Marie Desbrosses | |
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![]() Marie Desbrosses in the role of Mother Germaine in Mehul's La journée aux aventures in the opera's 1816 world premiere | |
Born | Paris, France | 8 March 1764
Died | 3 March 1856 Paris, France | (aged 91)
Occupation | Operatic mezzo-soprano |
Organizations | Comédie-Italienne |
Marie-Françoise Desbrosses (8 March 1764 – 3 March 1856), was a French operatic mezzo-soprano. She made her stage debut at the Comédie-Italienne in 1776, at age 13, and remained with the company for almost five decades, creating several roles.[1]