Alba Chrétien-Vaguet
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Albertine Marie Chrétien-Vaguet (born 8 March 1872 Paris
, died 28 February 1963, Nay
, near Pau) was a French operatic soprano
.
She studied the piano at the Paris Conservatoire and began her career at La Monnaie
in Brussels in 1891.
Chrétien-Vaguet’s first operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in Robert le Diable
, (7 September 1891); she followed this with roles in le Rêve, Yolande by Magnard (creating the title role on 27 December 1892), and Charlotte in Werther. Her debut at the Paris Opéra
was again as Alice in Robert le Diable on 31 juillet 1893, going on to sing in Lohengrin, Les Huguenots, la Walkyrie, Djelma, and the premiere of Deïdamie (1 December 1893).
She married Albert Vaguet (1865-1943), a tenor of the Opéra de Paris with whom she had sung in the premiere of Deïdamie, on 30 June 1894 in Paris.
Chrétien-Vaguet sang Thanastô in the first (concert) performance of Chabrier's Briséïs
on 13 January 1897, as well as in the first French staged performance on 8 May 1899 (in which her husband sang Hylas).
She took part in concerts given by the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in February 1894 (Le Paradis et la Péri by Schumann, with Vaguet also taking part), and January and February 1901 (excerpts from Armide by Gluck).
Paris
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, died 28 February 1963, Nay
Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nay is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It lies in the former province of Béarn.-Geography:The land of the commune are crossed by the Gave de Pau and one of its tributaries, the Béez-Place names:...
, near Pau) was a French operatic soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
.
She studied the piano at the Paris Conservatoire and began her career at La Monnaie
La Monnaie
Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie , or the Koninklijke Muntschouwburg is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium....
in Brussels in 1891.
Chrétien-Vaguet’s first operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in Robert le Diable
Robert le diable
Robert le diable may refer to:* Robert le diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer* Robert the Devil, a medieval legend...
, (7 September 1891); she followed this with roles in le Rêve, Yolande by Magnard (creating the title role on 27 December 1892), and Charlotte in Werther. Her debut at the Paris Opéra
Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
was again as Alice in Robert le Diable on 31 juillet 1893, going on to sing in Lohengrin, Les Huguenots, la Walkyrie, Djelma, and the premiere of Deïdamie (1 December 1893).
She married Albert Vaguet (1865-1943), a tenor of the Opéra de Paris with whom she had sung in the premiere of Deïdamie, on 30 June 1894 in Paris.
Chrétien-Vaguet sang Thanastô in the first (concert) performance of Chabrier's Briséïs
Briséïs
Briséïs, or Les amants de Corinthe is an operatic 'drame lyrique' by Emmanuel Chabrier with libretto by Catulle Mendès and Ephraïm Mikaël after Goethe's Die Braut von Korinth.-Composition history:...
on 13 January 1897, as well as in the first French staged performance on 8 May 1899 (in which her husband sang Hylas).
She took part in concerts given by the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in February 1894 (Le Paradis et la Péri by Schumann, with Vaguet also taking part), and January and February 1901 (excerpts from Armide by Gluck).