Renée Doria
Renée Doria (13 February 1921 – 6 March 2021) was a French opera singer, one of the leading
Biography
Born Renée Dumazert in
After singing Constance in
Doria also sang in baroque music such as Rameau's Les Indes galantes, and contemporary works, such as Ravel's L'heure espagnole, and Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites. In thirty years of career, Doria sang an estimated sixty roles. She retired from the stage after appearances as Susanna in Limoges in 1968.[1]
Renée Doria made several recordings, most notably, complete studio recordings of Contes d'Hoffmann (1948), Thaïs (1961), Mireille (1962), Massenet's Sapho (1978), and excerpts from Rigoletto, Faust, and Manon, opposite Alain Vanzo, as well as recitals of arias and songs. Doria was noted for "highly expressive verbal shading... exquisite command of soft dynamics" and a "vibrant top extension".[1]
She resided in La Celle-sur-Morin.[2] Doria died in March 2021, less than a month after her 100th birthday.[3]
Sources
- ^ a b c Shenglod, David. Obituary - Renée Doria. Opera, May 2021, Vol 72 No 5, p589.
- ^ Mudge, Stephen (August 2010). "Reunion: Renée Doria". Opera News. Vol. 75, no. 2.
- ^ Renée Doria, grande soprano colorature française, est morte
- ISBN 2-221-06660-X
- Rochet, Jean-Michel. Rencontre avec une musicienne née : Renée Doria, l'étoile de l'Opéra-Comique. Actu.fr. 2013-07-29.
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