Cinthie-Damoreau, Laure, née Montalant

Cinthie-Damoreau, Laure , née Montalant (6 February 1801, Paris; 25 February 1863, Paris), vocalist, studied piano and harmony at the Conservatoire before she had reached her 14th birthday, and her progress was so remarkable that Plantade agreed to give her singing lessons to complete her musical education. When the Conservatoire was forced to close on account of the Bourbons’ return to power, her professor continued her lessons privately because it was becoming more and more evident to him…