Jacqueline Royer (1884 – 19??) was a French opera singer who sang leading contralto and mezzo-soprano roles at the Opéra de Paris, London's Royal Opera House, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Active on the stage from 1904 until 1924, she created several roles in early 20th century operas, including Carmine in the posthumous premiere of Ponchielli's I Mori di Valenza.[1][2]
Royer was born in Guîtres, the daughter of a music professor and conductor. She began singing as a child, appearing as the soloist in the performance of a Stabat Mater at the age of ten. She graduated from the Paris Conservatory in 1904 and was immediately engaged by the Paris Opera. She made her debut in November of that year as Léonore in Donizetti's La favorite.[3]
Royer can be heard singing "O toi qui m'abandonne" from Meyerbeer's Le prophète on volume 2 of The Record of Singing.[4]
Roles created
edit- Marquise de Prie in Spiro Samara's Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle, Teatro Politeama Tivoli, Genoa, 9 November 1905[1]
- Carmine in Amilcare Ponchielli's I Mori di Valenza, Théâtre du Casino, Monaco, 17 March 1914[1]
- Musidora in André Messager's Béatrice, Théâtre du Casino, Monaco, 21 March 1914[1][5][6]
- Mayabel in Pascual De Rogatis's Huémac, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, 22 July 1916[1]
- Djamina (?) in Henry Février's La damnation de Blanchefleur, Théâtre du Casino, Monaco, 13 March 1920[1]
- L'Archangel in Raoul Gunsbourg's Satan, Théâtre du Casino, Monaco, 20 March 1920[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Performances by Jacqueline Royer". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Bibliothèque nationale de France. Jacqueline Royer (1884–19..). Retrieved 14 November 2014 (in French)
- ^ Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical (1907). "Royer (Mlle. Jacqueline) du Théâtre de l'Opéra", p. 509. E. Risacher (in French)
- ^ OCLC 34907309
- ^ a b Parsons, Charles (1993). Opera premieres: an index of casts/performers, Vol. 16, p. 1109. Edwin Mellen Press
- ^ Linor, G. "A l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo Beatrice". Comœdia, 24 March 1914, No. 2365, pp. 1–2.
