Renée Doria
Born Renée Doria Cutzach on February 12, 1921 in Perpignan, France, Renée Doria was an opera singer, considered one of the great post-war singers and the leading lyric coloratura sopranos of her era. She specialized in operas and operettas by Gounod, Offenbach, Massenet, Bizet, Delibes, Lehàr, Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti and Verdi. She completed studies in piano, solfege (music theory), and harmony before turning to vocal training under Umberto Valdarmini. Renée Doria, who had a coloratura soprano range, made her live debut at the age of 18 in 1942, appearing in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at the Opéra de Marseille. Two years later, she performed Delibes’ Lakmé at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She made her debut at the Paris Opera in 1947 portraying the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Renée Doria made her recording debut in 1948, releasing many 78rpm singles and albums on a variety of labels. Her releases featured operas, numerous operettas and recitals of melodies by Fauré, Debussy or Ravel. Some of the finest recordings of her career were compiled on the double disc set L’art de Renée Doria (2014) and other compilations. After 76 roles on stage and 125 performances for radio, she retired in 1981. Thirty years later, she scheduled a live recital to perform in celebration of her 100th birthday. However, the performance was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Renée Doria died on March 6, 2021, just 20 days after her birthday.
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Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, extraits (Mono Version)
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Verdi: La traviata, extraits chantés en français (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique, Jésus Etcheverry
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Faure: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
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Offenbach: La vie parisienne, extraits (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Dario Moreno, Marcel Cariven, René Alix
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Les contes d'Hoffmann - La Magie de l'Opérette en 38 volumes - Vol. 29/38
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Verdi: Rigoletto, chanté en français (Mono Version)
Robert Massard, Alain Vanzo, Renée Doria, Jésus Etcheverry
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Hérold: Le Pré-aux-Clercs, extraits (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Michele Le Bris, Michel Sénéchal, Jésus Etcheverry
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Massenet: Thaïs (Mono Version)
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Delibes: Lakmé, extraits (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Alain Vanzo, Adrien Legros, Jésus Etcheverry
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Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (Mono Version)
Bourvil, Renée Doria, André Cluytens, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique
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Une soirée à l'Opéra-Comique (Mono Version)
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Meyerbeer: Les huguenots, extraits (Mono Version)
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Les plus belles mélodies de Charles Gounod (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Julien Giovannetti
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Fauré: L'œuvre mélodique intégrale, vol. 4 (Mono Version)
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Gounod: Faust, extraits (Mono Version)
Renée Doria, Alain Vanzo, Adrien Legros, Jésus Etcheverry
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