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Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck

Georgette Leblanc (8 February 1869 – 27 October 1941) was a French operatic soprano, actress, author, and the sister of novelist Maurice Leblanc. She became particularly associated with the works of Jules Massenet and was an admired interpreter of the title role in Bizet's Carmen.

For many years Leblanc was the lover of Belgian playwright and writer Maurice Maeterlinck, and he wrote several parts for her within his stage plays. She portrayed the role of Ariane in Ariane et Barbe-bleue, both in the original 1899 stage play by Maeterlinck and in the 1907 opera adaptation by Paul Dukas, as well as La Mort de Tintagiles in 1905 in Paris. Leblanc also appeared in a couple of French films, most notably L'Inhumaine in 1924. In the last few decades of her life she turned to writing, producing two commercially successful autobiographies and several children's books and travelogues.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 8, 1869 (Rouen), Died October 26, 1941 (Le Cannet)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 19748 10-in. 2/7/1912 Dernier voeu Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 19754 10-in. 2/8/1912 Air des cartes Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 19755 10-in. 2/8/1912 L'amour est une vertu rare Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 19763 10-in. 2/15/1912 Bois epais, redouble ton ombre Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 19764 10-in. 2/15/1912 Elle avait trois couronnes d'or Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Maeterlinck, Georgette Leblanc," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105409.

Maeterlinck, Georgette Leblanc. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105409.

"Maeterlinck, Georgette Leblanc." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105409

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