Lucy Arbell
Lucy Arbell , was a French mezzo-soprano whose operatic career was mainly centred in Paris and who was particularly associated with the composer Jules Massenet.Life and career
The father of Georgette was Edmond Richard Wallace, son of Sir Richard Wallace.
Arbell made her stage debut as Dalila at the Paris Opéra on 23 October 1903. She also sang there Amneris in Aida, Madalena in Rigoletto, Uta in Sigurd, Fricka in Die Walküre and Thérèse.
She had a close relationship with the late operas of Massenet, creating roles in Ariane, Thérèse, Bacchus, Don Quichotte in Monte-Carlo and Paris, Roma, and Panurge.
At the Opéra-Comique she sang Charlotte up to the 1920s.
As a singer she is described as having a strong, vibrant 'mezzo-contralto' and a vivacious personality.
