Lyon's Wagnerian Diva: Louise Janssen (1863–1938)

IF 0.3 2区艺术学 0 MUSIC

Cambridge Opera Journal Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI:10.1017/S0954586719000077

K. Ellis

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Abstract

Abstract It seems historiographically implausible to ascribe the reputation of fin-de-siècle Lyon as France's Bayreuth to the impact of a single middle-ranking soprano, but the Danish singer Louise Janssen's long-term presence, galvanic musical influence and box-office value suggest precisely that conclusion. Part of the explanation lies with the diva-worship of her supporters (‘Janssenistes’), who curated her image both during her career and in her retirement to create an adopted musical heroine whose memory remains guarded by Lyon council policy. That image, selectively constructed from among her Wagner roles, also typecast her as a singer who had much in common with Symbolist art – a potential Mélisande that Lyon never saw. This article brings together archival and press materials to explain how a foreign-born singer's agency and mythification contributed to a double French naturalisation – her own, and that of Wagner(ism).

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里昂瓦格纳区：路易丝·杨森（1863–1938）

从历史的角度来看，将里昂“法兰西拜罗伊特”的名声归因于一位中流女高音的影响似乎是不可信的，但丹麦歌手路易丝·杨森(Louise Janssen)的长期存在、对音乐的强烈影响和票房价值恰恰表明了这一结论。部分原因在于她的支持者(“詹森派”)对她的天后崇拜，他们在她的职业生涯和退休期间都策划了她的形象，创造了一个被里昂市政政策所接受的音乐女主角。这一形象是有选择地从她的瓦格纳角色中构建出来的，也将她塑造成一个与象征主义艺术有很多共同之处的歌手——一个里昂从未见过的潜在的姆萨姆德。这篇文章汇集了档案和新闻材料，解释了一个外国出生的歌手的代理和神话如何促成了她自己和瓦格纳(主义)的双重法国归化。

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