Soubrette

Soubrette is a term used with various, related meanings in theater, opera, and popular music.

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The term "soubrette" originated to name a sort of character in French comedy. It describes a comic female character who is young and girlish, constantly coquettish and gossipy, and usually a chambermaid.

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The earliest examples are perhaps to be found in the works of Moli?re: The role of Dorine in Tartuffe certainly fits the description. A more famous example, though a hundred years later, is the role of Suzanne in Beaumarchais' Le Mariage de Figaro.

Tartuffe: Tartuffe is a comedy by Moli?re, and is one of the most famous French plays of all time....

Beaumarchais: REDIRECT Pierre_Beaumarchais...