Mady Mesplé
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With a music career that encompassed three decades, Madeleine Mesplé (born on March 7th, 1931) was one of the most prominent French opera singers of her generation. Throughout her career, she performed at the worldâs top venues, including the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. During her childhood, Mesplé enrolled at conservatory to study piano and singing, eventually graduating with honors. She made her official debut in 1953 as the main character in Delibesâ Lakmé, a role she would play more than 145 times. During the 1960s, entered her Italian phase, participating in Donizettiâs Lucia di Lammermoor, Belliniâs La sonnambula, and Rossiniâs Il barbiere di Siviglia. Mesplé also appeared frequently on French TV shows and was chosen by Pierre Boulez to perform Schoenbergâs Jacobâs Ladder. She spent the 1970s exploring Jacques Offenbachâs repertoire, most notably La Vie parisienne and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein. Mesplé decided to retire in 1985, focusing on her teaching career at Ãcole Normale de Musique de Paris. She was diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease in the mid-1990s, which inspired her book La Voix du Corps and led to a close collaboration with LâAssociation France Parkinson. After struggling with the illness for several years, Mesplé passed away on May 30th, 2020 at the age of 89.
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- Auber: Manon Lescaut, Act I, Scene 1: Dialogue. "Ãcoutez ! Que vous disais-je ?" (Lescaut, Le Marquis, Marguerite, Manon)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) by Albert Tetard
- Bist du, S. 277
- Les Filles de Cadix
- Guillaume Tell, Act IV: Je rends à votre amour un fils digne de vous (Mathilde/Jemmy/Hedwige) featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Manteau de fleurs, M. 39 featuring Michel Plasson
- Ballade de la reine morte d'aimer, M. 4 featuring Michel Plasson
- Ciboulette, Act I, Scene 2: Dialogue. "Dis donc, Auguste, t'as pas vu Monsieur Grisart ?" (Ciboulette, Auguste, Mère Pingret, Grisart)
- Ciboulette, Act I, Scene 2: Dialogue. "Dis donc, Auguste..." (Ciboulette, Auguste, Françoise)
- Zémire et Azor, Acte III: Air de la fauvette: La fauvette avec ses petits by Edgar Doneux
- Ciboulette, Act I, Scene 2: Dialogue. "Alors, on ne se reverra pas ?" (Ciboulette, Antonin, Mère Pingret, Auguste)
- Ciboulette, Act I, Scene 2: Dialogue. "Allons, allons, vous autres !" (Mère Pingret, Duparquet, Ciboulette, Antonin)
- Sadko: Tableau sous-marin (chanté en français): « Ah ! c'est toi le riche et fier marchand » featuring Mady Mesplé
- Sadko: Tableau sous-marin (chanté en français): Chant d'exaltation « Sombre est l'abîme, vaste et terrible » featuring Mady Mesplé
- Sadko: Tableau sous-marin (chanté en français): « Oui, Sadko, tu sais vraiment chanter ! » featuring Mady Mesplé
- Ciboulette, Act III: Dialogue. "Et maintenant, adieu Duparquet" (Antonin, Duparquet, Madame Pingret, Ciboulette, Métra, L'Huissier)
- Ce doux petit visage, FP 99
- Ciboulette, Act II: Dialogue. "V'là une dépêche !" (Antonin, Ciboulette, Duparquet, Grenu)
- Ciboulette, Act II: Dialogue. "M'sieur Grenu, Madame Grenu, ça c'est un beau lundi !" (Duparquet, Ciboulette, Grenu, Mère Grenu, Antonin)
- Ciboulette, Act II: Dialogue. "Ah ! Je vous aime bien, allez" (Ciboulette, Duparquet, Grenu)
- Sadko: Tableau sous-marin (chanté en français): Danse des petits poissons aux nageoires d'or et aux écailles d'argent featuring Mady Mesplé
- Ciboulette, Act II: Dialogue. "Ah, mes enfants, que je suis content !" (Grenu, Antonin, Ciboulette)
- Quand je fus pris au pavillon (Charles d'Orléans) by Dalton Baldwin
- Valses De Vienne - Acte 2 - Dialogue & Air : Tout Est Soleil, Tout Est Printemps (Rési)
