OPERA SINGERS - FRANCISQUE DELMAS  

Jean-François "Francisque" Delmas (1861–1933) was a renowned French bass-baritone. Trained at the Paris Conservatory, he made his debut at the Paris Opera in 1886 in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. He remained closely associated with this stage, participating in the creation of some forty contemporary operas and performing prestigious Wagnerian roles. At the Monte Carlo Opera in 1912, he premiered Massenet's tragic opera Roma. His powerful voice and wide range distinguished him as a performer who mastered both the bass and bass-baritone parts.

• Design and line-engraving: Pierre BARA
• Printing process: 3 colours steel-engraving
• Size of the stamp: 40,85 x 52 mm vertical
• Quantity of issue: 36 000 stamps
• Sheet of 6 stamps with illuminations