Marie Antier (1687, in Lyon – 3 December 1747, in Paris) was a French

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

singer ( soprano). She was trained in singing and acting by

Marthe Le Rochois Marie Le Rochois (c. 1658 – 8 October 1728) was a French operatic soprano who belonged to the Académie Royale de Musique. She is often referred to as Marthe Le Rochois or simply La Rochois. Opera career She was introduced to Jean-Baptiste ...

. She made her debut at the Paris Opera in a revival of ''La vénitienne'' by

Michel de la Barre Michel de la Barre (c. 1675 – 15 March 1745) was a French composer and renowned flautist known as being the first person to publish solo flute music. He played at the Académie Royale de Musique, the Musettes and Hautbois de Poitou and the c ...

in 1710 or 1711. It has been said that she was particularly adept in her portrayals of enchantresses or magicians in the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully. Over the course of thirty years she appeared in sixty stage works. In some of these works she played multiple parts, resulting in a repertoire of about eighty roles. She was a premier actress of the Academie de Musique (1720) and a court singer (1721). She played the leading roles of French opera from her debut in 1711 until her retirement in 1741.

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* * 1687 births 1747 deaths Musicians from Lyon French operatic sopranos 18th-century French women opera singers {{France-opera-singer-stub