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Marc Bonnehée
Marc Bonnehée (2 April 1828 – 28 February 1886 ) was a French opera singer who sang leading baritone roles at the Paris Opera (1853–1864) and at the Théâtre du Capitole, Opéra de Toulouse. Life and career Bonnehée was born in Moumour (Basses-Pyrénées) and studied singing in Toulouse and then at the Paris Conservatory, where his teacher was the tenor Alphonse Révial.Gustave Vapereau, Vapereau, Gustave (1870)"Bonnehée. Marc" ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' (4th edition) Vol. 1, p. 236. Hachette et Cie In 1853 he won the Conservatory's Second Prize in ''opéra comique'' and First Prize (music diploma), First Prizes in singing and grand opéra. He made his debut at the Paris Opera on 16 December 1853 as Alphonse in Donizetti's ''La Favorite''. Amongst the roles Bonnehée created there were Guy de Montfort in Verdi's ''Les vêpres siciliennes'' (1855), Duc de Palma in Emanuele Biletta's ''La rose de Florence'' (1856), Stello in Halévy's ''La magicienne'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Bonnehée - Photo By Pierre Petit - Gallica 2010 (adjusted)
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Pierre, Constant
Constant Pierre (24 August 1855 – 12 February 1918) was a French musicologist.Robert 2001 Early life and career as a bassoonist Born Constant-Victor-Désiré Pierre in Passy, near Paris, he entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1878 and studied bassoon, winning certificates of merit in 1880 (second) and 1881 (first). From 1878 to 1879 he played with the orchestras of the Folies Bergère, the Skating-Théâtre, and the Théâtre-Lyrique (at the Ventadour and the Gaîté). From 1881 to 1882 he played with the orchestras of the Folies-Dramatiques and the Théâtre de la Renaissance. Subsequently, he played with the orchestras of the Opéra Comique, the Théâtre de l'Odéon, and the Comédie-Française, among others.Pierre 1900p. 879 Administrator and journalist Pierre was a clerk in the Ministry of War from 1876 to 1880, and at the Paris Conservatory, beginning in 1881. He was an assistant secretary at the Conservatory from 1900 to 1910.Pierre 1900p. 454 He also wrote f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Großes Sängerlexikon
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Leo Riemens
Leonardus Antony Marinus Riemens (3 December 1910 – 3 April 1985) was a Dutch musicologist and cultural journalist. He wrote a book about Maria Callas, and together with Karl-Josef Kutsch began a reference book about opera singers in 1962, which grew to ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', the standard reference in the field. Background and career Born in Zevenbergen, Riemens grew up in a family of physicians in Amsterdam. He studied musicology in Amsterdam and worked from 1931 as a feature editor for the newspaper '. Later he was a member of the extreme-right NSB. During the Second World War he worked for the nazified ''Nederlandsche Omroep''. From 1954 to 1976 he was an opera and television critic for the newspaper ''De Telegraaf''. Riemens published numerous articles in the professional journals ''Opera'', ', '' Gramophone'' and '' Opera News''. He wrote an opera guide and a biography about Maria Callas. At Radio Hilversum he designed the series ''Uren der Zangkunst''. Riemens ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Julius Kutsch
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Bibliothèque Nationale De France
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Passy
Passy () is an area of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents. Passy was a commune on the outskirts of Paris. In 1658, hot springs were discovered around which spa facilities were developed. This attracted Parisian society and English visitors, some of whom made the area, which combined attractive countryside with both modest houses and fine residences, their winter retreat. The population was 2,400 in 1836, 4,545 in 1841, but larger in summer. In 1861 the population was 11,431. Passy's population was 17,594 when it was absorbed into Paris along with several other communities in 1860. Notable people *Alexandre Le Riche de La Poupelinière (1693–1762), French tax farmer and music patron *Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer * Louis-Guillaume Le Veillard (1733–1794), aristocrat *Princess Marie Louise of Savoy (1749–1792), Savoyan princess * General Charles Edward Jennings de Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine De Chypre
''La reine de Chypre'' (''The Queen of Cyprus'') is an 1841 grand opera in five acts composed by Fromental Halévy to a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. Performance history ''La reine de Chypre'', first performed at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra on 22 December 1841 with Rosine Stoltz in the title role and Gilbert Duprez as Gérard, was regarded in its time as one of the composer's greatest achievements. Joseph Mazilier was the choreographer, and the ballet starred Adéle Dumilâtre, Natalie Fitzjames, and Pauline Leroux with Marius Petipa and Auguste Mabile.Pitou, pp. 1088–1090. The publisher Maurice Schlesinger was reputed to have paid the enormous sum of 30,000 francs for the rights to the opera. The opera prompted an extended eulogy from Richard Wagner, who was present at the first night, in the ''Dresden Abend-Zeitung'', for which he was a correspondent. However, since the 19th century it has been rarely revived. The libretto, or a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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