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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Cornélie Falcon
- Cornélie Falcon (28 January 1814 – 25 February 1897) was a French soprano who sang at the Opéra in Paris.
- Her greatest success was creating the role of Valentine in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots.
- She possessed "a full, resonant voice" with a distinctive dark timbre and was an exceptional actress.
- Based on the roles written for her voice her vocal range spanned from low A-flat to high D, 2.5 octaves.
- She and the tenor Adolphe Nourrit are credited with being primarily responsible for raising artistic standards at the Opéra, and the roles in which she excelled came to be known as "falcon soprano" parts.
- She had an exceptionally short career, essentially ending about five years after her debut, when at the age of 23 she lost her voice during a performance of Niedermeyer's Stradella.
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