Marie van Zandt (October , â€" December , ) was an American
soprano.Born in Manhattan, New York City, van Zandt was the daughter
of Jennie van Zandt, who had sung at La Scala and at New York's
Academy of Music. She studied in Milan with Francesco Lamperti, making
her debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in Turin in .Successful
appearances followed her debut, including at Covent Garden in .
However, at that time, it was necessary to make official debuts in
Paris. So she left for Paris in where her mother, who had
acquaintances in Parisian high society, managed to introduce her
daughter to professionals.Van Zandt, who was only , signed a contract
with the Opéra-Comique in , making her debut as Mignon. Léo Delibes
composed his opera Lakmé for her, and she created the title role for
its world premiere in . Organized opposition at the Opéra-Comique was
created at around this time in an attempt to discredit her; among the
false accusations that were circulated was one suggesting that she
appeared onstage while drunk. Nevertheless, she assumed a successful
career, and the Parisian beau monde praised her, as for example Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild who used to reserve loges for his family and
friends when she appeared on stage. She travelled all around Europe
for tours.
soprano.Born in Manhattan, New York City, van Zandt was the daughter
of Jennie van Zandt, who had sung at La Scala and at New York's
Academy of Music. She studied in Milan with Francesco Lamperti, making
her debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in Turin in .Successful
appearances followed her debut, including at Covent Garden in .
However, at that time, it was necessary to make official debuts in
Paris. So she left for Paris in where her mother, who had
acquaintances in Parisian high society, managed to introduce her
daughter to professionals.Van Zandt, who was only , signed a contract
with the Opéra-Comique in , making her debut as Mignon. Léo Delibes
composed his opera Lakmé for her, and she created the title role for
its world premiere in . Organized opposition at the Opéra-Comique was
created at around this time in an attempt to discredit her; among the
false accusations that were circulated was one suggesting that she
appeared onstage while drunk. Nevertheless, she assumed a successful
career, and the Parisian beau monde praised her, as for example Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild who used to reserve loges for his family and
friends when she appeared on stage. She travelled all around Europe
for tours.
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