Agathe Alexandrine Gavaudan

French operatic singer

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Agathe Alexandrine Gavaudan, called Mme Raimbaux or Raimbaux-Gavaudan, (1801 – 19 April 1877) was a French operatic contralto.

## Life[edit]

Born in Paris, Gavaudan is the daughter of Jean-Baptiste-Sauveur Gavaudan and Alexandrine Marie Agathe Gavaudan-Ducamel.[1]

In 1820, she married Antoine François Victor Raimbaux (†1843) and they had two children.[2] She was a student of Manuel García.[3] She was first appreciated in the salons and in the concerts[4] with, among others, Maria Malibran.[5] In 1830, she performed in England[6] and in 1831, in London[7] In March 1831, she made her debut at the Théâtre italien de Paris in the role of Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri, which can only be sung by a true contralto.[8] then Rosine in The Barber of Seville[9] and in the La Cenerentola. She plays the role of Arsace, a little low for her, in Semiramide[10] in La Prova d'un opéra séria[1]

She played in Naples in 1833[11] where she obtained success. An illness forced her to return to Paris in 1834 where she gave singing lessons and sang in concerts.[12] François-Joseph Fétis ensures her collaboration for the historical concerts he gives in Paris.[1] She was hired at the Théâtre-Italien for the end of the 1835 season.[13]

At the Théâtre-Italien, on 23 January 1836, a benefit performance is given.[14] Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Raimbaux left the Italian scene.[1]

Raimbaux-Gavaudan, now a widow, married the poet Étienne Casimir Hippolyte Cordellier-Delanoue.[1]

Gavaudan died in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris[15] at the age of 68.

## Roles[edit]

* 1831 : L'italiana in Algeri, Isabella.[6][8][16]
* 1832 : La Cenerentola, eponymous role.[17]
* 1832 : Tancredi, eponymous role.[18][19]
* 1832, 1835 : La Prova d'un opéra séria, Corilla

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Le Ménestrel". Gallica (in French). 13 October 1872. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
2. ^ "Family tree of Agathe Alexandrine Gavaudan". Geneanet (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
3. ^ "Le Charivari". Gallica (in French). 1833-03-19. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
4. ^ "Le Figaro". Gallica (in French). 1831-02-27. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
5. ^ Larousse 1866–1877.
6. ^ a b "Le Figaro". Gallica (in French). 1831-12-07. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
7. ^ "Le Courrier". Gallica (in French). 1831-06-20. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
8. ^ a b Fétis (1831). "Revue musicale". Gallica (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
9. ^ "Revue de Paris". Gallica (in French). 1831. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
10. ^ "Le Figaro". Gallica (in French). 1832-01-19. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
11. ^ "Le Courrier". Gallica (in French). 27 January 1833. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
12. ^ "Le Courrier". Gallica (in French). 7 November 1834. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
13. ^ "Le Courrier". Gallica (in French). 1835-02-19. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
14. ^ "Le Charivari". Gallica (in French). 23 January 1836. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
15. ^ Archives de Paris, death act No. 376 dressé le 20/04/1877, view 19 / 31
16. ^ "Le Corsaire". Gallica (in French). 27 December 1831. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
17. ^ "Le Figaro". Gallica (in French). 12 January 1832. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
18. ^ "Le Figaro". Gallica (in French). 30 January 1832. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
19. ^ "Le Courrier". Gallica (in French). 28 January 1832. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

### Cited sources[edit]

* Larousse, Pierre (1866–1877). Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, t. 13, POUR-R (in French). p. 645. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

## Further reading[edit]

* Le Ménestrel[1]

1872 : n° 32, 7 July; n° 33, 14 July; n° 34, 21 July; n° 35, 28 July; n° 36, 4 August; n° 46, 13 October. Read online.
* Arthur Pougin, Figures d’Opéra-Comique : Mme Dugazon, Elleviou, la tribu des Gavaudan, Paris, Tresse, 1875, p. 143-157 Figures d'opéra-Comique.

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1. ^ "Le Ménestrel (Paris. 1833) - 104 Years available - Gallica".