Blanche Marchesi
Blanche Marchesi de Castrone (born April 4, 1863 in Paris , France , † December 15, 1940 in London , England ) was a French opera singer ( soprano ) and vocal teacher.
Life
Blanche Marchesi was born on April 4, 1863 as the daughter of the Italian baritone Salvatore Marchesi (1822–1908) and the German singing teacher Mathilde Marchesi, née. Graumann (1821–1913) born in Paris. She first learned the violin , but then took singing lessons from her own mother.
Marchesi began her career by performing at private concerts and at charity events in Paris. In 1895 she then appeared in Berlin and Brussels . On June 19, 1896, she made her debut in London, where she has lived ever since. In 1900 she made her operatic debut in Prague as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre , but then returned to England to sing in the Moody-Manners Opera Company (1902/03). In 1902 she sang at London's Royal Opera House Covent Garden , the Elisabeth , Elsa and Isolde . Most of the time, however, she worked as a concert soloist, later also as a singing teacher.
After the First World War, Blanche Marchesi taught in Paris, but returned to London in 1930. She gave her farewell concert in 1938 and died on December 15, 1940 in London.
student
Works
- A Singer's Pilgrimage , London 1923 (Memoirs)
- The Singer's Catechism , London 1932 (textbook)
literature
Georg Gaugusch : Who once was - The Jewish upper middle class Vienna 1800-1938, Volume 2 (2016) p.2724-2725.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marchesi, Blanche |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castrone, Blanche Marchesi de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1940 |
| Place of death | London , England |