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Emma Bardac (née Moyse; 10 July 1862 – 20 August 1934) was a French singer and the mutual love interest of both Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. Of Jewish descent, Emma married, aged 17, Parisian banker Sigismond Bardac, by whom she had two children: Raoul, and Régina-Hélène (later Madame Gaston de Tinan (1892–1985)).
Emma Bardac, née Moyse en juillet 1862 à Bordeaux et morte en août 1934 à Paris, est une cantatrice française connue pour avoir été l'amante de Gabriel Fauré et l'épouse de Claude Debussy.
Learn about the two women who shared Claude Debussy's life and inspired his music: Rosalie Texier, a mannequin he married in 1899, and Emma Bardac, a singer he left Rosalie for in 1904. Discover how their relationships influenced his compositions, from Nocturnes to La Mer, and how they ended in tragedy.
Learn about the composer Debussy and his wife Emma Bardac, who he left his first wife for and fled to England with. See a picture of the couple and other facts about Debussy's life and music.
A partir de 1903 mantiene una relación con Emma Bardac, cantante casada con un banquero. En 1904 abandona a su primera mujer Lily instalándose en un apartamento con Emma Bardac, lo cual provoca una tentativa de suicidio de Lily y la pérdida de muchos amigos. En 1905 tiene una hija de Emma con la cual finalmente se casa en 1908.
In his view, it relates to certain events in the composer’s life: ‘Debussy met Emma Bardac and took her to Jersey and they spent eight days together. L’isle joyeuse is not only the island; it is Emma, the celebration of a woman’s body, and Debussy’s own celebration as a lover.
The singer Emma Bardac (1862-1934) has often been presented as a woman who ensnared Claude Debussy (1862-1918) because she wanted to be associated with his fame...
