Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault
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Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault (August 26, 1695–1791) (known as l'aînée) was a French singer and composer. He father was the actor Jean Quinault (1656–1728), and her brother was Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, a singer, composer, and actor. She had her premiere at the Paris Opera in 1709 in Jean-Baptiste Lully's Bellérophon. She remained at the opera until 1713. In 1714 she began singing at the Comédie-Française, where she remained until 1722. Quinault composed motets for the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. For one of these motets she was awarded the first Order of Saint Michael awarded to a woman.
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- James R. Anthony. "Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed October 22, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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