Madeleine Milhaud

Madeleine Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008)^[1] was a Frech actress and librettist. She was both a cousin and the wife of the French composer Darius Milhaud.^[2]

Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris^[3]. Her father, Darius' uncle, was from Aix-en-Provence^[3], and her mother from Brussels. She began acting at a young age, and had a long career as an actress and reciter.

Darius and Madeleine Milhaud were married in 1925^[3]; they had one son^[2][3], Daniel (born 1930), a painter. Darius' piano suite La Muse Menagère (The Household Muse) is dedicated to her^[4], and depicts their daily life together^[5]. She wrote the libretti for his operas Médée, Bolivar, and La Mère coupable^[1].

Further reading

• Milhaud, Madeleine & Clary, Mildred (2002). Mon XXème siècle. Paris: Bleu Nuit Editeur.
• Nichols, Roger (1996). Conversations with Madeleine Milhaud. London: Faber and Faber Limited.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nichols, Roger (16 April 2008). "Obituary: Madeleine Milhaud". London: guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/apr/16/france.theatre. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Madeleine Milhaud". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1955009/. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Madeleine Milhaud: Actress wife of the composer". The Independent. 31 January 2008. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/madeleine-milhaud-actress-wife-of-the-composer-776120.html. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
4. ^ "Madeleine Milhaud - Times Online Obituary". London: Times Online. 6 February 2008. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3314156.ece. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
5. ^ "The Boeuf Chronicles - Sitting out the War: Milhaud at Mills College". 11 June 2005. http://daniellathompson.com/Texts/Le_Boeuf/milhaud_at_mills.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 

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