Maria Murano

Maria Murano (Suzanne Chauvelaud; July 4, 1918 in Nogent-sur-Marne – January 10, 2009 in Limoges) was a French lyric mezzo-soprano. She was most active postwar in the years between 1950 and 1970.

Career

She started at the Paris Opera shortly after World War II, then joined the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, where she became famous as Madame Alexandra in Jean-Michel Damase and Jean Anouilh's lyrical comedy Colombe in 1961. Later, she played opposite Luis Mariano in Le Prince de Madrid and Ivan Rebroff in Fiddler on the Roof.

Private Life

Her partner was politician Roland Dumas.

Selected Roles

• The Duchess in Jacques Offenbach's La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein in 1956.
• Madame de Quimper-Karadec in Jacques Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne
• La Périchole in Jacques Offenbach's La Périchole.
• Moineau in Louis Beydts' Operetta Moineau.
• Madame Alexandra (Julien's mother) in Jean-Michel Damase' Colombe in 1961
• La Duchesse d'Albe in Francis Lopez's Le Prince de Madrid.
• Golde (milkman Tevye's wife) in Sholem Aleichem's Fiddler on the Roof in 1969 at the Théâtre Marigny.
• Alice in Eugène Ionesco's The Picture at the Théâtre Silvia-Monfort in 1975.

References

The source given in that article is:

• (French) Annonce du décès sur le Populaire.fr