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Jane Pierny

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H�lo�se Jeanne Pelletier, also known as Jane Pierny, (2 April 1869 - 9 May 1913) was a French lyric soprano.

H�lo�se Jeanne Pelletier
Jane Pierny in Champignol at the New Arrivals Theatre
Born2 April 1869
Died9 May 1913
NationalityFrench
Other namesJane Pierny
OccupationSinger

She studied with Saint-Yves Bax, a singing teacher at the Paris Conservatory. She made her debut in Fran�ois les Bas-bleus, at the Th��tre des Menus-Plaisirs, where she sang in the First Arms of Louis XV, the Belle Sophie, the Little Bride, and the Egyptian. She moved to Th��tre des Nouveaut�s, where she played in the Girl of the Phone, Nini Fauvette, Champignol, My Prince, the Grimaces of Paris and the Capitol. She left the Th��tre des Nouveaut�s, and then moved to the Folies-Dramatiques.[1]

In 1896, she sang "libertine songs" to illustrate Maurice Lefevre's lectures at the Bodini�re and at the St. Petersburg Aquarium Theatre during the summer.[2]

She performed at the Empire Theatre in 1896, at the Apollo in Berlin in September 1899; at the Kristowski Summer Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Metropol-Theater in Berlin and the Theater an der Wien in 1900.

In 1905, Jane Pierny left operetta and sang at Les Deux-Masques.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Laroque, Adrien (1833-1907) Auteur du texte (1897). Acteurs et actrices de Paris (29e �d.) / par Adrien Laroque.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Figaro : journal non politique". Gallica. 1896-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  3. ^ "Figaro : journal non politique". Gallica. 1905-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-30.