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Altéry, Mathé, 1927-

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Personal name headingAltéry, Mathé, 1927-
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Variant(s)Altare, Marie-Thérèse, 1927-
Birth date19270912
Place of birthParis, France
AffiliationChâtelet (Theater : Paris, France)
Profession or occupationSopranos (Singers)
Found in24 best-loved French folk songs, 1989: label (Mathé Altéry)
Wikipedia, via WWW, June 25, 2013 (Mathé Altéry; French soprano singer prominent in the 1950s and 1960s for her singing of operettas and French songs; born Marie-Thérèse Altare on September 12, 1927 in Paris; daughter of French tenor Mario Altéry; she began her singing career in Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, where her father was working at the time; after studying classical music, Altéry began as a chorister at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, in the operetta Annie du Far-West (Annie of the Wild West); in 1956, Altéry represented France in the first Eurovision Song Contest; in the 1960s, she became the French voice of many musicals, including the voice of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music film released in 1966 in France, and the voice of Audrey Hepburn in the French version of My Fair Lady; she married Bernard de Sariac, a Parisian lawyer, in 1966; in December 2006 , she was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for 57 years of professional and artistic activities)