Education
He studied singing in his hometown and debuted at the Théâtre royal d"Anvers as Cinna in Louisiana vestale. In 1822 he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied singing with Plantade and declamation Baptiste the elder.
He studied singing in his hometown and debuted at the Théâtre royal d"Anvers as Cinna in Louisiana vestale. In 1822 he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied singing with Plantade and declamation Baptiste the elder.
The Pasha in Le caravanne du Caïre and Œdipe in Œdipe à Colone were his greatest successes. He spent 1823, 1824, and 1825 at the Opéra, and as his vocal means were not fully in order, he found himself switching between bass and tenor. Being frustrated with the lack of encouragement he had gotten thus far, he moved to Italy to study singing anew.
lieutenant was here that he changed his name to the more Italian "Inchindi", and appeared as Lusignano in the premiere production of Vincenzo Bellini"s Zaira in May 1829 in Parma.
He returned to Paris a virtuoso baritone and made his second debut on October 1, 1829 in the role of Assur in Rossini"s Semiramide. His critics remarked on how his technique and voice had improved, become fuller and more beautiful.
In 1834 he created the role of Max in Adolphe Adam"s opera Le chalet for the Opéra-Comique, which was a triumph for him—so much so that this role came to define the low baritone voice part in France for many decades. He sang in Madrid in 1845 and finished his career in Spain.
He spent his later years between Madrid and Paris but died suddenly on a trip to Brussels in 1876.
During his career his repertoire also included Figaro in Rossini"s Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aliprando in Donizetti"s Matilde di Shabran, and his Belisario.