Mathé Altéry

Mathé Altéry
Birth nameMarie-Thérèse Renée Micheline Altare
Born (1927-09-12) 12 September 1927
Paris, France
OccupationOpera singer
NationalityFrench
FatherMario Altéry

Mathé Altéry (French pronunciation: [mate alteʁi], born Marie-Thérèse Renée Micheline Altare, 12 September 1927) is a French soprano prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. Mathé Altéry is the daughter of French tenor Mario Altéry. In 1956, both Altéry and Dany Dauberson individually represented France in the first Eurovision Song Contest.

Career

Altéry was born in Paris. She began her singing career in Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, Normandy, where her father was working at the time. She studied classical music. Altéry began as a chorister at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, in the operetta Annie du Far-West (Annie of the Wild West) and in La Toison d'Or.[1] In 1956, Altéry represented France in the first Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Le temps perdu" (Lost Time). During the first contest only the winning song was announced, and so the rank of her song is unknown. As of 2025, she is the oldest living Eurovision contestant.

In 1965,[2] Altéry was featured on the CBC Television anthology series, Festival in the episode "The Season of Love"[3] singing selections from Oscar Strauss, the operetta The Count of Luxembourg, musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe, and songs that were popular in the early 1900s. She was also heard on French-Canadian radio, and appeared on television in other mid-1960 productions by Société Radio-Canada.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Les vedettes nous rendent visite: Mathé Altéry". L'Humanité (in French). 20 April 1956. p. 2. ISSN 0242-6870. OCLC 705118526.
  2. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 26 May 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Festival - 1965-05-26 - The Season of Love". CBC Archive Sales. CBC / Société Radio Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ Dufour, Gaétan, ed. (1965). "L'Heure du concert: Saison 65-66" [The Week on Radio-Canada] (PDF). La Semaine à Radio-Canada (in French). Montreal: Société Radio-Canada: 311, 391, 398. Retrieved 27 July 2025.


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