c. 1658–1728, French Soprano Marthe Le Rochois, who was born in Caen in northern France, may have been a pupil of the French composer and singer Michel Lambert and afterwards of Lambert’s son-in-law, Jean-Baptiste Lully. Lully greatly admired Le Rochois, who made her debut at the Paris Opéra in 1678 and remained a performer there for ...
was well suited to the natural delivery of words, set the style for many librettists after him. Introduction | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera Personalities | Marthe Le Rochois | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera ...
castratos and thus provided more opportunities for female singers, who also performed in the choruses that were so popular on the French operatic stage. The dramatic soprano Marthe Le Rochois (c. 1658–1728) appeared as première actrice in the original productions of Lully’s tragédies lyriques. The English soprano Katharine Tofts (c. 1685–1756), working in London, was one of the earliest ...
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