What is Désirée Artôt's full name?
Marguerite-Joséphine-Désirée Montagney Artôt
Désirée Artôt nickname(s):
Désirée Artôt de Padilla, Désirée Artôt-Padilla
Désirée Artôt date of birth:
July 21, 1835
How old was Désirée Artôt when died?
71
When did Désirée Artôt die?
April 3, 1907
Where did Désirée Artôt die?
Paris, France
What is Désirée Artôt nationality?
Belgian
What is Désirée Artôt's occupation?
Mezza-Soprano
Short Biography
Désirée Artôt (21 July 1835 – 3 April 1907) was a Belgian soprano (initially a mezzo-soprano), who was famed in German and Italian opera and sang mainly in Germany. In 1868 she was engaged, briefly, to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who claimed she was the only woman he ever loved, and who may have coded her name into works such as his First Piano Concerto and the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture. After her 1869 marriage to the Spanish baritone Mariano Padilla y Ramos, she was known as Désirée Artôt de Padilla or Désirée Artôt-Padilla.