Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny (12 February 1826 – 24 February 1901) was a French singer.

Life

Born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, she attained first prize in singing and second prize in opera at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

in 1844. She married Jules Brésil 20 June 1848. A

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

, she achieved recognition in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer's ''

Robert le Diable ''Robert le diable'' (''Robert the Devil'') is an opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer between 1827 and 1831, to a libretto written by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. ''Robert le diable'' is regarded as one of the first grand o ...

'' (1844) then in the première of

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...

's oratorio ''Ruth'', presented on 1 November 1845 in the

Salle Érard Salle Érard The salle Érard is a music venue located in Paris, 13 rue du Mail in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the hôtel particulier which belonged, from the 18th century, to the family of piano, harp and harpsichord manufact ...

and performed until she was over 80 years old. She was also a teacher of voice and piano.''Revue de Vienne: Esquisses morales, littéraires, statistiques...'', Volume 3, 1859,
/ref> She died in Paris in 1901.

Bibliography

* Félix Clément, Pierre Larousse, Arthur Pougin, ''Dictionnaire des opéras'', 1969, vol.2,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mondutaigny, Lucile 1826 births 1901 deaths Musicians from Lyon Conservatoire de Paris alumni French operatic mezzo-sopranos 19th-century French women singers French music educators Women music educators