Dory

Overview

A female singer of the Italian opera company at the Nice Opéra in the seasons 1874-75 and 1875-76, in mezzo/contralto roles. Marie calls her "la bonne chanteuse Dory" (028.0113). First name not given.

Relevance to Marie

• 1875-01-02 (028.0119): Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi ("Roméo et Juliette") given "au bénéfice de Dory"; Romeo is a trouser role for mezzo.
• 1875-02-22 (030.0058): Il barbiere, "et Dory chante 'La Rosina'".
• 1875-08-27/28 (040.0140): Marie recalls Dory as Azucena (Il trovatore): "Jamais Dory en jouant 'Azucena' n'a dit avec plus de haine ... mi vendicar !"
• 1875-12-14 (050.0756): again Rosina in Il barbiere; in the lesson scene she sings "Il segreto" (probably the brindisi from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia), after which "le ténor" sings Marie's romance Dormi pure.

Notes

The Mon Journal t.6 index lists "Dory (ténor), 230". The diary shows a woman ("la bonne chanteuse") singing Rosina, Azucena and Romeo, and at 050.0756 Dory and "le ténor" are two different singers; the index is wrong.

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1874-12-23 (027.0373: "Dory-Azucena, couchée sur son grabat")
• Key entries: 028.0119, 030.0058, 040.0140, 050.0756