 He made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Frédéric in "Lakmé" in 1917.A pensionnaire at the Opéra-Comique until 1925, he appeared as Clément Marot in "La Basoche", Sylvanus in "Au Beau Jardin de France", Figaro in "Le Barbier de Séville", Escamillo in "Carmen", Alfio in "Cavalleria Rusticana", Don Giovanni, Clavaroche in "Fortunio", Lescaut in "Manon", the title role in "Mârouf, savetier du Caire", Ourrias in "Mireille", Jean in "Les noces de Jeannette", Silvio in "Paillasse", Pelléas, d’Orbel in "La Traviata", Marcel in "La boheme", and Albert in "Werther".He sang in the first performances at the Salle Favart of "Béatrice", "Masques et Bergamasques" and "Véronique"., and in 1925 at the Opéra played Germont in "Traviata" and the title role in "Mârouf", having been heard as Escamillo also in Monte Carlo the previous year.