1851–1921 · France · 20th century
Gabrielle Ferrari (1851-1921) was a pianist and composer from France. Paris was both her birthplace and the city where she died. Her teachers included Charles Gounod and Théodore Dubois. She is known above all for her operas, and the site offers her piece for voice and piano at an intermediate-plus level.
Gabrielle Ferrari was born in Paris on 14 September 1851. At birth she was named Marie Valentine Gabrielle Sinébaldine Colombari. Her father was François Michel Joseph Colombari and her mother was Joséphine Henriette Laure de Montègre.
She studied music with Charles Gounod and Théodore Dubois. Henri Ketten is also named among her teachers.
Gabrielle married François Ferrari. He ran the society column first at Le Gaulois and then at Le Figaro. The couple had four daughters.
Ferrari is known above all for her operas. They include Le dernier amour (Paris, 11 June 1895), Le Tartare (Paris, 1906, with a libretto by Hélène Vacaresco) and Le Cobzar. Le Cobzar was first staged in Monte Carlo on 16 February 1909, with a libretto by Paul Milliet and Hélène Vacaresco.
The source's list of works includes Le Sommeil!, set to a poem by Henri de Régnier, 1913. Gabrielle Ferrari died in Paris on 4 July 1921, in the 16th arrondissement.
Ferrari wrote operas and songs, and she wrote the words for her songs herself. She also composed for orchestra and for piano.
The site has her Lontan dagli occhi, lontan dal cuore, Op.17 for voice and piano, at an intermediate-plus level.