Cécile Thévenet

Cécile Thévenet (born November 22, 1872) was a Belgian opera singer.

Cécile Thévenet
Cécile Thévenet, as Charlotte in Werther, from a 1905 publication.
BornNovember 22, 1872
Bruges
NationalityBelgian
Other namesCécilie Thévenet
Occupationopera singer

Early life

Cécile Thévenet, in costume for Carmen, from a 1905 publication.

Cécile Thévenet was born in Bruges, the daughter of Alphonse Thévenet and Anne Van Vyve. Her father was a music teacher and baritone singer. She was raised and educated in Brussels.[1] Her brothers Pierre Thévenet (1870-1937) and Louis Thévenet (1874-1930) became painters.[2]

Career

Cécile Thévenet sang with the Opéra-Comique in Paris. "Alike as a singer and an actress Mlle. Thévenet is a very great artist, a wonderfully clever creator of the characters she represents", commented one American publication in 1905.[1] In 1913 she sang the part of Euryclea in the premiere of Gabriel Fauré's Pénélope in Paris, with Lucienne Bréval in the title role.[3] She was also in the original cast of the Gustave Charpentier opera Julien, in 1913. She was known for her performances of Carmen.[4][5]

Other roles Thévenet sang included Musette in Leoncavallo's La bohéme (1899),[6] Leoncavallo's Zaza (1900),[7] Caroline in Die Fledermaus (1904), La Chouanne (1907),[8] the Nurse in Paul Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-bleue (1910), and Massenet's Thérèse (1913).[9]

Personal life

Thévenet died after May 1914.[10]

References

  1. "An Artist of Talent and Beauty". Musical Courier. 50: 16. April 15, 1905.
  2. "Louis Thévenet". Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  3. Orchestra, Boston Symphony (1918). Programme. The Orchestra.
  4. Van Vechten, Carl (1918). The music of Spain. Music - University of Toronto. New York A.A. Knopf. pp. 130.
  5. "Notes from Home and Abroad". Corona Independent. November 23, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2019 via Newspaper Archive.
  6. "The Drama in Paris". The Era. October 14, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Music Notes". Chicago Tribune. March 4, 1900. p. 45. Retrieved August 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Music in Paris". Musical Courier. 56: 11. January 1, 1908.
  9. "Untitled news item". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved August 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cécile Thévenet (artiste lyrique, 18..-19..)". BnF Data. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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