Vhita, Madeleine

Vhita, Madeleine An important figure in Parisian musical circles in the 1930s. Mezzo-soprano known for her Wagner (1813 – 1883) roles. She made her debut at the Paris Opéra in 1930 as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde (1865). In 1933 she appeared as Waltraute in Götterdämmerung (1876). She also sang the Nurse in Dukas' (1865 – 1935) Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (1907), and Geneviève in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande (1902). In 1954, she made a recording, as a contralto, of French 16th century vocal…