Léon Achard

Born in Lyon, Achard was the son of Pierre-Frédéric Achard [fr], modest canut became an artist who has distinguished himself in the world of theatre.^[1] He studied at a major Parisian high school, Louis-le-Grand or Henri IV, and then went on to study law.^[1] After completing his law studies, Achard entered a lawyer's office, while taking courses at the Conservatoire de Paris.^[1] After one year, he was awarded the First Prizes in singing and opéra comique.^[1]

Subsequently, Achard was hired by the Théâtre-Lyrique, then directed by Léon Carvalho.^[1] There he interpreted Tobias, alongside Pauline Lauters, in Le Billet de Marguerite^[2] by Gevaert, play premiered on 7 October 1854.^[3]

• Vachet, Adolphe (1910). Nos lyonnais d'hier : 1831-1910 (in French). Lyon: Aux Chartreux..