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'''Rose Caron''' (17 November 1857 &ndash; 9 April 1930) was a French [[operatic]] [[soprano]].<ref>Steane JB. Rose Caron, in ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.</ref>
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'''Rose Caron''' (17 November 1857 &ndash; 9 April 1930) was a French [[operatic]] [[soprano]].<ref name=Steane>Steane JB. Rose Caron, in ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>
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Rose Caron was born at [[Monnerville]] ([[Mondeville, Essonne]]). She studied at the [[Paris Conservatoire]] but was not taken on at the Paris Opera; her husband, an accompanist, encouraged her to take lessons from [[Marie Sasse]] who helped her to get engagements at the opera in Brussels (having made her concert debut in 1880).<ref>Gourret J. ''Dictionnaire des cantatrices de l'Opera de Paris.'' Editions Albatros, Paris, 1987.</ref>


==Early life==
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Caron’s first operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in ''[[Robert le Diable]]'', followed by Salomé in ''[[Hérodiade]]'' and Marguérite in ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]''; noticed by [[Ernest Reyer]], he chose her to create the role of Brunehild in ''[[Sigurd (opera)|Sigurd]]'' in 1884 (and the Paris premiere in 1885). The title role in [[Salammbô (Reyer)|Salammbo]] in 1890 was also created by Caron.
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Caron was born on 17 November 1857 at [[Monnerville]] and studied at the [[Paris Conservatoire]], but was not taken on at the [[Paris Opera]]; her husband, an accompanist, encouraged her to take lessons from [[Marie Sasse]] who helped her to get engagements at the [[La Monnaie|opera in Brussels]] (having made her concert debut in 1880).<ref>Gourret J. ''Dictionnaire des cantatrices de l'Opera de Paris.'' Editions Albatros, Paris, 1987.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>


==Career==
Her repertoire included several Wagnerian roles, Rachel in ''[[La Juive]]'' and Valentine in ''[[Les Huguenots]]''.
[[File:Rose Caron dans le rôle de Salammbo.jpg|thumb|left|Caron in the role of [[Salammbo]], by [[Léon Bonnat]].]]
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[[File:Rose Caron, by Auguste Toulmouche.jpg|thumb|Rose Caron, by [[Auguste Toulmouche]]]]
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Her first operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in Meyerbeer's ''[[Robert le Diable]]'', followed by Salomé in Massenet's ''[[Hérodiade]]'' and Marguerite in Gounod's ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]''; noticed by [[Ernest Reyer]], he chose her to create the role of Brunehild in ''[[Sigurd (opera)|Sigurd]]'' in 1884 (and the Paris premiere in 1885). In 1888, she created the role of Laurence in [[Benjamin Godard]]'s ''[[Jocelyn (opera)|Jocelyn]]'' at [[La Monnaie|La Monnaie de Munt]] in Brussels. The title role in Reyer's ''[[Salammbô (Reyer)|Salammbo]]'' (1890) was also created by Caron in Brussels.<ref name=Steane/>


At the [[Opéra-Comique]] she sang Léonore in ''[[Fidelio]]'' in 1898, ''[[Iphigénie en Tauride]]'' and ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice|Orphée]]'' (Gluck).<ref>Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.</ref>
In 1885 she began singing at the Paris Opera, where she became the chief rival of [[Lucienne Bréval]].<ref name=Steane/> Caron was the first in Paris to sing Desdemona in Verdi's ''[[Otello]]''. Her repertoire included several Wagnerian roles, including Sieglinde in ''[[Die Walküre]]'',<ref name=Steane/> as well as Rachel in Halévy's ''[[La Juive]]'' and Valentine in Meyerbeer's ''[[Les Huguenots]]''. At the [[Opéra-Comique]] she sang Léonore in Beethoven's ''[[Fidelio]]'' (in 1898) and the title roles in Gluck's ''[[Iphigénie en Tauride]]'' and ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice|Orphée]]''.<ref>Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.</ref>


Caron sang in the first performance of Debussy's ''[[L'enfant prodigue]]'' on 27 July 1884,<ref name=annal85>Noel, Édouard, Stoullig, Edmond. Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, dixième année, 1884. G. Charpentier, Paris, 1885, p.377.</ref> as part of the composition competition of the [[Prix de Rome]] in [[Paris]].
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Caron sang a few times at the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in December 1885/January 1886 (Airs from ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' by Weber and ''[[La vestale]]'' by Spontini), at the official concert of the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Exposition Universelle]] on 20 June 1889 (''Psyché'' by Thomas (fragments) and excerpts from ''Sigurd''), and in March 1895 (scenes from ''[[Alceste (Gluck)|Alceste]]'' by Gluck).<ref>Kern Holoman D. Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. http://hector.ucdavis.edu/Sdc/MainRoll/D.htm. Accessed 2.06.09.</ref>


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Caron sang a few times with the [[Société des Concerts du Conservatoire]]: in December 1885/January 1886, she performed airs from ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' by Weber and ''[[La vestale]]'' by Spontini; at the official concert of the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Exposition Universelle]] on 20 June 1889, fragments from [[Ambroise Thomas]]'s ''Psyché'' and excerpts from Reyer's ''Sigurd''; and in March 1895, scenes from Gluck's ''[[Alceste (Gluck)|Alceste]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hector.ucdavis.edu/Sdc/MainRoll/D.htm |title=Sociétaires: D |accessdate=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216071823/http://hector.ucdavis.edu/sdc/MainRoll/D.htm |archivedate=2012-02-16 }}</ref>
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After 1895 she reduced her public appearances considerably and concentrated on teaching at the Paris Conservatoire (1904-09) and then private tuition. One of her pupils was soprano [[Alice Zeppilli]]. She left a few recordings dating from 1903 and 1904. She died in [[Paris]].


She also sang Marguerite in the stage premiere of Berlioz's ''[[La damnation de Faust]]'' at [[Monte Carlo Opera|Monte Carlo]] in 1893.<ref name=Steane/>
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After 1895, she reduced her public appearances considerably and concentrated on teaching at the Paris Conservatoire (1904–09) and then as a private tutor. One of her pupils was soprano [[Alice Zeppilli]]. She left a few recordings dating from 1903 and 1904, for French Fonotipia, that were recorded poorly, and show her past her prime.

==Personal life==
During her lifetime, Caron was linked with French statesman [[Théophile Delcassé]]<ref name="Claeys2001">{{cite book |last1=Claeys |first1=Louis |title=Delcassé |date=2001 |publisher=Acala |isbn=978-2-914607-60-5 |page=115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kv1nAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=27 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> and the [[Prime Minister of France]] [[Georges Clemenceau]].<ref name="Munsey's1917">{{cite book |title=Munsey's Magazine |date=1917 |publisher=Frank A. Munsey Company |page=622 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QERQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA622 |accessdate=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Holt1976">{{cite book |last1=Holt |first1=Edgar |title=The Tiger: The Life of Georges Clemenceau, 1841-1929 |date=1976 |publisher=Hamilton |pages=45, 266, 292 |isbn=9780241892947 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9AAAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

She died in [[Paris]], aged 72, and was buried at Monnerville Cemetery.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=240>
File:Rose_Caron_as_Marguerite_à_la_Millième_-_'L'Art_français'_-_Gallica_(cropped).jpg|As Marguerite in Gounod's ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'' for the gala 1,000th performance at the [[Paris Opera]] on 14 December 1894
File:Rose Caron Belle Epoque Operatic Soprano by Reutlinger, circa 1905.jpg|Rose Caron, by [[Léopold-Émile Reutlinger|Reutlinger]], circa 1905
File:Rose_Caron_Lohengrin.jpeg|In Lohengrin, by [[Wilhelm Benque]], 7 January 1893
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 5 May 2023

Rose Caron
Caron, 1900
Born(1857-11-17)17 November 1857
Monnerville, Second French Empire
Died9 April 1930(1930-04-09) (aged 72)
Paris, French Third Republic
EducationParis Conservatoire

Rose Caron (17 November 1857 – 9 April 1930) was a French operatic soprano.[1]

Early life[edit]

Caron was born on 17 November 1857 at Monnerville and studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was not taken on at the Paris Opera; her husband, an accompanist, encouraged her to take lessons from Marie Sasse who helped her to get engagements at the opera in Brussels (having made her concert debut in 1880).[2]

Career[edit]

Caron in the role of Salammbo, by Léon Bonnat.
Rose Caron, by Auguste Toulmouche

Her first operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable, followed by Salomé in Massenet's Hérodiade and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust; noticed by Ernest Reyer, he chose her to create the role of Brunehild in Sigurd in 1884 (and the Paris premiere in 1885). In 1888, she created the role of Laurence in Benjamin Godard's Jocelyn at La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels. The title role in Reyer's Salammbo (1890) was also created by Caron in Brussels.[1]

In 1885 she began singing at the Paris Opera, where she became the chief rival of Lucienne Bréval.[1] Caron was the first in Paris to sing Desdemona in Verdi's Otello. Her repertoire included several Wagnerian roles, including Sieglinde in Die Walküre,[1] as well as Rachel in Halévy's La Juive and Valentine in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. At the Opéra-Comique she sang Léonore in Beethoven's Fidelio (in 1898) and the title roles in Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride and Orphée.[3]

Caron sang in the first performance of Debussy's L'enfant prodigue on 27 July 1884,[4] as part of the composition competition of the Prix de Rome in Paris.

Caron sang a few times with the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire: in December 1885/January 1886, she performed airs from Der Freischütz by Weber and La vestale by Spontini; at the official concert of the Exposition Universelle on 20 June 1889, fragments from Ambroise Thomas's Psyché and excerpts from Reyer's Sigurd; and in March 1895, scenes from Gluck's Alceste.[5]

She also sang Marguerite in the stage premiere of Berlioz's La damnation de Faust at Monte Carlo in 1893.[1]

After 1895, she reduced her public appearances considerably and concentrated on teaching at the Paris Conservatoire (1904–09) and then as a private tutor. One of her pupils was soprano Alice Zeppilli. She left a few recordings dating from 1903 and 1904, for French Fonotipia, that were recorded poorly, and show her past her prime.

Personal life[edit]

During her lifetime, Caron was linked with French statesman Théophile Delcassé[6] and the Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau.[7][8]

She died in Paris, aged 72, and was buried at Monnerville Cemetery.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Steane JB. Rose Caron, in New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
  2. ^ Gourret J. Dictionnaire des cantatrices de l'Opera de Paris. Editions Albatros, Paris, 1987.
  3. ^ Wolff S. Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950). André Bonne, Paris, 1953.
  4. ^ Noel, Édouard, Stoullig, Edmond. Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, dixième année, 1884. G. Charpentier, Paris, 1885, p.377.
  5. ^ "Sociétaires: D". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  6. ^ Claeys, Louis (2001). Delcassé (in French). Acala. p. 115. ISBN 978-2-914607-60-5. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ Munsey's Magazine. Frank A. Munsey Company. 1917. p. 622. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ Holt, Edgar (1976). The Tiger: The Life of Georges Clemenceau, 1841-1929. Hamilton. pp. 45, 266, 292. ISBN 9780241892947. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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