Crespin, Régine (1927–)
Crespin, Régine (1927–)
French soprano. Name variations: Regine Crespin. Born 1927 in Provence, France; studied at Paris Conservatoire.
Made debut in Mulhouse (1950) as Elsa in Lohengrin; was particularly noted for her Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, Sieglinde in The Ring, Carmen, Tosca, and performance in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites; began taking mezzo-soprano roles (1977).
See also memoir On Stage, Off Stage (Northeastern U., 1997).
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