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Alain Vanzo
Acting
02 Apr 1928
† 27 Jan 2002
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Biography
Alain Vanzo (April 2, 1928 – January 27, 2002) was a French opera singer and composer, one of few French tenors of international standing in the postwar era. He, along with such singers as Henri Legay and the Canadian Léopold Simoneau, represented a traditional French lyric style during a period when larger Italian and German vocal styles had become popular. Vanzo was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the son of a Mexican father and a French mother. He started singing at a young age in the church ch...
Also Known As
Fernand Vanzo


