Peignot, Suzanne
(1895–1993)
Peignot, SuzannePeignot, SuzanneSuzanne Peignot (B * COMPIÈGNE, 1895 – D † PARIS, 1993) Born Suzanne Rivière, French soprano, close friend of Poulenc. Her childhood was full of the military music of the bands of the garrison town in which her father was a cavalry officer. His bass-baritone voice fascinated her; she often stayed under the piano while he sang romances by Gounod (1818–1893), Massenet (1842–1912), and Niedermeyer (1802–1861). In 1920 she married the noted type designer Charles…