Jacqueline Brumaire [SEP] voice type
Jacqueline Brumaire
Jacqueline Brumaire (born Herblay, 5 November 1921, died in Nancy 29 October 2000) was a French operatic soprano and later teacher.
Life and career.
After training at the Conservatoire de Paris under Madeleine Mathieu, she debuted on 13 October 1946 at the Opéra-Comique as the Countess in "Le nozze di Figaro". She then embarked on a successful career at that opera house, being admired particularly in roles for lyric soprano from French and Italian operas: Mimi in "La bohème"
1970) and "Les Chansons de Sylvain et Sylvette".
Nevertheless, he didn't abandon the lyrical repertoire, recording among others the "Coronation Mass" by Mozart, "Les Malheurs d'Orphée" by Darius Milhaud alongside Claudine Collart, , Jacqueline Brumaire, Bernard Demigny and André Vessières. He was also Kapellmeister at Les Invalides church in Paris.
External links.
- Portrait in "La Gazette du doublage"