Carlo Baucardé

Carlo Baucardé was an Italian tenor of French descent who created Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore at the Teatro Apollo in Rome in 1853. Born in Florence, he is said to have worked first as a cook at the grand-ducal court. After a debut in Florence in 1847 he sang at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, creating the title role of Donizetti's Poliuto there in 1848, and appeared in London from 1850 and in Madrid. With his wife, the soprano Augusta Albertini, he sang at the Academy of Music in New York in 1859–60. He retired in 1863.