Abstract is: Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne; February 1714 – 30 January 1766) was a celebrated English singer and actress. She was the sister of the composer Thomas Arne. Although she began her career as a soprano, her voice lowered in the early part of her career to that of a true contralto. She was universally admired for her ability to move her audiences emotionally both as an actress and vocalist. Possessing a sweet, expressive, and agile singing voice with a wide vocal range, Cibber was an immensely popular singer, even if at times her voice was criticized for a lack of polished technique. Charles Burney wrote of her singing that "by a natural pathos, and perfect conception of the words, she often penetrated the heart, when others, with infinitely greater voice and skill, could only reach the ear." Cibber was particularly admired by Handel, who wrote numerous parts especially for her including the contralto arias in his 1741 oratorio Messiah, the role of Micah in Samson, the role of Lichas in Hercules and the role of David in Saul among others. In the mid-1730s she began appearing in plays in addition to appearing in operas and oratorios. She became the greatest dramatic actress of the eighteenth-century London stage and at the time of her death was the highest-paid actress in England.
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P1299 | depicted by | Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) | Q28047597 |
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A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country | Q103843006 | ||
A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography | Q114693785 | ||
A historical dictionary of British women | Q124350773 | ||
P734 | family name | Cibber | Q21482980 |
Cibber | Q21482980 | ||
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P22 | father | Thomas Arne | Q18528713 |
P136 | genre | opera | Q1344 |
P735 | given name | Susannah | Q7648707 |
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P1303 | instrument | voice | Q17172850 |
P106 | occupation | actor | Q33999 |
opera singer | Q2865819 | ||
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P26 | spouse | Theophilus Cibber | Q716962 |
P412 | voice type | contralto | Q37137 |
Q50937931 | David Garrick as Jaffier, Susannah Maria Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserved, or The Plot Discovered |
Q119009417 | Garrick as Jaffier and Cibber as Belvidera in 'Venice Preserv'd' by Thomas Otway, Drury Lane, 1762–1763 |
Q28047597 | Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) |
Q116028119 | Cibber, Susanna Maria |
Q19037621 | Cibber, Susannah Maria (DNB00) |
Q28047597 | Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) |
Q716962 | Theophilus Cibber | spouse | P26 |
Q18528713 | Thomas Arne | child | P40 |
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Egyptian Arabic (arz / Q29919) | سوساناه ماريا سيبير | wikipedia |
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Norwegian, Nynorsk (nn / Q25164) | Susannah Maria Cibber | wikipedia |
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