Maria Gay by Esplugas

as Mignon "Mignon" Thomas


Maria Gay
(Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés)
1879-1943
Catalan Mezzo Soprano

She was a singing pupil of soprano Ada Adini. Debut 1902 in the title role of Carmen in Brussels. 1906, Debut at Milan's La Scala,where she met tenor Giovanni Zenatello. Gay and Zenatello would live together the rest of their lives,1908, she made her debut in Carmen for the Met in New York City opposite Geraldine Farrar as Micaela. In 1910 she performed the same role with the Boston Opera Company as Carmen. Gay and Zenatello worked to find, help train, and promote promising young singers