JEANNE MAUBOURG (NAMUR,
BELGIUM, NOVEMBER 10, 1875 - MONTREAL, CANADA, MAY 9, 1953)
She was trained by her father and by Mme Labarra in Brussels, and
began her career as a concert singer. In 1896, she made her stage debut at the
Théâtre des Galéries in Brussels. From 1897, she performed with great success
at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, especially in Offenbach’s La Périchole.
During the 1901–1903 seasons, she sang at Covent Garden in London. In
1909, she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, making her debut
as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana.
At the Met, she primarily appeared in light mezzo-soprano roles such as Siebel
in Gounod’s Faust, Nicklausse
in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Meg
Page in Verdi’s Falstaff, Mlle
Long in Lecocq’s La fille de Mme Angot,
Javotte in Massenet’s Manon,
and, in 1914, Angella in the American premiere of Montemezzi’s L’amore dei tre re.
In 1912, she sang Beatrice in the American premiere of Wolf-Ferrari’s Le Donne Curiose under Arturo
Toscanini at the Met. Under Toscanini’s direction, she also took part in the
1913 Met premiere of Boris Godunov
and sang Emilia in a glittering performance of Otello, alongside Leo Slezak and Frances Alda. In 1910, she
appeared in the Met premiere of Auber’s Fra
Diavolo.
In 1913, she participated in the Metropolitan Opera’s guest
performances in Paris. During the 1915–1916 season, she was engaged by the
Chicago Opera.
Later, she settled in Canada, where she performed with the Canadian
National Opera Company and gave concerts. For many years, she worked as a vocal
pedagogue in Montreal.
Chronology
of some appearances
1896 Brussels Théâtre
des Galéries
1897 Brussels
Théâtre de la Monnaie
1901-1903 London Covent
Garden
1909 New
York Metropolitan Opera
TRACKLIST
Berceuse (Ma
curly-headed baby) (Clutsam) 58014 9594 Edison, New York
La Tire
(Larrieu) 58014 9595 Edison, New York
Le rideau du
lit (-) 58015 9598 Edison, New York
Le rouet
(Larrieu) 58013 9589 Edison, New York
Mon mari est
bien malade (-) 58015 9597 Edison, New York
Vogelhändler
(Zeller) Air du rossignol 58013 9588 Edison, New York
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