Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny (12 February 1826 – 24 February 1901) was a French singer.
Life
Born in Lyon, she attained first prize in singing and second prize in opera at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1844. She married Jules Brésil 20 June 1848. A mezzo-soprano, she achieved recognition in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable (1844) then in the première of César Franck's oratorio Ruth, presented on 1 November 1845 in the Salle Érard and performed until she was over 80 years old.
She was also a teacher of voice and piano.
She died in Paris in 1901.
Bibliography
Félix Clément, Pierre Larousse, Arthur Pougin, Dictionnaire des opéras, 1969, vol.2,