Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho [SEP] voice type
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho (31 December 1827 in Marseille – 10 July 1895 in Château-Puys, near Dieppe) was a famed French operatic soprano, particularly associated with light lyric and coloratura roles.
Biography.
Born Marie Caroline Félix-Miolan, she studied first with her father, François Félix-Miolan, an oboist, and later at the Conservatoire of Paris with Gilbert Duprez. After winning the first prize at the Conservatorie, she began touring throughout France, making her stage
debut in Brest, as Isabelle in "Robert le Diable", in 1849. Upon returning to Paris the following year, Marie Miolan made her debut in the title role in "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the Grand Opera on December 14, 1849. She went on to sing in "Le Pré aux clercs", "Les Huguenots", "Der Freischütz", "Hamlet", etc.
From 1849-55 and 1868–85, Miolan-Carvalho sang in Paris at the Opéra-Comique as Caroline Carvalho