Martha Angelici, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martha Angelici

singer

Date of Birth: 22-May-1907

Place of Birth: Cargèse, Corsica, France

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1973

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Martha Angelici (22 May 1907 – 11 September 1973), was a French operatic soprano of Corsican origin, particularly associated with the French lyric repertoire. Angelici was born in Cargèse.
While still very young she moved with her family to Belgium, where she studied voice in Brussels with Alfred Mahy.
She began singing on radio for the Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourgian audiences in 1933, and gave her first public concert at the Kurzaal of Ostend in 1934.
Her first stage performance was in Marseille, as Mimi in La bohème, in 1936. She made her debut at the Opéra-Comique in 1938, where she had a long and successful career, and made her debut at the Palais Garnier in 1953, as Micaela in Carmen, other notable roles included Leila, Pamina, Nedda, etc.
She made a few guest appearances at the Monte Carlo Opera and La Monnaie in Brussels.
She was much admired in French baroque music notably in Rameau's Les Indes galantes.