Rene Fournetz

as Lothario "Mignon" Thomas

Rene Fournetz
(Jean-Antoine-René Fournets)
1858-1926
French Bass

Studied at the Conservatoire National de Paris a student of Ernest Boulanger and Louis Henri Obin, . Debut at the Opera-Comique, Friar Laurent "Romeo and Juliet ", From the Opéra-Comique he moved to the Opéra, where he began, in 1892, in Mephistophélès de Faust, creates various roles in: Samson and Dalila , Fredegonde , Helle , Briseis , Lancelot , etc. In 1901, Fournets left the Opera and he continued his career in the provinces and abroad, while teaching. He was appointed knight of the Legion of Honor on May 24, 1924.