Conchita Gélabert

Maria Conchita Gélabert (1857–1922)^[1] was a lyrical artist and actress of Spanish origin who performed in France at the end of the 19th century.

Conchita Gélabert by Nadar

Biography

Born in Madrid, Gélabert entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1873 and obtained a first run off in opéra comique in 1876. In 1877, she was hired at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques where she created Les Cloches de Corneville, then at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, Le Grand Mogol [fr], Le Voyage de Suzette,^[2] La Fille du tambour-major.^[3]

Because of an unfortunate love story, she abandoned the theatre in 1890, and lived in retirement since then. She died alone and forgotten in Paris.^[1]

Repertoire

• 1876: Jeanne, Jeannette et Jeanneton,^[4] opéra-comique by Charles Clairville, Alfred Delacour; music by Paul Lacôme, premiere on 27 October 1876, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques.
• 1877: Les Cloches de Corneville, opéra-comique by Robert Planquette, libretto by Clairville and Charles Gabet, at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques.
• 1878: Le Buisson d'écrevisses, operetta by Jules-Henry Vachot [fr] and Marc Constantin [fr], music by Félix Pardon [fr], premiered at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens.
• 1879: Madame Favart, opéra-comique in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, libretto by Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques .
• 1884: François les bas-bleus opéra-comique by Ernest Dubreuil, Eugène Humbert, Paul Burani, music by Firmin Bernicat, completed by André Messager at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux.
• 1884: Le Grand Mogol, operetta in four acts, lyrics by Chivot and Duru, music by Edmond Audran Théâtre de la Gaîté.
• 1885: Niniche,^[5] comédie-vaudeville in three acts, by Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud, music by Marius Boullard, Grand-Théâtre du Havre.
• 1885: Les Pommes d'Or, opérette-féerie in 3 acts by Chivot, Duru, Henri Blondeau, Hector Monréal, Théâtre des Célestins.
• 1886: La Fille du tambour-major, Théâtre des Célestins.