The Mute Singer, a Novel

Author(s): Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900

Narrators: Kelly S. Taylor

Number of Chapters: 19

Length: 08 hours and 19 minutes

Language: English

Sylvie de la Roche is the daughter of a destitute former nobleman and his wife living in the slums of Paris circa 1847. Her magnificent singing voice is discovered by the irascible, but equally impoverished, old musician, Maître Beaujeu. Under his guidance and training, she is well-prepared when an opportunity comes for her to sing with the great tenor, Lablanche. Overnight, aristocrat patrons are all at her feet – in particular a very intriguing young nobleman and his lady companion. On the eve of her greatest triumph, though, Sylvie loses her wondrous contralto voice. Will it ever be recovered? - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor