Lucy Arbell

Lucy Arbell ("née" Georgette Gall, Georgette Wallace) (Le Vésinet, 8 June 1878 – Bougival, 21 May 1947), 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 (1840-1887), 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" (Perséphone), "Thérèse" (title role), "Bacchus" (Queen Amahelli), "Don Quichotte" (Dulcinée) in Monte-Carlo and Paris, "Roma" (Postumia), and "Panurge" (Colombe).
At the Opéra-Comique she sang Charlotte ("Werther") up to the 1920s.
As a singer she is described as having a strong, vibrant 'mezzo-contralto' and a vivacious personality.