Madeleine Milhaud
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| Madeleine Milhaud | |
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| Born |
22 March 1902 Paris, France |
| Died |
17 January 2008 (aged 105) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Stage actress and reciter |
Madeleine Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008)[1] was a French actress and librettist. She was both a cousin and the wife of the French composer Darius Milhaud.[2]
Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris.[3] Her father, Darius' uncle, was from Aix-en-Provence,[3] and her mother from Brussels. She began acting at a young age, and had a long career as an actress and reciter.
Darius and Madeleine Milhaud were married in 1925;[3] they had one son,[2][3] Daniel (born 1930), a painter. Darius' piano suite La Muse Menagère (The Household Muse) is dedicated to her,[4] and depicts their daily life together.[5] She wrote the libretti for his operas Médée, Bolivar, and La Mère coupable.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nichols, Roger (16 April 2008). "Obituary: Madeleine Milhaud". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madeleine Milhaud". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Madeleine Milhaud: Actress wife of the composer". The Independent. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "Madeleine Milhaud - Times Online Obituary". London: Times Online. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "The Boeuf Chronicles - Sitting out the War: Milhaud at Mills College". 11 June 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
Further reading
- Milhaud, Madeleine & Clary, Mildred (2002). Mon XXème siècle. Paris: Bleu Nuit Editeur.
- Nichols, Roger (1996). Conversations with Madeleine Milhaud. London: Faber and Faber Limited.
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