Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

Vicomte Vigier

Also known as: Vicomte Vigier, Vigier

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Identification (2026-10-21)

Husband of the soprano Sophie Cruvelli (1826–1907), who left the stage when she married him in 1855; sources call him viscount (an equerry to Napoleon III) or baron (Wikipedia, "Sophie Cruvelli"). Marie says so herself: «Vigier était là qui écoutait. Ça doit l'intéresser, à cause de sa femme, la célèbre Sophie Cruvelli» (063.0321), and the edition's index has «Vigier (vicomte)» and «Vigier (vicomtesse Sophie), née Cruvelli» (Mon Journal t.8, index). His wife has her own entry: #Vicomtesse_Vigier.

References in Diary

  • 1876-07-10 (063.0137–063.0139): at the Grand Hôtel in Paris he always sits facing Marie; «il est vieux et marié»
  • 1876-07-11 (063.0159): watches the family step into their new carriage «avec des yeux de bon père satisfait»
  • 1876-07-15 (063.0321): listens to the story of the Wartel audition

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