Julie-Angélique Scio
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Julie-Angélique Scio was a leading French soprano
. Born in Lille
as Julie-Angélique Legrand, she married the composer Etienne Scio. She made her debut in Paris in 1792. She is most famous for creating roles in operas by Luigi Cherubini
staged at the Théâtre Feydeau
between 1794 and 1800, namely the title characters of Eliza
and Médée
and Constance in Les deux journées
.
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
. Born in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
as Julie-Angélique Legrand, she married the composer Etienne Scio. She made her debut in Paris in 1792. She is most famous for creating roles in operas by Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest of his contemporaries....
staged at the Théâtre Feydeau
Théâtre Feydeau
The Théâtre Feydeau, , a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence , and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur...
between 1794 and 1800, namely the title characters of Eliza
Eliza (Cherubini)
Eliza, ou Le voyage aux glaciers du Mont St Bernard is an opéra-comique in two acts by Luigi Cherubini with a French libretto by Jacques-Antoine de Reveroni de Saint-Cyr. It was first performed at the Théâtre Feydeau, Paris on 13 December 1794.Cherubini made great use of local colour in his music...
and Médée
Médée (Cherubini)
Médée is a French language opéra-comique by Luigi Cherubini.The libretto by François-Benoît Hoffmann was based on Euripides' tragedy of Medea and Pierre Corneille's play Médée....
and Constance in Les deux journées
Les deux journées
Les deux journées, ou Le porteur d'eau is an opera in three acts by Luigi Cherubini with a libretto by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly. It takes the form of an opéra comique, meaning not that the subject matter is humorous, but that the piece is a mixture of spoken dialogue and musical numbers...
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Sources
- New Grove Dictionary of Music entry for Etienne Scio