Cornélie Falcon
French soprano (1814–1897) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornélie Falcon (28 January 1814 [n 1] – 25 February 1897) was a French dramatic soprano who sang at the Opéra in Paris. Her greatest success was creating the role of Valentine in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. She possessed "a full, resonant voice"[4] with a distinctive dark timbre[5] and was an exceptional actress.[4] Based on the roles written for her voice her vocal range spanned from low A-flat to high D, 2.5 octaves. She and the tenor Adolphe Nourrit are credited with being primarily responsible for raising artistic standards at the Opéra,[4] and the roles in which she excelled came to be known as "falcon soprano" parts.[6] She had an exceptionally short career, essentially ending about five years after her debut, when at the age of 23 she lost her voice during a performance of Niedermeyer's Stradella.