- French operatic soprano, later switching to mezzo-soprano.
- Retired from singing in 1989, but continued to teach until her death.
- After her breakthrough at the 1958 Bayreuth Festival, she sang leading parts in almost every important operas.
- She was famous for her sensuality, and her ability to sing with warmth and nuance.
- She began voice training relatively late, at age 16. Her early operatic performances included roles in Massenet's "Werther", Bizet's "Carmen", and Wagner's "Lohengrin" and "Tannhauser". She appeared frequently at top operatic venues in Paris, Vienna, Milan, Berlin, London, and New York.
- Buried in the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.
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