 After singing in his native province, Massard made his professional debut at the Paris Opera in 1952, as the High Priest in "Samson et Dalila", shortly followed by Valentin in "Faust".The same year, he also made his debut at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, as Thoas in "Iphigénie en Tauride".His career rapidly took an international dimension with debuts in 1955, at La Scala and the Glyndebourne Festival, both as Ramiro in "L'heure espagnole".