Thérésa (born Désirée Emma Valladon but cited simply as Emma Valladon; 7 September 1836 — 14 May 1913) was a French singer. She often worked with Suzanne Lagier and had cartoons (caricatures) drawn by André Gill of her for the newspaper La Lune.
Thérésa
Portrait of the singer Thérésa by Étienne Carjat en 1870.
Thérésa portrayed in La Chanson du chien by Edgar Degas between 1875 and 1877les canards tyroliens (the yodling ducks) is a 1869 french song on the freedom of assembly created by Thérésa and performed in 1930 by Yvonne Gabaroche.
Désirée Emma Valladon (but often cited simply as Emma Valladon)[1] was born the daughter of a musician in La Bazoche-Gouet in the Eure-et-Loirdepartment of France on 7 september 1836.[2] As a child, Valladon dreamt of being a singer but began her career working in fashion studios.[3]
She began her singing career by performing in small café chantants (cafe concerts) in Paris, such as in the Café Moka, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin and the Café des Giants, enjoying modest success.[3][4] During a Christmas show, Valladon was noticed by Arsène Goubert, the director of the café chantant Alcazar, who offered her three hundred francs to sing there;[4] at this she began to use the stage name Thérésa.[3] Within a month of her arrival at the Alcazar, Thérésa enjoyed great success both with the public and critics, and also later went to perform in Rome, Italy, and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3][4] She often worked with Suzanne Lagier and in the case of "El", they were appreciated by the public but not the critics. Increasing her popularity, Thérésa was depicted in several cartoons (caricatures) by André Gill in the newspaper La Lune.[4] From 1867 to 1869, she took a break from singing as a result of laryngitis, which made her lose her voice, but then returned with the "popular" Les canards tyroliens.[3][4]
Some of her most successful songs' choruses were sung by many people, including La gardeuse d'ours del (1863), Rien n'est sacré pour un sapeur! (1864) and La femme à barbe del (1865). She was "admired" by Alexandre Dumas, Théodore de Banville, Pauline von Metternich and Napoleon III.[3][4] She was financially very successful; earning around 100,000 francs a year.[3] She retired in 1893, but returned to the stage for an evening to perform Le Chat Noir the following year.[3] She retired for good in 1895 when she went to live in Sarthe, where she died in 1913. She was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.[3]
Caricature dans Le Trombinoscope de Touchatout (1873).
Caricature par Moloch (1874)
Referencesedit
^Adrian Room (26 July 2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins. McFarland. pp. 473–. ISBN978-0-7864-4373-4. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ abcdefghi"THÉRÉSA (Emma Valladon : 1837-1913) - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". Landrucimetieres.fr. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
^ abcdefAuthier, Catherine. "Thérésa, la première vedette de café-concert - L'Histoire par l'image". Histoire-image.org. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
Sourcesedit
Mémoires de Thérésa, écrits par elle-même, Paris, E. Dentu éditeur, 1865 (sur Gallica)
Thérésa et ses chansons, Paris, Le Bailly éditeur, 1866
Jacqueline Blanche, Thérésa, première idole de la chanson française (1837-1913), La Fresnay-sur-Chedouet, 1981.
Pierre-Robert Leclercq, Thérésa, la diva du ruisseau, Paris, A. Carrière, impr., 2006.
External linksedit
Documents iconographiques sur Gallica
Caricatures de Thérésa (Banque d'images de l'université de Heidelberg)
January 01, 1970
thérésa, singer, thérésa, born, désirée, emma, valladon, cited, simply, emma, valladon, september, 1836, 1913, french, singer, often, worked, with, suzanne, lagier, cartoons, caricatures, drawn, andré, gill, newspaper, lune, thérésaportrait, singer, thérésa, É. Theresa born Desiree Emma Valladon but cited simply as Emma Valladon 7 September 1836 14 May 1913 was a French singer She often worked with Suzanne Lagier and had cartoons caricatures drawn by Andre Gill of her for the newspaper La Lune TheresaPortrait of the singer Theresa by Etienne Carjat en 1870 BornDesiree Emma Valladon 7 September 1836 La Bazoche Gouet Died14 May 1913 aged 76 Neufchatel en Saosnois Resting placePere Lachaise Cemetery OccupationSinger modiste Signature Theresa portrayed in La Chanson du chien by Edgar Degas between 1875 and 1877 source source les canards tyroliens the yodling ducks is a 1869 french song on the freedom of assembly created by Theresa and performed in 1930 by Yvonne Gabaroche Contents 1 Biography 2 Caricatures 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography editDesiree Emma Valladon but often cited simply as Emma Valladon 1 was born the daughter of a musician in La Bazoche Gouet in the Eure et Loir department of France on 7 september 1836 2 As a child Valladon dreamt of being a singer but began her career working in fashion studios 3 She began her singing career by performing in small cafe chantants cafe concerts in Paris such as in the Cafe Moka Theatre de la Porte Saint Martin and the Cafe des Giants enjoying modest success 3 4 During a Christmas show Valladon was noticed by Arsene Goubert the director of the cafe chantant Alcazar who offered her three hundred francs to sing there 4 at this she began to use the stage name Theresa 3 Within a month of her arrival at the Alcazar Theresa enjoyed great success both with the public and critics and also later went to perform in Rome Italy and Saint Petersburg Russia 3 4 She often worked with Suzanne Lagier and in the case of El they were appreciated by the public but not the critics Increasing her popularity Theresa was depicted in several cartoons caricatures by Andre Gill in the newspaper La Lune 4 From 1867 to 1869 she took a break from singing as a result of laryngitis which made her lose her voice but then returned with the popular Les canards tyroliens 3 4 Some of her most successful songs choruses were sung by many people including La gardeuse d ours del 1863 Rien n est sacre pour un sapeur 1864 and La femme a barbe del 1865 She was admired by Alexandre Dumas Theodore de Banville Pauline von Metternich and Napoleon III 3 4 She was financially very successful earning around 100 000 francs a year 3 She retired in 1893 but returned to the stage for an evening to perform Le Chat Noir the following year 3 She retired for good in 1895 when she went to live in Sarthe where she died in 1913 She was buried at Pere Lachaise Cemetery 3 Caricatures editCaricatures de Theresa nbsp Caricature by Andre Gill 1866 nbsp Caricature by Andre Gill 1867 nbsp Caricature by Andre Gill 1869 nbsp Caricature by Andre Gill 1873 nbsp Caricature by Andre Gill 1874 nbsp Caricature dans Le Trombinoscope de Touchatout 1873 nbsp Caricature par Moloch 1874 References edit Adrian Room 26 July 2010 Dictionary of Pseudonyms 13 000 Assumed Names and Their Origins McFarland pp 473 ISBN 978 0 7864 4373 4 Retrieved 31 December 2012 Birth act N 88 Desiree Emma Valladon Archives departementales d Eure et Loir Retrieved 2021 04 12 a b c d e f g h i THERESA Emma Valladon 1837 1913 Cimetieres de France et d ailleurs Landrucimetieres fr Retrieved 2013 01 01 a b c d e f Authier Catherine Theresa la premiere vedette de cafe concert L Histoire par l image Histoire image org Retrieved 2013 01 01 Sources editMemoires de Theresa ecrits par elle meme Paris E Dentu editeur 1865 sur Gallica Theresa et ses chansons Paris Le Bailly editeur 1866 Jacqueline Blanche Theresa premiere idole de la chanson francaise 1837 1913 La Fresnay sur Chedouet 1981 Pierre Robert Leclercq Theresa la diva du ruisseau Paris A Carriere impr 2006 External links editDocuments iconographiques sur Gallica Caricatures de Theresa Banque d images de l universite de Heidelberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theresa singer amp oldid 1159756604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
