Béatrice La Palme
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Béatrice La Palme was a soprano
opera singer, violinist, and music teacher.
. She performed in public in 1894 then left for London in 1895. She was the first winner of the Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
scholarship to the Royal College of Music
, and studied with Enrique Fernandez Arbos
. She began studying voice with Gustave Garcia
and sang at a Royal College of Music
concert in July 1898. In Montreal she was both a singer and violinist in Karn Hall in October 1898 under the patronage of Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
.
She made her debut at Covent Garden
in 1903 and at the Opéra-Comique
in Paris
on 10 September 1905 in Mireille
. She created the role of Madelon in Fortunio
there, and also sang Colette in La basoche, Micaëla in Carmen, Betly in Le Chalet, Marie in La fille du régiment, Souzouki in Madame Butterfly, Javotte in Manon, Ellen/Rose in Lakmé and Mignon.
She died in Montreal
on January 8, 1921.
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...
opera singer, violinist, and music teacher.
Biography
She was born on July 27, 1878 in Belœil, Quebec and she studied violin with Frantz Jehin-PrumeFrantz Jehin-Prume
Frantz Jehin-Prume was a Canadian violinist, composer, and music educator of Belgian birth. He began his career as a highly successful concert violinist in Europe. From 1865 on he lived and worked mainly in Montreal, Canada; becoming one of the most important 19th century musical figures in Quebec...
. She performed in public in 1894 then left for London in 1895. She was the first winner of the Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.-Early life:...
scholarship to the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
, and studied with Enrique Fernandez Arbos
Enrique Fernandez Arbos
Enrique Fernández Arbós was a Spanish violinist, composer and conductor who divided much of his career between Madrid and London. He originally made his name as a virtuoso violinist and later as one of Spain’s greatest conductors.Fernández Arbós was born in Madrid...
. She began studying voice with Gustave Garcia
Gustave Garcia
Gustave Garcia was an Italian baritone opera singer and singing teacher.-Biography:He was born on February 1, 1837 in Milan, Italy to Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García and soprano Eugénie Mayer...
and sang at a Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
concert in July 1898. In Montreal she was both a singer and violinist in Karn Hall in October 1898 under the patronage of Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.-Early life:...
.
She made her debut at Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
in 1903 and at the Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique is a Parisian opera company, which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with, and for a time took the name of its chief rival the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne, and was also called the...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 10 September 1905 in Mireille
Mireille (opera)
Mireille is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral's poem Mireio.-Composition history:...
. She created the role of Madelon in Fortunio
Fortunio (opera)
Fortunio comédie lyrique or opera in 4 Acts and 5 tableaux by composer André Messager. The French language libretto by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers is based on Alfred de Musset's comedy Le Chandelier. A stage work in the opéra comique tradition, the opera contains some spoken...
there, and also sang Colette in La basoche, Micaëla in Carmen, Betly in Le Chalet, Marie in La fille du régiment, Souzouki in Madame Butterfly, Javotte in Manon, Ellen/Rose in Lakmé and Mignon.
She died in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
on January 8, 1921.