Lise Tautin
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Lise Tautin was a French soprano
, associated with the opéra-bouffe in Paris in the middle of the 19th century, particularly the works of Offenbach
.
Fanchette in Le mariage aux lanternes
(1857), Crout-ou-pôt in Mesdames de la Halle
(1858), Minette in La chatte métamorphosée en femme
1858 - her incarnation of both girl and cat was praised, and Eurydice in Orphée aux Enfers (1858 and 1860 revival), where her ‘Hymne a Bacchus’ was encored, or often sung three times at each performance.
Then followed Rosita in Un mari a la porte (1859), Gratioso and other roles in the first version of Geneviève de Brabant
(1859), Les Bouffes-Parisiens in Le carnaval des revues (1860), Catarina in Le pont des soupirs
(1861), and Ernestina in M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . .
(1861).
She visited Vienna with the Bouffes-Parisiens in the summer of 1861, during which she created La Sincère in Les bergers.
In the spring of 1862 she starred in La boite au lait at the Théâtre des Variétés
.
Tautin took over title role for some performances of La belle Hélène
in 1865. She was taken ill returning from a tour to Constantinople in 1874.
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...
, associated with the opéra-bouffe in Paris in the middle of the 19th century, particularly the works of Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
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Life and career
Having been spotted by Offenbach at the Grand Théâtre de Lyon, Tautin made her debut with the Bouffes-Parisiens as Aspasie in Une demoiselle en loterie in July 1857 and was a big success with critics and the audiences. She also sangFanchette in Le mariage aux lanternes
Le mariage aux lanternes
Le mariage aux lanternes is an opérette in one act by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Michel Carré and Léon Battu....
(1857), Crout-ou-pôt in Mesdames de la Halle
Mesdames de la Halle
Mesdames de la Halle is an opérette bouffe in one act by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Armand Lapointe. It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris on 3 March 1858. and was the first work of Offenbach's at the Bouffes with a chorus and a large cast...
(1858), Minette in La chatte métamorphosée en femme
La chatte métamorphosée en femme
La chatte métamorphosée en femme is a one-act opéra comique of 1858 with words by Eugene Scribe and Mélésville, and music by Jacques Offenbach.-Performance history:...
1858 - her incarnation of both girl and cat was praised, and Eurydice in Orphée aux Enfers (1858 and 1860 revival), where her ‘Hymne a Bacchus’ was encored, or often sung three times at each performance.
Then followed Rosita in Un mari a la porte (1859), Gratioso and other roles in the first version of Geneviève de Brabant
Geneviève de Brabant
Geneviève de Brabant is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach, first performed in Paris in 1859. The plot is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant....
(1859), Les Bouffes-Parisiens in Le carnaval des revues (1860), Catarina in Le pont des soupirs
Le pont des soupirs
Le pont des soupirs is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Hector-Jonathan Cremieux and Ludovic Halévy.-Performance history:...
(1861), and Ernestina in M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . .
M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . .
M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le... is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, in one act by Jacques Offenbach and the Duc de Morny...
(1861).
She visited Vienna with the Bouffes-Parisiens in the summer of 1861, during which she created La Sincère in Les bergers.
In the spring of 1862 she starred in La boite au lait at the Théâtre des Variétés
Théâtre des Variétés
The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1975.-History:...
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Tautin took over title role for some performances of La belle Hélène
La belle Hélène
La belle Hélène , opéra bouffe in three acts, is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy...
in 1865. She was taken ill returning from a tour to Constantinople in 1874.