Louise Bertin
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Louise-Angélique Bertin (15 January 1805 – 26 April 1877) was a French composer and poet.[1]
Life and music
Bertin was born in Les Roches,
At age 21, Bertin began working on the opera semiseria Fausto to her own libretto in Italian, based on Goethe's Faust, a subject "almost certainly suggested" by her father.[2] A performance of the opera was scheduled for 1830, but due to many unforeseen complications, Fausto did not reach the stage until 1831. It was not well received and had only three performances.
Shortly before this, Bertin became friends with
Bertin did continue to compose in many other genres. Her later compositions include twelve cantatas, six piano ballades, five chamber symphonies, a few string quartets, a piano trio (which includes themes from both Fausto and La Esmeralda), and many vocal selections. Of these, only the ballades and the trio were published.
Poetry
Bertin also wrote and published two volumes of poetry, Les Glanes in 1842 and Nouvelles Glanes in 1876. Les Glanes received a prize from the
Recordings
- Festival de Radio France et Montpellier; label: Accord.
- Fausto, conducted by Christophe Rousset 2022
References
- ^ Hugh Macdonald, "Bertin, Louise", in: Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online (subscription required) (accessed 30 December 2010).
- ^ Eric Blom (ed.), Everyman's Dictionary of Music (1946; 1954), s.v. "Fausto".
- ^ Hector Berlioz, Memoirs, chapter XLVII.