Deva Dassy

Deva Dassy
Background information
Birth nameMarie-Anne Lambert
Born26 August 1911
Paris
Died11 March 2016(2016-03-11) (aged 104)
Mouriès
Genresopera
Instrumentmezzo-soprano
Years active1932-1962

Deva Dassy (born Marie-Anne Lambert; 26 August 1911 – 11 March 2016) was a French mezzo-soprano, active in opera and operetta in France from the 1930s to the 1960s who made many radio and studio recordings.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Deva-Dassy. In : L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918-1940), accessed 17 March 2016 (with two portrait photos)
  2. ^ The Bibliothèque nationale de France give her place of birth as Nice, while other sources offer both 'Deva Dassy' and 'Deva-Dassy' as the stage name.
  3. ^ Deva Dassy at the BNF
  4. ^ Virtual International Authority File accessed, 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference diapason was invoked but never defined (see the help page).