Marie van Zandt

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Marie van Zandt (born October 8, 1858 in New York City ; died December 31, 1919 in Cannes ) was an American opera singer (soprano) who worked primarily in Europe.

Life

Marie van Zandt's mother Jennie van Zandt (* 1842 (?)) Was an American soprano of Dutch origin who also had engagements in Europe between 1865 and 1867 and performed in Italy under the name Mme. Vanzini. She later took care of her daughter's career.

Marie van Zandt was a student of her mother and was trained in singing by Francesco Lamperti in Milan . She was also promoted by Adelina Patti . She made her debut in Turin in 1879 as Zerlina in Don Giovanni . As early as 1880 she was engaged as Mignon in Paris and was the first female coloratura soprano at the Opéra-Comique until 1885 .

On April 14, 1883, she gave the title role in the world premiere of Lakmé by Léo Delibes , Jean-Alexandre Talazac sang Gérald. The Air of clochettes (Bell Song) had Delibes composed especially for them. In 1885 she sang the English premiere at the Gaiety Theater in London . She sang this role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1892.

In her engagement in New York in 1891/92 she also sang Amina, Dinorah (in Dinorah ou Le pardon de Ploërmel ) by Giacomo Meyerbeer , Mignon, Zerlina and Ophélie in Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas .

In London in 1880 she sang Amina in Vincenzo Bellini's La sonnambula at Her Majesty's Theater and in 1889 had an engagement with the Covent Garden Opera . In addition to her appearances in Paris, she also had engagements at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in 1887 and 1889 , at the operas in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 1888, at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in 1896 and in Monte Carlo and Copenhagen in 1897 .

Zandt was involved in various opera scandals. After her Lakmé premiere, it was reported that her colleagues, envious of her success, spread the rumor that she had entered the stage drunk. In November 1884 she lost her voice at a performance of Barber , and her return to the opera three months later was met with theatrical unrest by the audience. The allegations and rumors, allegedly fueled by her competitor Emma Nevada , meant that Zandt did not appear in Paris for a long time.

Zandt married a Russian nobleman in 1898 and ended her career. It belonged to Parisian society and was a guest at the salon of Madeleine Lemaire .

Zandt was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery.

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jennie van Zandt , in: Karl Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Berlin 2000, p. 26409
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Karl Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Berlin 2000, p. 26410 f
  3. ^ A b c Marie van Zandt , in Encyclopedia Britannica
  4. ↑ Jean-Alexandre Talazac in: Karl Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Berlin 2000, p. 23862
  5. ↑ Emma Nevada in: Karl Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Berlin 2000, p. 17647ff
  6. ^ Richard Somerset-Ward: Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900 . New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 287
personal data
SURNAME Van Zandt, Marie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1919
Place of death Cannes