21 JUNE 1908 Birth of French baritone Rene BIANCO in Constantine. Debut as Basilio in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1934. Bianco performed regularly at the Paris Opera with a large repertoire of classics- especially works by Verdi, Gounod and Bizet. He taught voice until his retirement then lived in the Lyon region until his death in Charbonnieres-les-Bains on January 23, 2008.
