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Esther Chevalier (born 1853, death unknown)〔''Gazette anecdotique, littéraire, artistique et bibliographique'', Paris Librairie des bibliophiles, 1889.〕 was a French mezzo-soprano, active in Paris almost exclusively at the Opéra-Comique, appearing in several operatic premieres there.〔Soubies A, Malherbe C. ''Histoire de l'opéra comique - La seconde salle Favart 1840-1887.'' Flammarion, Paris, 1893.〕 Chevalier was pupil of Saint-Yves-Bax, and won first prizes at the Paris Conservatoire in both vocal studies and opéra comique.〔 She made her debut at the Opéra-Comique on 6 October 1873 as Angèle in ''Le domino noir'' and went on to create many roles, such as Mercédès in ''Carmen'', Manette in ''La chambre bleue'', La duègne in ''La Fille de Tabarin'', Javotte in ''Manon'', Herminie in ''La soeur de Jocrisse'', la balayeuse in ''Louise'', and Prudence in ''Xavière'', as well as Meg in the French premiere of ''Falstaff'' in 1894.〔Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.〕 Her other roles at the Salle Favart included Nicklause in ''Les contes d'Hoffmann'', Jenny in ''La dame blanche'', Louise in ''Le déserteur'', Rose Friquet in ''Les dragons de Villars'', the title role in ''Mignon'', Taven in ''Mireille'', une fée in ''La flute enchantée'', Myrza in ''Lalla-Roukh'', Marguérite in ''Le Pré aux clercs'', Laurette in ''Richard Coeur-de-lion'' and Rita in ''Zampa''.〔 Chevalier sang the title role of ''Carmen'' at the Opéra-Comique in 1892, having previously sung it in Dieppe.〔Noel E & Stoullig E. ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 18ème année, 1892.'' Bibliothèque Charpentier, Paris, 1893, p.110.〕 Malherbe described Chevalier as an intelligent artist, who was invaluable to her company over many years, tackling a broad range of roles from grand ladies to soubrettes, and making a mark even in the smallest roles.〔 ==Notes and references== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esther Chevalier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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