Marcelle Demougeot (18 June 1876 – 24 November 1931), born Jeanne Marguerite Marcelle Decorne, was a French soprano, "the best-known French Wagnerian singer of her generation".[1]
Marcelle Demougeot | |
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.png) Marcelle Demougeot as Brünnhilde | |
| Born | 18 June 1876 Dijon |
| Died | 24 November 1931 Paris |
| Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
Early life edit
Jeanne Marguerite Marcelle Decorne was born in Dijon,[2] where she studied with Charles Laurent. She trained further as a singer at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1][3]
Career edit
Demougeot made her professional debut in 1902, as Donna Elvira in Paris. She was known for singing Wagnerian roles including Brünnhilde and Kundry.[1] She sang in several premiere productions, including Le fils de l’étoile (1904) by Camille Erlanger, Ariane (1906) by Massenet, a French-language production of Das Rheingold (1909) by Wagner, Déjanire, (1911) by Camille Saint-Saëns, and the Paris premiere of Parsifal (1914).[4] She made several recordings before 1910.[5]
In 1916, Demougeot sang at a benefit for blind veterans in Vichy.[6] She sang La Marseillaise outside the Palais Garnier to mark the signing of peace at the end of World War I, and later sang at a victory festival in Ostend.[7] In 1919 she sang at the official Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.[8] In 1924 she sang during festivities surrounding the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9]
Personal life edit
Demougeot died in 1931, in Paris.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cummings, David (2002). "Demougeot, Marcelle". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.o901219. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Marcelle Demougeot (1876-1931)". BnF Data. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Aspertini (April 1908). "Grand Théatre Municipale de Dijon". Le Théatre: 18–20.
- ^ "Opera Singers in a Clash". Chicago Tribune. 1914-01-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kelly, Alan (1990). His Master's Voice: The French Catalogue : a Complete Numerical Catalogue of French Gramophone Recordings Made from 1898 to 1929 in France and Elsewhere by the Gramophone Company Ltd. ABC-CLIO. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-313-27333-9.
- ^ de Valdor, Joseph (August 25, 1916). "Music Abroad". Music News. 8: 26.
- ^ "Plays and Players". The Nebraska State Journal. 1919-10-12. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-08-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Music Plays Big Part in Paris Bastille Day Celebration". Musical Courier. 79: 7. August 21, 1919.
- ^ Nectoux, Jean-Michel (2004-12-16). Gabriel Fauré: A Musical Life. Cambridge University Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-521-61695-9.
External links edit
- Arakelyan, Ashot. "Marcelle Demougeot (Soprano) (Dijon 1876 - Paris 1931)" Forgotten Opera Singers (June 6, 2014). A blogpost with images and links.
- A 1904 recording of Demougeot and tenor Agustarello Affre singing a duet from Les Huguenots, on YouTube.
- A 1905 recording of Demougeot singing "Sombre forêt", from YouTube.
