César Vezzani

César Vezzani, born on August 8, 1888, in Bastia, Corsica, was an operatic tenor. He studied singing in Paris under Agnès Borgo starting in 1908 and debuted at the Opéra-Comique in 1911 with Richard Coeur-de-Lion by Grétry. Vezzani's career was interrupted by World War I, during which he was wounded. Post-war, he resumed performing primarily in provincial opera houses across France and Brussels. He returned to the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1921/1922. During World War II, Vezzani sang frequently in Algiers. His final performances were as principal tenor in Toulon until a stroke in 1948 left him paralyzed. He died on November 11, 1951, in Marseille.