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Hortense Schneider

オルタンス・シュネデール　/　おるたんす・しゅねでーる

Actor from France

April 30, 1833 – May 6, 1920　・　Bordeaux, France

actor
opera singer
stage actor

My Take

Hortense Schneider fascinates me precisely because of how little survives. Born in Bordeaux in 1833, she became the reigning operetta star of 19th-century Paris, the voice Offenbach wrote for. No recordings, almost no images, yet she conquered an era on presence and song alone, then lived to 87. I find something romantic and humbling in that: a provincial girl who became a legend purely through live performance and the memory of those who heard her. In our archive-everything age, her fame, built on applause and recollection, feels almost mythic.

Overview

Hortense Catherine Schneider, La Snédèr, (30 April 1833 in Bordeaux, France – 5 May 1920, in Paris, France) was a French soprano, one of the greatest operetta stars of the 19th century, particularly associated with the works of composer Jacques Offenbach.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hortense Schneider
Name (Japanese): オルタンス・シュネデール
Reading: おるたんす・しゅねでーる
Born: April 30, 1833 – May 6, 1920
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Snake
Origin: Bordeaux, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / opera singer / stage actor / singer / Soubrette

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8D%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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