Vasnier, Mme.
(1848–1923)
Vasnier, Mme. (B * 1848 [POSS 1850] – D † PONT-AUDEMER, 1923) Born Marie-Blanche-Adelaïde Frey. From 1880 to 1884, Claude Debussy accompanied the voice class of Mme. Moreau-Sainti, where one of the students was Marie-Blanche Vasnier, wife of Eugene-Henri Vasnier (1837 – 1919), a wealthy civil engineer. A striking redhead with green eyes, she secured Debussy as her own private pianist, welcoming him into her home. It is rumored that they were romantically linked, though the exact nature of any…