Lapeyrette, Ketty
(1884–1960)> VOCALIST
Lapeyrette, Ketty (23 July 1884, Oloron; 2 October 1960, Paris), vocalist, studied under the direction of Masson, Hettich , and Bouvet at the Conservatoire in Paris, where she made her debut in the female lead of Samson et Dalila on 15 January 1908. She became the star contralto of the company at the Garnier Palace, and she remained at this theatre for 32 years without any serious interruptions except for guest appearances at Amsterdam in 1936 and at Covent Garden in London in 1937. She left…