Antoinette Saint-Huberty

Antoinette Saint-Huberty
Pastel portrait of Saint-Huberty by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, c. 1780
Born
Anne-Antoinette Clavel

15 December 1756
Strasbourg, Kingdom of France
Died22 July 1812(1812-07-22) (aged 55)
Barnes, Surrey
Other names
  • Mademoiselle Saint-Huberty
  • Madame (de) Saint-Huberty (or, alternatively, Saint-Huberti)
  • Comtesse d'Antraigues
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
Years activec. 1774–1790

Anne-Antoinette-Cécile Clavel, better known by her stage name Madame Saint-Huberty or Saint-Huberti (15 December 1756 in Strasbourg – 22 July 1812 in Barnes, London), was a celebrated French operatic soprano whose career extended from c. 1774 until 1790. After her retirement from the stage and the publicising of her second marriage, she was also known as the Comtesse d'Antraigues from around 1797. She and her husband were murdered in England.

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