Cop's Honor
1985
as Ranko
Carmen
1984
as Le Dancaïre
La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012
as Général Sternitz
J'étais à Nüremberg
2011
as Goering
Bluebeard
1984
as Popolani
Cendrillon
2011
as Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Claude
2015
as Le Directeur
Revenez, plaisirs exilés (sur Alceste)
1992
as Alcide ou Hercule
Don Quichotte
2000
as Sancho
Claude - Thierry Escaich
2013
About Jean-Philippe Lafont
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 part… With 15 credits spanning from 1972 to 2015, Jean-Philippe Lafont has appeared in 11 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Philippe Lafont Movies
- Babette's Feast (1987) — as Achille Papin
- Cop's Honor (1985) — as Ranko
- Carmen (1984) — as Le Dancaïre
- La Guerre du Royal Palace (2012) — as Général Sternitz
- J'étais à Nüremberg (2011) — as Goering
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