Hortense Schneider
Hortense Catherine Schneider, La Snédèr, (30 April 1833 in Bordeaux, France – 5 May 1920, in Paris, France[1]) was a French soprano, one of the greatest operetta stars of the 19th century, particularly associated with the works of composer Jacques Offenbach.
Biography
Born in Bordeaux, where she studied with Schaffner, she made her debut in Agen in 1853, as Inès in La favorite.
She came to Paris and was turned down by the director of the
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An accomplished singer and actress, she was much admired for her brio and verve on stage, was the toast of the
Her house at 123 Avenue de Versailles was given to L'Orphelinat des Arts (The Association / Les Enfants des Arts) in her will, with an instruction not to change the interior until 1950.[3]
Schneider was the subject of the 1950 film
References
- ^ Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Music Online (2009) gives 1922, but the same author gives 1920 in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
- ISBN 0-7206-1244-6.
- ^ Bertin, Pierre. 123, Avenue de Versailles. In: Programme book for Barbe-Bleue, Opéra du Rhin, December 1996, p101.
- IMDb
Sources
- Le guide de l'opéra, Roland Mancini & Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, (Fayard, 1986) ISBN 2-213-01563-5
- La diva d'Offenbach. Hortense Schneider (1833–1920), Jean-Paul Bonami, (Romillat, 2004) ISBN 2-87894-080-6
- Peter Hawig: Hortense Schneider. Bedingungen und Stationen einer Erfolgsbiographie. Bad Emser Hefte, Nr. 258. VGDL, Bad Ems 2006, 47 S.
- Friedman, Dennis (2003). Ladies of the Bedchamber. London: Peter Owen Publishers.
External links
Media related to Hortense Schneider at Wikimedia Commons
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