Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [kɔ.lɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known monomously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1873 (Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye), Died August 3, 1954 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WLB216 10-in. June 1931 Cake-walk Maurice Bastin ; Henri Marcotty ; Livine Mertens ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLB217 10-in. June 1931 L'arithmétique Maurice Bastin ; Henri Marcotty ; Livine Mertens ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Colette," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349020.

Colette. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349020.

"Colette." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349020

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