19th-century French singers

The list 19th-century French singers includes Anna Held, Gaby Deslys, Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu, Hortense Schneider and Aristide Bruant. The list consists of 167 members and 3 sublists.

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19th-century French opera singers
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Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

Overview: Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born stage performer and singer on Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America ...

Date of birth: 8 March 1872

Date of death: 12 August 1918

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Performance Artist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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19th-century women singers 504T

Jewish French actresses 30T

19th-century French actresses 80T
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Gaby Deslys

Actress, dancer

Overview: Gaby Deslys (born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a singer and actress during the early 20th century. She selected her name for her stage career. It is a con ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1881

Date of death: 11 February 1920

Age: 38 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women singers 185T

19th-century women singers 504T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
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Hortense Schneider

Singer

Overview: Hortense Catherine Schneider, La Snédèr, (30 April 1833 in Bordeaux, France – 5 May 1920, in Paris, France) was a French soprano, one of the greatest operetta stars of the 19th century, particularly a ...

Date of birth: 30 April 1833

Date of death: 6 May 1920

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

French operatic sopranos 171T

19th-century French actresses 80T
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Rachel (actress)

French actor

Overview: Elisabeth Félix, better known only as Mademoiselle Rachel (21 February 1821 – 3 January 1858), was a French actress.

Date of birth: 21 February 1821

Date of death: 3 January 1858

Age: 36 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Tuberculosis deaths in France 109T

19th-century deaths from tuberculosis 668T

Jewish French actresses 30T
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Blanche d'Antigny

French actor and singer

Overview: Blanche d'Antigny (May 9, 1840 – June 30, 1874) was a French singer, actress and courtesan whose fame today rests chiefly on the fact that Émile Zola used her as the principal model for his novel Nana ...

Date of birth: 9 May 1840

Date of death: 30 June 1874

Age: 34 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

19th-century French actresses 80T

French stage actresses 558T
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Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu

Singer

Overview: Thimoléone-Rose-Caroline Chevalier Lavit, known by her married name as Alexandrine-Caroline (or Caroline or simply Mme) Branchu (2 November 1780 – 14 October 1850) was a French opera soprano of mixed race ...

Date of birth: 2 November 1780

Date of death: 14 October 1850

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Mistresses of Napoleon 8T

19th-century women singers 504T

People of Saint-Domingue 102T
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Emma Calvé

French operatic soprano

Overview: Emma Calvé, born Rosa Emma Calvet (15 August 1858 – 6 January 1942), was a French operatic soprano.

Date of birth: 15 August 1858

Date of death: 6 January 1942

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Performance Artist

Gender: Female

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20th-century women opera singers 1,242T

20th-century French women singers 185T

20th-century French opera singers 117T
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Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet

Overview: Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 – 23 July 1859) was a French poet and novelist.

Date of birth: 20 June 1786

Date of death: 23 July 1859

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Female

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19th-century French opera singers 66T

19th-century French actresses 80T

French women novelists 273T
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Aristide Bruant

French singer

Overview: Aristide Bruant (6 May 1851 – 11 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous ...

Date of birth: 6 May 1851

Date of death: 10 February 1925

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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19th-century male singers 496T

People of Montmartre 80T

People from Loiret 69T
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Marie-Julie Halligner

Singer

Overview: Marie-Julie Boulanger, née Marie-Julie Halligner (29 January 1786 – 23 July 1850), was a French mezzo-soprano. She performed her entire career under the stage name Mme Boulanger, appearing in the world ...

Date of birth: 29 January 1786

Date of death: 23 July 1850

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

19th-century French opera singers 66T

French operatic mezzo-sopranos 65T
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Anna Judic

comic actress

Overview: Anne Marie-Louise Damiens, stage name Anna Judic (18 July 1849, Semur-en-Auxois – 15 April 1911, Golfe-Juan) was a French comic actress.

Date of birth: 18 July 1849

Date of death: 15 April 1911

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

19th-century French actresses 80T

French stage actresses 558T
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Léon Escalais

French opera singer

Overview: Léon Escalaïs (August 8, 1859, Cuxac-d'Aude – November 8, 1940, Cuxac-d'Aude) was a prominent Gallic tenor, particularly associated with French and Italian heroic roles. His lean, nimble and powerful ...

Date of birth: 8 August 1859

Date of death: 8 November 1941

Age: 82 (age at death)

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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19th-century male singers 496T

French operatic tenors 102T

Fonotipia Records artists 44T
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Adolphe Nourrit

French opera singer

Overview: Adolphe Nourrit (3 March 1802 – 8 March 1839) was a French operatic tenor, librettist, and composer. One of the most esteemed opera singers of the 1820s and 1830s, he was particularly associated with the ...

Date of birth: 3 March 1802

Date of death: 8 March 1839

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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1830s suicides 17T

19th-century male singers 496T

French operatic tenors 102T
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Célestine Galli-Marié

French opera singer

Overview: Célestine Galli-Marié (15 March 1837 – 22 September 1905) was a French mezzo-soprano who is most famous for creating the title role in the opera Carmen.

Date of birth: 1840

Date of death: 22 September 1905

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

19th-century French opera singers 66T

French operatic mezzo-sopranos 65T
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Marcelle Lender

French dancer adn singer

Overview: Marcelle Lender (1862 – 27 September 1926) was a French singer, dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Date of birth: 1862

Date of death: 27 September 1926

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women singers 185T

Paintings in Washington, D.C. 19T

20th-century French women 31T
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Maria Malibran

Singer

Overview: Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran ...

Date of birth: 24 March 1808

Date of death: 23 September 1836

Age: 28 (age at death)

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women composers 341T

19th-century Spanish opera singers 14T

19th-century women singers 504T
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Pauline Viardot

Singer

Overview: Pauline Viardot (18 July 1821 – 18 May 1910) was a leading nineteenth-century French mezzo-soprano, pedagogue, and composer of Spanish descent.

Date of birth: 1821

Date of death: 1910

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women composers 341T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

19th-century women singers 504T
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Pierre Trimouillat

Overview: Pierre Trimouillat (1858 – 5 January 1929) was a French songwriter, comedian and singer who was active in the cabarets of Paris in the 1890s.

Date of birth: 1858

Date of death: 5 January 1929

Age: 70 (age at death)

Occupation: Singer

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French chansonniers 95T

People from Moulins, Allier 47T

1929 deaths 2,912T
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Emma Liébel

French singer

Overview: Emma Liébel (born Aimée Medebielle; 13 September 1873 – January 1928) was a French chanteuse. She was one of the pioneers of the chanson réaliste style.

Date of birth: 13 September 1873

Date of death: January 1928

Age: 54 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

People from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 78T

1928 deaths 2,663T
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Constance Nantier-Didiée

Opera singer

Overview: Constance Nantier-Didiée (16 November 1831 – 4 December 1867) was a French mezzo-soprano. According to commentators of her time, she was described as a true mezzo-soprano rather than a contralto. She had ...

Date of birth: 16 November 1831

Date of death: 4 December 1867

Age: 36 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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19th-century Italian women singers 82T

19th-century women singers 504T

French operatic mezzo-sopranos 65T