About Denise Scharley
Lived 1917 – 2011 (aged 94). Denise Scharley was a French opera singer.
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 Poulenc: Dialogues of the Carmelites (Denise Duval, Denise Scharley, Régine Crespin, Liliane Berton, Rita Gorr, and others; National Theater of the Paris Opera orchestra and chorus; Pierre Dervaux, conductor) EMI 62768
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Who was Denise Scharley?
French opera contralto (1917-2011)
When was Denise Scharley born?
Denise Scharley was born on 16 February 1917 in Neuilly-en-Thelle.
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Denise Scharley died on 26 July 2011 in Versailles.
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Denise Scharley was an opera singer.
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Denise Scharley was French.
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