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Lucy Arbell (''née'' Georgette Gall, Georgette Wallace) (June 8th, 1878 - Paris, 1947), was a French mezzo-soprano whose operatic career was mainly centred in Paris and who was particularly associated with the composer Jules Massenet.〔Forbes E. Lucy Arbell. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.〕 ==Life and career== The father of Georgette was Edmond Richard Wallace (1840-1887), son of Sir Richard Wallace. Arbell made her stage debut as Dalila at the Paris Opéra on 23 October 1903. She also sang there Amneris in ''Aida'', Madalena in ''Rigoletto'', Uta in ''Sigurd'', Fricka in ''La Valkyrie'' and ''Thérèse''.〔Gourret J. ''Dictionnaire des Cantatrices de l'Opéra.'' Editions Albatros, Paris, 1987.〕 She had a close relationship with the late operas of Massenet, creating roles in ''Ariane'' (Perséphone), ''Thérèse'' (title role), ''Bacchus'' (Queen Amahelli), ''Don Quichotte'' (Dulcinée), ''Roma'' (Postumia), and ''Panurge'' (Colombe).〔 At the Opéra-Comique she sang Charlotte (''Werther'') up to the 1920s.〔Wolff S. ''Un demi-siècle d'Opéra-Comique (1900-1950).'' André Bonne, Paris, 1953.〕 As a singer she is described as having a strong, vibrant ‘mezzo-contralto’ and a vivacious personality.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucy Arbell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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