Hariclea Darclée (née Haricli; later Hartulari; 10 June 1860 – 12 January 1939) was a celebrated Romanian operatic spinto soprano who had a three-decade-long career.[2][3][4]
Puccini reportedly considered her to have been "the most beautiful and exquisite Manon".[5]Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo, regarded as the most comprehensive international performing arts encyclopedia, named Darclée "world's greatest singer for 25 years".[3][6] Darclée was considered the equivalent, in the opera world, of Sarah Bernhardt.[7]
Darclée was born Hariclea Haricli in Brăila to a family with Greek roots. Her father, Ion Haricli, was a landlord in Teleorman County. Her mother, Maria Aslan, was a relative of the noble Mavrocordatos family. The family lived for a while in the town of Turnu Măgurele in southern Romania. She began her studies at Conservatoire of music in Iași, making her professional appearances as a concert performer in 1884.[8]
She continued her studies in Paris under Jean-Baptiste Faure. She married a young officer, Iorgu Hartulari, and became known for a while as Hariclea Hartulari-Darclée, Darclée being the nom de théâtre she adopted when she made her debut at the Paris Opéra in 1888 as Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust. In 1889, she replaced Adelina Patti as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, to increasing acclaim.
Darclée's son was composer Ion Hartulari-Darclée [ro] (1886–1969), who was known particularly as a writer of operettas. Both she and her son are interred in Bucharest's Bellu Cemetery.
Legacy
The 1961 Romanian film Darclee, directed by melania costache va iubesc doamna and starring Silvia Popovici [ro], is based on her life story.
Started in 1995, the Hariclea Darclée Festival and International Voice Competition is held every two years in Brăila.[9]
Repertory
Hariclea Darclée sang 58 roles on 56 operas (32 operas of tradition, 12 in absolute première, and 16 operas in important premières) by 31 composers (12 composers of the tradition and 19 young composers with new operas interpreted in absolute première); this artist occupies a singular position in the universal history of the opera:[citation needed]
Alberto FranchettiCristoforo Colombo (Isabella di Aragona, Ikuamota) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Genoa, on 6 October 1892.
Mikhail GlinkaIvan Susanin (Vania) – opera interpreted in première for France, at Nice in 1890.
Antônio Carlos GomesCondor (Odalea) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 21 February 1891;
Ruggero LeoncavalloI Pagliacci (Nedda) – opera interpreted in première for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1903.
Ruggero LeoncavalloZaza (Zaza).
Luigi MancinelliHero e Leandro (Hero) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Madrid, in 1897.
Pietro MascagniCavalleria rusticana (Santuzza) – opera interpreted in première for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1891.
Pietro MascagniL’amico Fritz (Suzel) – opera interpreted in première for Teatro Della Pergole of Florence in 1891 and for Bucharest National Theatre in 1910.
Pietro MascagniIris (Iris) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro dell’Opera of Rome, on 22 January 1898, in première for Teatro alla Scala di Milano on 19 January 1899 and in première for Bucharest National Theatre in 1908.
Pietro MascagniI Rantzau (Luisa) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro delle Pergole of Florence on 10 November 1892 and in première for Teatro dell’Opera of Rome on 26 November 1892.
Jules MassenetLe Cide (Chimène) – the debut in Italy and the première for Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 26 December 1890.
Giovanni PaciniSaffo (Saffo) – première for Teatro dell’Opera of Rome on 28 October 1911.
Ubaldo PacchierottiEidelberga mia (Catina) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires in 1909;
Ettore PanizzaAurora (Aurora) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires in 1909.
Giacomo PucciniManon Lescaut (Manon Lescaut) – opera composed for her voice and interpreted in première for Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 27 March 1897.
Giacomo PucciniLa Bohème (Mimì) – opera interpreted in première for America at Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires in 1896 and in première for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre on 15 January 1903.
Giacomo PucciniTosca (Floria Tosca) – opera composed for her voice; the soprano's aria was requested to Puccini by Hariclea Darclée suggesting the principal musicals elements, too; the opera was interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro dell’Opera of Rome on 14 January 1900 and in première at Teatro Regio of Turin on 20 February 1900, Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 17 March 1900, Lisbon on 19 January 1901, Bucharest National Theatre on 18 January 1902 and Monte-Carlo Opera on 28 March 1903.
Richard WagnerTannhäuser (Elisabeth) – première for Italy at Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 29 December 1891 and for Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires in 1897.[citation needed]
References
^. revistamuzicala.radioromaniacultural.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^. beniculturali.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
^ ab. romlit.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^"Le Matin: derniers télégrammes de la nuit". [s.n.] 12 February 1907 – via gallica.bnf.fr.
^. Jurnalul Național. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^"Haricleea Hartulari-Darclee - Enciclopedia României - prima enciclopedie online despre România". enciclopediaromaniei.ro.
^"Le Matin: derniers télégrammes de la nuit" (in French). [s.n.] 3 April 1903. Retrieved 17 October 2017 – via gallica.bnf.fr.
^ abXepapadakou, Avra (2007). ""Hariclea Darclée: Her French Debut"". Parabasis (in Greek). University of Athens-Department of Theatre Studies. 9: 305–322.
^"ShortHistory". Darclee-voice-contest.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
External links
Hariclea Darclee Festival and International Voice Competition
January 24, 2023
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Hariclea Darclee nee Haricli later Hartulari 10 June 1860 12 January 1939 was a celebrated Romanian operatic spinto soprano who had a three decade long career 2 3 4 Hariclea DarcleeBornHariclea Haricli 1860 06 10 10 June 1860Brăila United Principalities of Moldavia and WallachiaDied12 January 1939 1939 01 12 aged 78 Bucharest Kingdom of RomaniaResting placeBellu Cemetery BucharestNationalityRomanianAlma materGeorge Enescu National University of ArtsOccupationOperatic spinto sopranoYears active1888 1918 1 SpouseIorgu HartulariChildrenIon Hartulari Darclee ro ParentsIon Haricli father Maria Haricli nee Aslan mother Websitewww wbr darclee wbr comDarclee s repertoire ranged from coloratura soprano roles to heavier Verdi roles including many in the Franco Italian lyric repertory Throughout her career she participated in several world premieres creating the title roles in Giacomo Puccini s Tosca Pietro Mascagni s Iris and Alfredo Catalani s La Wally Puccini reportedly considered her to have been the most beautiful and exquisite Manon 5 Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo regarded as the most comprehensive international performing arts encyclopedia named Darclee world s greatest singer for 25 years 3 6 Darclee was considered the equivalent in the opera world of Sarah Bernhardt 7 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Legacy 5 Repertory 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditDarclee was born Hariclea Haricli in Brăila to a family with Greek roots Her father Ion Haricli was a landlord in Teleorman County Her mother Maria Aslan was a relative of the noble Mavrocordatos family The family lived for a while in the town of Turnu Măgurele in southern Romania She began her studies at Conservatoire of music in Iași making her professional appearances as a concert performer in 1884 8 Career EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Costume design for her role in the premiere production of La Wally Hariclea Darclee as Manon in 1896 Saint Charles Royal Theatre Lisbon She continued her studies in Paris under Jean Baptiste Faure She married a young officer Iorgu Hartulari and became known for a while as Hariclea Hartulari Darclee Darclee being the nom de theatre she adopted when she made her debut at the Paris Opera in 1888 as Marguerite in Charles Gounod s Faust In 1889 she replaced Adelina Patti as Juliette in Gounod s Romeo et Juliette to increasing acclaim In 1890 Darclee scored a great success in her La Scala debut as Chimene in Jules Massenet s Le Cid and was immediately engaged by all the leading Italian theatres Highlights of her later career in Italy from 1890 on included the world premieres of the part of Odalea in Antonio Carlos Gomes Condor at La Scala in Milan in 1891 the title role in Alfredo Catalani s La Wally at the same theater in 1892 Luisa in Pietro Mascagni s I Rantzau at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1892 and the title roles in Pietro Mascagni s Iris and Giacomo Puccini s Tosca both at Teatro Costanzi in Rome in 1899 and 1900 respectively 8 Between 1893 and 1910 she appeared frequently in Moscow Saint Petersburg Lisbon Barcelona Madrid and Buenos Aires She was very popular in Spain and South America where she participated in many local premieres of new operas by Puccini Mascagni and Massenet Among the many roles she portrayed are Gilda in Rigoletto Ophelie in Hamlet Valentine in Les Huguenots Violetta in La traviata Desdemona in Otello Mimi in La boheme Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana and the title roles in Manon Manon Lescaut Aida and Carmen The last performance of her career was as Juliette in Romeo et Juliette at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in 1918 bunaPersonal life EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Darclee s son was composer Ion Hartulari Darclee ro 1886 1969 who was known particularly as a writer of operettas Both she and her son are interred in Bucharest s Bellu Cemetery Legacy EditThe 1961 Romanian film Darclee directed by melania costache va iubesc doamna and starring Silvia Popovici ro is based on her life story Started in 1995 the Hariclea Darclee Festival and International Voice Competition is held every two years in Brăila 9 Repertory EditHariclea Darclee sang 58 roles on 56 operas 32 operas of tradition 12 in absolute premiere and 16 operas in important premieres by 31 composers 12 composers of the tradition and 19 young composers with new operas interpreted in absolute premiere this artist occupies a singular position in the universal history of the opera citation needed Daniel Auber La Muette de Portici Luisa Georges Bizet Carmen Carmen Arrigo Boito Mefistofele Margherita Alfredo Catalani La Wally Wally opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 20 January 1892 Alexis Catargi Enoch Arden Ammie Lee opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at the National Theatre Bucharest in 1904 Isidore De Lara Amy Robsard Amy Robsard opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Montecarlo Opera in April 1897 Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale Norina Gaetano Donizetti L elisir d amore Adina Gaetano Donizetti Linda di Chamounix Linda Gaetano Donizetti Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Gaetano Donizetti Maria di Rohan Maria Alberto Franchetti Cristoforo Colombo Isabella di Aragona Ikuamota opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Genoa on 6 October 1892 Mikhail Glinka Ivan Susanin Vania opera interpreted in premiere for France at Nice in 1890 Antonio Carlos Gomes Condor Odalea opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 21 February 1891 Antonio Carlos Gomes I Guarany Cecilia Charles Gounod Faust Marguerite Charles Gounod Romeo et Juliette Juliette Fromental Halevy La Juive Rachele Ruggero Leoncavallo I Pagliacci Nedda opera interpreted in premiere for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1903 Ruggero Leoncavallo Zaza Zaza Luigi Mancinelli Hero e Leandro Hero opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Madrid in 1897 Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Santuzza opera interpreted in premiere for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1891 Pietro Mascagni L amico Fritz Suzel opera interpreted in premiere for Teatro Della Pergole of Florence in 1891 and for Bucharest National Theatre in 1910 Pietro Mascagni Iris Iris opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 22 January 1898 in premiere for Teatro alla Scala di Milano on 19 January 1899 and in premiere for Bucharest National Theatre in 1908 Pietro Mascagni I Rantzau Luisa opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro delle Pergole of Florence on 10 November 1892 and in premiere for Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 26 November 1892 Jules Massenet Le Cide Chimene the debut in Italy and the premiere for Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 26 December 1890 Jules Massenet Manon Manon Jules Massenet Thais Thais Giacomo Meyerbeer L Africaine Selika Giacomo Meyerbeer Les Huguenots Regina Valentine the premiere for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre in 1897 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Zerlina Giovanni Pacini Saffo Saffo premiere for Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 28 October 1911 Ubaldo Pacchierotti Eidelberga mia Catina opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires in 1909 Ettore Panizza Aurora Aurora opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires in 1909 Giacomo Puccini Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut opera composed for her voice and interpreted in premiere for Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 27 March 1897 Giacomo Puccini La Boheme Mimi opera interpreted in premiere for America at Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires in 1896 and in premiere for Romania at Bucharest National Theatre on 15 January 1903 Giacomo Puccini Tosca Floria Tosca opera composed for her voice the soprano s aria was requested to Puccini by Hariclea Darclee suggesting the principal musicals elements too the opera was interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 14 January 1900 and in premiere at Teatro Regio of Turin on 20 February 1900 Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 17 March 1900 Lisbon on 19 January 1901 Bucharest National Theatre on 18 January 1902 and Monte Carlo Opera on 28 March 1903 Luigi amp Federico Ricci Crispini e la Comare La Comare Gioachino Rossini Guglielmo Tell Matilde d Absburgo Gioachino Rossini Stabat Mater Soprano Anton Rubinstein Damon Tamara Camille Saint Saens Proserpina Proserpina Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Marschalin premiere for Italy at Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 14 November 1911 Ambroise Thomas Hamlet Ofelie Ambroise Thomas Mignon Mignon Pietro Vallini Il Voto Maria opera composed for her voice and interpreted in prima assoluta at Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 27 November 1894 Giuseppe Verdi Aida Aida Giuseppe Verdi Un ballo in maschera Amelia Giuseppe Verdi Otello Desdemona Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto Gilda Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra Amelia Maria premiere for Teatro dell Opera of Rome on 17 May 1892 Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata Violetta Valery Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore Leonora Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger Eva Richard Wagner Lohengrin Elsa Richard Wagner Tannhauser Elisabeth premiere for Italy at Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 29 December 1891 and for Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires in 1897 citation needed References Edit Hariclea Darclee in istoria teatrului liric universal Revista Muzicală Radio revistamuzicala radioromaniacultural ro in Romanian Archived from the original on 1 October 2018 Retrieved 17 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