Denise Scharley [SEP] voice type
Denise Scharley
Denise Scharley (born Neuilly-en-Thelle, 15 February 1917 – died Versailles, 26 July 2011) was a French contralto who made her debut in 1942, singing "Pelléas et Mélisande" at the Opéra-Comique.
Long associated with French opera, she starred as Madame de Croissy in the Paris première of Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites". She was also associated with the female lead roles of "Carmen" and "Samson and Delilah".
Recording.
- Francis
, Blanche appears, to Constance's joy, to join her condemned sisters. Having seen all the other nuns executed, as she mounts the scaffold, Blanche sings the final stanza of the "Veni Creator Spiritus," ""Deo Patri sit gloria..."", the Catholic hymn traditionally used when taking vows in a religious community and offering one's life to God.
Recordings.
- Audio:
- Denise Duval, Régine Crespin, Denise Scharley, Liliane Berton, Rita Gorr, Xavier Depraz, Paul