Andréa Guiot

| birth_place = Garons, France | death_date = | death_place = Nîmes, France | education = Conservatoire de Paris | occupation = | organizations = | awards = }} Andréa Guiot (11 January 1928 – 15 February 2021) was a French operatic soprano. A long-term member of the Paris opera houses, she was known internationally for leading roles especially in the French repertoire, such as Gounod's Mireille and Marguerite, Massenet's Manon and Micaëla in Bizet's ''Carmen''. She appeared as Micaëla when ''Carmen'' was first performed at the Opéra de Paris in 1959, and as Mireille in the 1000th performance of the opera at the Opéra-Comique. She performed in the world premiere of Poulenc's ''Dialogues des Carmélites'' at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1965. Among her many recordings, the 1964 ''Carmen'' conducted by Georges Prêtre, with Maria Callas in the title role and Nicolai Gedda as her lover, brought her lasting fame. She appeared at major opera house in France, Europe, and the Americas. After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris, succeeding Janine Micheau, her own former instructor. Provided by Wikipedia