Sophie Gail
Eugène Isabey : Sophie Gail , 1826
Sophie Gail , b. Edmée Sophie Garre (born August 28, 1775 in Paris ; † July 24, 1819 there ) was a French opera singer (mezzo-soprano), composer and writer .
Life
After her husband left the still very young Sophie Gail, she decided to earn a living herself and devoted herself to the music she had previously played as an amateur. Aside from a number of novels, she created several comic operas.
Works (selection)
- Mademoiselle de Launay à la Bastille (1813),
- Angela ou l'Atelier de Jean Cousin , in collaboration with François-Adrien Boieldieu (1814)
- La méprise (1814),
- La sérénade (1814).
literature
- Notice d'Érik Kocevar, in: Dictionnaire de la musique en France au XIXe siècle , p. 495.
- Florence Launay, Les Compositrices en France , Paris, Fayard, 2006.
- Y. Gérard, "Luigi Boccherini and Madame Sophie Gail," The Consort , Vol. XXIV (1967), pp. 294-309.
Web links
- Sophie Gail at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gail, Sophie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garre, Edmée Sophie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French opera singer (mezzo-soprano), composer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1819 |
| Place of death | Paris |