Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho

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Caroline Carvalho as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust (1873)

Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho (31 December 1827 in

Dieppe) was a famed French operatic soprano, particularly associated with light lyric and coloratura
roles.

Biography

Born Marie Caroline Félix-Miolan, she studied first with her father, François Félix-Miolan, an

Hamlet
, etc.

From 1849-55 and 1868–85, Miolan-Carvalho sang in Paris at the

Rossini roles, but also created there an estimated 30 roles, notably by Charles Gounod such as Marguerite in Faust (1859) where she notably inspired Gounod to remove sections of the score.[5] Other works include Baucis in Philémon et Baucis (1860), the title role in Mireille (1864) and Juliette in Roméo et Juliette (1867), but also Louis Clapisson's La Fanchonnette, Victor Massé's Les noces de Jeanette, Ambroise Thomas's La cour de Célimène.[6][7]

In 1859, Miolan-Carvalho made her first appearance at Royal Opera House in London in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Dinorah. She performed regularly there until 1864 and again in 1871-72 where she was Gilda, Mathilde, Marguerite de Valois, Marguerite and Countess Almaviva.[2] She also appeared in Berlin and Saint Petersburg.

Miolan-Carvalho retired from the stage in 1885, as Marguerite. After retirement, she taught singing in Paris where her most notable student was Maria Delna.[2]

Noted for her vocal purity and coloratura precision, she was one of the most famous French singers of her day. She often encouraged composers to write their scores that would showcase her vocal technique.[6] Because of this, she was well known for keeping audiences attentive and large rounds of applause.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cooper, Thompson (1884-01-01). Men of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries, Containing Biographical Notices of Eminent Characters of Both Sexes. G. Routledge. p. 790. Marie%20Caroline%20Miolan-Carvalho.
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    ISBN 9780195337655
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  3. ISBN 9780786477289
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  5. ISBN 9780195309072
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    ISBN 9781576471012
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  7. ^ Gounod, Charles; Barbier, Jules; Carré, Michel; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Delibes, Léo; Chorley, Henry Fothergill; Manney, Charles Fonteyn (1914-01-01). Faust: a lyric drama in five acts (in French). Oliver Ditson.
  8. ISBN 9780520217195
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