Marie Antier
Marie Antier (1687 in Lyon – 3 December 1747 in Paris) was a French opera singer (soprano).[1][2]
She was trained in singing and acting by Marthe Le Rochois.[1] She made her debut at the Paris Opera in a revival of La vénitienne by Michel de la Barre in 1710 or 1711.[2] It has been said that she was particularly adept in her portrayals of enchantresses or magicians in the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully.[2] Over the course of thirty years she appeared in sixty stage works. In some of these works she played multiple parts, resulting in a repertoire of about eighty roles.[2]
She was a premier actress of the Academie de Musique (1720) and a court singer (1721). She played the leading roles of French opera from her debut in 1711 until her retirement in 1741.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Saide 2001.
- ^ a b c d Pitou 1983, p. 155.
Sources[edit]
- Saide, Julie ann (2001). "Antier, Marie". Grove music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- Pitou, Spire (1983). The Paris Opéra: An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers: Genesis and Glory, 1671-1715. Wesport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313243943.
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