Simone Couderc

Simone Couderc (3 June 1911 – 16 November 2005) was a French operatic mezzo-soprano. She was particularly well known in the major roles of the mezzo-soprano repertoire: Amneris (Aida), Dalila (Samson and Dalila), Orphée (Orfeo ed Euridice), Kundry (Parsifal), Carmen, Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana), Baba la turque (The Rake's Progress), the mother (Louise), etc.