Michel Trempont has died at the age of 92.

The beloved Belgian baritone died on Jan. 30 of old age according to his family.

Born on July 28, 1928 in Hainaut, Belgium, the baritone studied at the Mons Conservatory and made his operatic debut in Liège in 1952 as Valentin in “Faust.” He would remain with the company until his debut at La Monnaie in 1956.

At La Monnaie he became a household name singing such roles as Le mari in Menotti’s “Amelia Goes to the Ball,” Ajax Deuxième in Offenbach’s “La belle Hélène,” Marcello in Puccini’s “La bohème,” Silvio in Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” and many more.

In 1966 he made his debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris where he quickly earned an international status and sang French versions of Figaro in Mozart and Rossini’s operas.

He would later appeat at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Royal Opera House, TeatroLa Scala, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro San Carlo, Grand Théâtre de Genève and San Francisco Opera. He also performed at the Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

In total Trempont performed 150 roles and retired in 2015.

Trempont left a number of recordings including “La Fille du Régiment” with June Anderson and Alfredo Kraus, “Fra Diavolo” with Nicolai Gedda, and Adam’s Le Toréador with Sumi Jo.