Record ID
299153
Accession number
MA 3727
Creator
Falcon, Marie-Cornélie, 1814-1897.
Biographical Data
French dramatic soprano. Falcon sang at the Paris Opera from 1832-1837, when she permanently lost her voice. It became a legendary memory, so that the description "Falcon type" was applied to singers who excelled in her roles in "Robert le Diable", "Les H
Object title
Album amicorum, 1831-1840.
Date
1831-1840.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Frederick Koch.
Provenance
Purchased at a Nouveau Drouot sale, Paris, May 7, 1981, lot 6 (A. Rosenthal - Otto Haas).
Notes
Entries dated 1831-1840.
Associated names
Simier, 19th cent., binder.
Koch, Frederick, donor.
Koch, Frederick, donor.
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