Mady Mesplé

Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer. She was a well known coloratura soprano in France. She was born in Toulouse, France. Her career lasted from 1953 to 1985. 
Career.
Mesplé appeared at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
During the 1960s, Mesplé appeared mant times on French television. She was also the first to sing the French version of Hans Werner Henze's "Elegy for Young Lovers" in 1965, and Pierre Boulez chose Mesplé for his performances of Arnold Schoenberg's "Jacob's Ladder".
During the 1970s she added operettas to her repertoire, especially by Jacques Offenbach, such as "La Vie parisienne", "Orphée aux enfers" and "La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein", opposite Régine Crespin.
She was made Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour in 2015 and honored with the Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2019.
Death.
Mesplé died on 30 May 2020 in Toulouse from Parkinson's disease-related problems at the age of 89.