Gabrielle Ferrari Explained

Gabrielle Ferrari (14 September 1851 – 4 July 1921) was a French pianist and composer noted for opera. Born Gabrielle Colombari, she was born and died in Paris and studied with Charles Gounod and Théodore Dubois. Her opera Le Cobzar premiered in Monte Carlo.^{[1] [2]}

She married François Ferrari with whom she had four daughters.

Works

Ferrari composed operas and songs, writing her own text, and also for orchestral and piano performance. Selected works include:

• Le Tartare, (1906) opera
  • Libretto by Elena Văcărescu (Hélène Vacaresco)
• Le dernier amour, (1895) opera
  • Libretto by Paul Berlier
• Le Cobzar, (1909) opera
  • Libretto by Elena Văcărescu (Hélène Vacaresco) and Paul Milliet
• Feuilles d'album, Op. 76
• Feuille morte
• Menuet
• Nirvana
• Fantasie Symphonique
• Jeanne d'Arc

Notes and References

1. Web site: Famous Women in Musical History - "The Etude" Music Magazine, July, 1909. etudemagazine.com. 2019-11-18.
2. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 9 December 2010.