Solange Michel
Solange Michel (27 November 1912 – 15 December 2010) was a French classical mezzo-soprano who sang in concerts, recitals, and operas from the 1930s to the 1970s. She was particularly associated with the French opera repertory and was one of the most popular interpreters of the title heroine in Georges Bizet's Carmen in post World War II France.[1]
Life and career
Born Solange Boulesteix in Paris, Michel studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Eustase Thomas-Salignac and André Gresse. She began her career as a concert singer, giving her first performance on French Radio in 1936, and made her stage debut in 1942, as Charlotte in Werther.
In 1945, she changed her name to Solange Michel and became a member of the
She made guest appearances at the
Michel was also much admired as a recitalist, and made her last appearance in Besançon, in 1978.
She made a number of recordings, the most famous being Carmen, opposite Raoul Jobin, and conducted by André Cluytens.
References
- ^ "Solange Michel, 98, Incomparable Post-War Carmen, Has Died". Opera News. 7 January 2011.
Sources
- Le dictionnaire des interprètes, ISBN 2-221-06660-X
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