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Approaching 50, she was one of France’s most celebrated performers, fresh off an acclaimed stage run in a classic tragedy, Jean Racine’s “�ʳ�è�����.”

One of these was the Symphony’s first official concert, in December 1903, which had also featured the Massenet “�ʳ�è�����” Overture and Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony.

On the first half: Massenet’s “�ʳ�è����� Overture” and Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” which were both on Seattle Symphony’s first program in 1903.

Subsequent stage roles included Cleopatra in Mr. Brook’s revival of “Antony and Cleopatra” for the R.S.C. in 1978, Racine’s �ʳ�è����� at the Old Vic in 1984, Lady Macbeth in a disappointing “Macbeth” on Broadway in 1988, and the title character in Brecht’s “Mother Courage” in 1990.

During the 1990s she turned in impressive stage work in Brecht's "Mother Courage," Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and Racine's "Phedre" and "Britannicus."