Rose Caron | |
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 Caron, 1900 | |
| Born | (1857-11-17)17 November 1857 |
| Died | 9 April 1930(1930-04-09) (aged 72) |
| Education | Paris Conservatoire |
Rose Caron (17 November 1857 – 9 April 1930) was a French operaticdramatic soprano.[1]
Caron was born on 17 November 1857 inMonnerville. She studied at theParis Conservatoire, but was not accepted into theParis Opera. Her husband, an accompanist, encouraged her to take lessons fromMarie Sasse. With Sasse's help, Caron secured engagements at theopera in Brussels following her concert debut in 1880.[2]
Her operatic debut in Brussels was as Alice in Meyerbeer'sRobert le Diable. She went on to perform as Salomé in Massenet'sHérodiade and Marguerite in Gounod'sFaust. Ernest Reyer took notice of her talent and chose her play the role of Brunehild inSigurd in 1884 (with a Paris premiere in 1885). In 1888, she originated the role of Laurence inBenjamin Godard'sJocelyn atLa Monnaie de Munt in Brussels. In 1890, Caron also originated the title role in Reyer'sSalammbo in Brussels.[1]
In 1885, she began singing at the Paris Opera, where she became the chief rival ofLucienne Bréval.[1] Caron was the first in Paris to sing Desdemona in Verdi'sOtello. Her repertoire included several Wagnerian roles, including Sieglinde inDie Walküre,[1] as well as Rachel in Halévy'sLa Juive and Valentine in Meyerbeer'sLes Huguenots. At theOpéra-Comique, she sang Léonore in Beethoven'sFidelio (in 1898) and the title roles in Gluck'sIphigénie en Tauride andOrphée.[3]
Caron sang in the first performance of Debussy'sL'enfant prodigue on 27 July 1884,[4] as part of the composition competition of thePrix de Rome inParis.
Caron sang a few times with theSociété des Concerts du Conservatoire: in December 1885/January 1886, she performed airs fromDer Freischütz by Weber andLa vestale by Spontini; at the official concert of theExposition Universelle on 20 June 1889, fragments fromAmbroise Thomas'sPsyché and excerpts from Reyer'sSigurd; and in March 1895, scenes from Gluck'sAlceste.[5]
She also sang Marguerite in the stage premiere of Berlioz'sLa damnation de Faust atMonte Carlo in 1893 with famous tenorJean de Reszke in the title role.[1]
After 1895, she reduced her public appearances considerably and concentrated on teaching at the Paris Conservatoire (1904–09) and then as a private tutor. One of her pupils was sopranoAlice Zeppilli. She left a few recordings dating from 1903 and 1904, for French Fonotipia, that were recorded poorly, and show her past her prime.
During her lifetime, Caron was linked with French statesmanThéophile Delcassé[6] and thePrime Minister of FranceGeorges Clemenceau.[7][8]
She died inParis at the age of 72 and was buried at the Monnerville Cemetery.
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