Henriette Méric-Lalande, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France
About Henriette Méric-Lalande
- Henriette Méric-Lalande (1798 – 7 September 1867) was a French operatic soprano, one of the leading sopranos of the early 19th century. She was born at Dunkirk, the daughter and pupil of the conductor Jean-Baptiste Lalande.
- She made her stage debut in Nantes in 1814.
- In Paris, Castil-Blaze was impressed by her, and introduced her to Garcia in 1823.
- She then went to Milan for further studies with Bonfichi and Banderali.
- Méric-Lalande sang at La Fenice in Venice, 1823–24, where she created Meyerbeer's Il crociato in Egitto.
- In 1826, she created Bellini's Bianca e Gernando at the San Carlo in Naples. At La Scala in Milan, she created again for Bellini, Imogene in Il pirata in 1827, and Alaide in La straniera in 1829.
- The same year, she also created the title role in Zaira in Parma.
- Still at La Scala, she created the title role in Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in 1833, but by then she was already past her best. She also appeared at the Théâtre-Italien in 1828, in London in 1830.
- She left the stage in 1838, as Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux.
- An accomplished virtuoso singer, she also enjoyed acclaim in Rossini operas such as La donna del lago, Mosè in Egitto, Semiramide. According to the music critic Henry Chorley, Méric-Lalande began having vocal problems as early as 1829, when it was noticed that she developed a wide and slow vibrato; however, through her highly dramatic temperament she was able to conceal it to some extent. She was married to a cornist by the name of Méric, and added his name to hers.
- She died at Chantilly.
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