Mady Mesplé

Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer who was considered the leading coloratura soprano of her generation in France, and sometimes heralded as the successor to Mado Robin, with Lakmé by Delibes becoming her signature role internationally. She sang professionally for more than thirty years, with a repertoire that ranged from operetta to contemporary works. After retiring from the stage, she started teaching. Mesplé was the archetype of a light coloratura soprano: technically secure, musically distinctive, and with a charming stage presence. When she developed Parkinson's disease in the mid-1990s, she responded by writing a book about her career and the development of her illness.

Hahn: Mélodies - 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Airs d'opérettes: Le pays du sourire, Les noces de Jeannette, Madame Chrysanthème, Trois valses... - 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Offenbach: La vie parisienne - 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Ganne: Les saltimbanques - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor - 2012-06-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Auber: Fra Diavolo - 1984-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Ravel: Mélodies - 1984-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hahn: Ciboulette - 1983-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Chaynes: Variations concertantes & Quatre poèmes de Sappho - 1979-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers - 1979-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Auber: Manon Lescaut - 1975-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Grétry: Zémire et Azor - 1975-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Lecocq: La fille de madame Angot - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Delibes: Lakmé - 1971-04-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Valses viennoises - 1971-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mady Mesplé: A Portrait - 2011-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

The Very Best Of Mady Mesplé - 2005-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

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