Mademoiselle Beaumesnil, the Glossary
Henriette Adélaïde Villard or Henriette-Adélaïde de Villars, known under the stage name of Mlle Beaumesnil (30 August 1748 – 5 October 1813), was a French opera singer and composer.[1]
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36 relations: Écho et Narcisse, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Émile Campardon, Ballet master, Brunoy, Céphale et Procris (Jacquet de La Guerre), Christoph Willibald Gluck, Comédie-Italienne, Composer, Concert Spirituel, François Colin de Blamont, French people, French Revolution, Iphigénie en Aulide, Jean Dauberval, Jean-Baptiste Rey, Jean-Claude Trial, Journal de Paris, List of opera genres, List of rulers of Provence, Louis Fuzelier, Mlle Duval, Opéra comique, Opéra-ballet, Opéra-Comique, Opera, Oratorio, Paris Opera, Pierre Montan Berton, Rosalie Levasseur, Sophie Arnould, Stanley Sadie, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Théâtre Feydeau, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Tragédie en musique.
- 18th-century French women opera singers
- 18th-century women composers
- French women opera composers
Écho et Narcisse
Écho et Narcisse (Echo and Narcissus) is a 1779 drame lyrique in three acts, the last original opera written by Christoph Willibald Gluck, his sixth for the French stage.
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Jacquet, 17 March 1665 – 27 June 1729) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre are 18th-century French composers, 18th-century classical composers and 18th-century women composers.
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Émile Campardon
Émile Campardon (18 July 1837 – 23 February 1915) was a French historian, archivist and writer.
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Ballet master
A ballet master (also balletmaster, ballet mistress, premier maître de ballet or premier maître de ballet en chef) is an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company.
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Brunoy
Brunoy is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Céphale et Procris (Jacquet de La Guerre)
Céphale et Procris (Cephalus and Procris) is an opera by the French composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Christoph Willibald Gluck are 18th-century classical composers.
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Comédie-Italienne
Comédie-Italienne or Théâtre-Italien are French names which have been used to refer to Italian-language theatre and opera when performed in France.
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music.
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Concert Spirituel
The Concert Spirituel (Spiritual Concert) was one of the first public concert series in existence.
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François Colin de Blamont
François Colin de Blamont (22 November 1690 – 14 February 1760) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and François Colin de Blamont are 18th-century French composers and 18th-century classical composers.
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French people
The French people (lit) are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France.
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
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Iphigénie en Aulide
Iphigénie en Aulide (Iphigeneia in Aulis) is an opera in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck, the first work he wrote for the Paris stage.
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Jean Dauberval
Jean Dauberval, a.k.a. Jean D’Auberval, (born Jean Bercher in Montpellier, 19 August 1742 – Tours, 14 February 1806), was a French dancer and ballet master.
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Jean-Baptiste Rey
Jean-Baptiste Rey (18 December 1734 – 15 July 1810) was a French conductor and composer. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Jean-Baptiste Rey are 18th-century French composers.
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Jean-Claude Trial
Jean-Claude Trial (13 December 1732 - 23 June 1771) was a French composer and, with Pierre Montan Berton, co-director of the Académie Royale de Musique 1767-1771, following François Francœur and François Rebel and preceding Antoine Dauvergne and Nicolas-René Joliveau. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Jean-Claude Trial are 18th-century French composers and French opera composers.
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Journal de Paris
The (1777–1840) was the first daily French newspaper.
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List of opera genres
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names.
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List of rulers of Provence
The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe.
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Louis Fuzelier
Louis Fuzelier (also Fuselier, Fusellier, Fusillier, Fuzellier; 1672 or 1674 – 19 September 1752) was a French playwright.
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Mlle Duval
Mlle Duval (short for Mademoiselle Duval) (c. 1718 – after 1775) was an 18th-century French composer who wrote the second opera by a woman ever performed at the Paris Opera. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Mlle Duval are 18th-century French composers, 18th-century classical composers and 18th-century women composers.
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Opéra comique
Opéra comique (plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias.
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Opéra-ballet
Opéra-ballet (plural: opéras-ballets) is a genre of French Baroque lyric theatre that was most popular during the 18th century, combining elements of opera and ballet, "that grew out of the ballets à entrées of the early seventeenth century".
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Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs.
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Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.
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Oratorio
An oratorio is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.
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Paris Opera
The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France.
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Pierre Montan Berton
Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a French composer and conductor. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Pierre Montan Berton are 18th-century French composers.
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Rosalie Levasseur
Marie-Rose-(Claude-)Josephe Levasseur (or Le Vasseur), known in her day as Mademoiselle Rosalie, and later commonly referred to as Rosalie Levasseur (8 October 1749 – 6 May 1826) was a French soprano who is best remembered for her work with the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Rosalie Levasseur are 18th-century French women opera singers.
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Sophie Arnould
Sophie Arnould (13 February 1740, in Paris, France – 18 October 1802, in Paris, France) was a French operatic soprano. Mademoiselle Beaumesnil and Sophie Arnould are 18th-century French women opera singers.
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Stanley Sadie
Stanley John Sadie (30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor.
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Théâtre du Palais-Royal
The Théâtre du Palais-Royal is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais.
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Théâtre Feydeau
The Théâtre Feydeau, a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence (later to become Louis XVIII), and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur.
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The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an encyclopedia of opera.
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Tragédie en musique
Tragédie en musique (musical tragedy), also known as tragédie lyrique (lyric tragedy), is a genre of French opera introduced by Jean-Baptiste Lully and used by his followers until the second half of the eighteenth century.
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See also
18th-century French women opera singers
- Élisabeth Thible
- Angélique Cénas
- Anne Victoire Dervieux
- Catherine-Nicole Lemaure
- Fanchon Moreau
- Jeanne-Charlotte Schroeder
- Jeanne-Marie Marsan
- Julie d'Aubigny
- Justine Favart
- Louise Chevalier
- Louise Dimanche
- Madame Acquaire
- Mademoiselle Beaumesnil
- Marianne Dujardin
- Marie Antier
- Marie Baptiste
- Marie Fel
- Marie Le Rochois
- Marie Pélissier
- Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault
- Marie-Louise Desmatins
- Marie-Thérèse Laruette
- Mlle Marthe
- Rosalie Levasseur
- Rose Renaud
- Sophie Arnould
18th-century women composers
- Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
- Élisabeth de Haulteterre
- Ann Valentine
- Anna von Schaden
- Anne-Marie Krumpholtz
- Charlotte Caroline Wilhelmine Bachmann
- Charlotte Wilhelmina Franziska Brandes
- Charlotte von Brandenstein
- Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
- Elisabeth Olin
- Elizabeth Joanetta Catherine von Hagen
- Françoise-Charlotte de Senneterre Ménétou
- Francesca Lebrun
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
- Giselle Galos
- Hélène de Montgeroult
- Helene Guerin
- Jeanne-Hippolyte Devismes
- Josepha Barbara Auernhammer
- Josina van Aerssen
- Juliane Reichardt
- Julie Pinel
- Katerina Veronika Anna Dusíkova
- Klementyna Grabowska
- Lucile Grétry
- Mademoiselle Beaumesnil
- Maria Theresia von Paradis
- Maria Zubova
- Marianna Martines
- Marianna Moszyńska
- Marie Emmanuelle Bayon Louis
- Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault
- Marie-Elizabeth Cléry
- Mlle Duval
- Mlle Guédon de Presles
- Mme Papavoine
- Pauline Duchambge
- Polly Young
- Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux
- Sophie Bawr
- Sophie Gail
- Yekaterina Sinyavina
French women opera composers
- Amélie-Julie Candeille
- Anaïs Perrière-Pilte
- Augusta Holmès
- Caroline Wuiet
- Clémence de Grandval
- Claire Schapira
- Claude Arrieu
- Gabrielle Ferrari
- Ginette Keller
- Graciane Finzi
- Helene Guerin
- Isabelle Aboulker
- Louis Urgel
- Louise Bertin
- Mademoiselle Beaumesnil
- Marguerite Olagnier
- Marie Emmanuelle Bayon Louis
- Mlle Le Sénéchal de Kerkado
- Monic Cecconi-Botella
- Pauline Thys
- Sophie Bawr
- Sophie Gail
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mademoiselle_Beaumesnil
Also known as Henriette Adélaïde Villard Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde Villard de Beaumesnil, Henriette-Adélaïde de Villars, Mlle Beaumesnil.