Julie Dorus-Gras [SEP] voice type
Julie Dorus-Gras
Julie Dorus-Gras (born Valenciennes 7 September 1805 – 6 February 1896) was a Belgian operatic soprano.
Early life and training.
She was born Julie-Aimée-Josèphe Van Steenkiste, the daughter of an ex-soldier who was the leader of the theatre orchestra in her native city Valenciennes. She first studied with her father and began performing as a child, eventually becoming so well known as a vocalist that she received a municipal scholarship which enabled her to continue her studies in
rubbed shoulders with musicians: Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi, Fromental Halévy and Giacomo Meyerbeer, for whom Julie Dorus-Gras played the role of Alice in Robert le diable. Vincent van Steenkiste witnessed the death of his brother-in-law Simon Victor Gras, first violinist at the Paris Opera in Étretat on 4 July 1876 and the birth of his grandson Henri Rabaud.
See also.
- Julie Dorus-Gras
- Henri Rabaud
- Paul Taffanel
External links.
- Louis Dorus (1812-