Saint-Marceaux, Madame René de
(1850–1930)
Saint-Marceaux, Madame René deSaint-Marceaux, RenéRené Saint-Marceaux (B * LOUVIERS, 1850 – D † PARIS, 1930) Born Marguerite (Callou) Jourdain. She studied piano with the venerable Antoine Marmontel (1816 – 1898) of the Paris Conservatoire; and she studied voice throughout her life with a number of noted opera singers, as well as coaching major Wagnerian roles with specialists such as Alfred Cortot (1877 – 1962). Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) proposed marriage to her, but her parents opposed such a…