Death of a French soprano, 91

Death of a French soprano, 91

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norman lebrecht

October 28, 2020

The German-born soprano Édith Selig-Papée has died in Paris, where she taught for 30 years at the École Normale de Musique.

She appeared on a recording of Mahler’s 2nd symphony in 1958, long before it was profitable to do so, but she was best known for singing Bach and Gluck.

 

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