Cécile Thévenet (1872-1956) was a Belgian opera singer.
Cécile Thévenet | |
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 Cécile Thévenet, as Charlotte in Werther, from a 1905 publication. | |
| Born | 22 November 1872 |
| Died | 15 March 1956 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Other names | Cécilie Thévenet |
| Occupation | opera singer |
Early life
editCécile Thévenet was born in Bruges, the daughter of Alphonse Thévenet and Anne Van Vyve. Her father was a music teacher and baritone singer. She was raised and educated in Brussels.[1] Her brothers Pierre (1870-1937) and Louis (1874-1930) became painters.[2]
Career
editCécile Thévenet sang with the Opéra-Comique in Paris. "Alike as a singer and an actress Mlle. Thévenet is a very great artist, a wonderfully clever creator of the characters she represents", commented one American publication in 1905.[1] In 1913 she sang the part of Euryclea in the premiere of Gabriel Fauré's Pénélope in Paris, with Lucienne Bréval in the title role.[3] She was also in the original cast of the Gustave Charpentier opera Julien, in 1913. She was known for her performances of Carmen.[4][5]
Other roles Thévenet sang included Musette in Leoncavallo's La bohéme (1899),[6] Leoncavallo's Zaza (1900),[7] Caroline in Die Fledermaus (1904), La Chouanne (1907),[8] the Nurse in Paul Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-bleue (1910), and Massenet's Thérèse (1913).[9]
Personal life
editThévenet died after May 1914.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "An Artist of Talent and Beauty". Musical Courier. 50: 16. April 15, 1905.
- ^ "Louis Thévenet". Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ Orchestra, Boston Symphony (1918). Programme. The Orchestra.
- ^ Van Vechten, Carl (1918). The music of Spain. Music - University of Toronto. New York A.A. Knopf. pp. 130.
- ^ "Notes from Home and Abroad". Corona Independent. November 23, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2019 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Drama in Paris". The Era. October 14, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Music Notes". Chicago Tribune. March 4, 1900. p. 45. Retrieved August 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Music in Paris". Musical Courier. 56: 11. January 1, 1908.
- ^ "Untitled news item". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved August 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cécile Thévenet (artiste lyrique, 18..-19..)". BnF Data. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
External links
edit Media related to Cécile Thévenet at Wikimedia Commons
- A photograph of Cécile Thévenet as Musette in La boheme (1900), at Getty Images.
- A photograph of Thévenet as Caroline in Die fledermaus (1904), at Getty Images.
- A photograph of Thévenet as Catherine in Le chemineau (1907), at Getty Images.