{{Short description|French opera singer (1918–2009)}}

'''Maria Murano''', the stage name of '''Suzanne Chauvelot''' (July 4, 1918 in Nogent-sur-Marne &ndash; January 10, 2009 in Limoges<ref>{{Cite web|title=matchID – Moteur de recherche des décès|url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/ucmi6GS2LGZy|access-date=2021-12-09|website=deces.matchid.io}}</ref>) was a French lyric mezzo-soprano. She was most active postwar in the years between 1950 and 1970.

== Career == She started at the Paris Opera shortly after the end of World War II, then joined the Grand Théâtre of Bordeaux, where she became famous as Madame Alexandra in Jean-Michel Damase and Jean Anouilh's lyrical comedy ''Colombe'' in 1961.

Later, she played opposite Luis Mariano in ''Le Prince de Madrid,'' and Ivan Rebroff in ''Fiddler on the Roof''.

== Private life == Her partner was politician Roland Dumas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Politique/Christine-Deviers-Joncour-L-agent-tres-prive-de-Roland-Dumas-578440|title=Christine Deviers-Joncour – L'agent très privé de Roland Dumas|last=Match|first=Paris|website=parismatch.com|date=31 July 2014 |language=fr|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>

== Honors ==

* First Prize, Opera from the conservatoire * Second Prize, Opera-Comique from the conservatoire

== Selected roles == *The Duchess in Jacques Offenbach's ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein'' in 1956 *Madame de Quimper-Karadec in Jacques Offenbach's ''La Vie parisienne'' *La Périchole in Jacques Offenbach's ''La Périchole'' *Moineau in Louis Beydts' Operetta ''Moineau'' *Madame Alexandra (Julien's mother) in Jean-Michel Damase' ''Colombe'' in 1961 *La Duchesse d'Albe in Francis Lopez's ''Le Prince de Madrid'' *Golde (milkman Tevye's wife) in Sholem Aleichem's ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in 1969 at the Théâtre Marigny *Alice in Eugène Ionesco's ''The Picture'' at the Théâtre Silvia-Monfort in 1975

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== Sources == *{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007005122/http://www.lepopulaire.fr/editions_locales/limoges/la_voix_de_maria_s_est_tue@CARGNjFdJSsEEBkCAhg-.html Annonce du décès sur le Populaire.fr]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murano, Maria}} Category:1918 births Category:2009 deaths Category:People from Nogent-sur-Marne Category:French operatic mezzo-sopranos Category:20th-century French women opera singers