Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny
Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny (12 February 1826 – 24 February 1901)[1] was a French singer.
Life[edit]
Born in Lyon, she attained first prize in singing and second prize in opera at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1844. She married Jules Brésil 20 June 1848.[2] A mezzo-soprano, she achieved recognition in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable (1844)[3] then in the première of César Franck's oratorio Ruth, presented on 1 November 1845 in the Salle Érard[4] and performed until she was over 80 years old.
She was also a teacher of voice and piano.[5]
She died in Paris in 1901.
Bibliography[edit]
- Félix Clément, Pierre Larousse, Arthur Pougin, Dictionnaire des opéras, 1969, vol.2, p. 311
References[edit]
- ^ On-line archives of the City of Paris, civil status of the 11th arrondissement, death register of 1901.
- ^ artlyriquefr.fr
- ^ Revue de Paris, 1844, p. 274
- ^ Robert James Stove, César Franck: His Life and Times, 2012, p. 59
- ^ Revue de Vienne: Esquisses morales, littéraires, statistiques..., Volume 3, 1859, p. 240
