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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.
Emma Bardac, wife of Parisian banker Sigismond Bardac was no stranger to extra-marital affairs. Her liaison with Gabriel Fauré had inspired the song-cycle La bonne chanson in the early 1890s. Debussy first met her on 1 October 1903, and their friendship developed rapidly during the early months of 1904.
20 images. See the full gallery: Debussy: 20 facts about the great composer. His music may be relaxing, but Debussy’s private life was more than a little stressful. He had a number of high profile affairs, broke off an engagement, and left his wife, Rosalie Texier, for Emma Bardac (pictured).
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...
