"Connais-tu le pays?" from Mignon<br /><br />Victor 2188<br /><br />1903<br /><br />Her name is given in different ways: Zéllie de Lussan (note the accent mark), Zellie de Lussan (no accent), Zélie de Lussan (only one "l"--again, notice the accent mark), Zelie de Lussan, more.<br /><br />She made some of the first Red Seal discs.<br /><br />Zélie de Lussan, an American opera singer of French descent, made her only Victor recordings (five titles) on May 17, 1903.<br /><br />These were issued as Red Seal discs when the series was new for the Victor Talking Machine Company.<br /><br />De Lussan's recording session was the second domestic Red Seal session in Victor's history. <br /><br />The first Red Seal session was for the Australian contralto Ada Crossley, who made her only Victor recordings on April 30, 1903.<br /><br />Ada Crossley was first, and de Lussan was second.<br /><br />In 1907, Zelie married the pianist Angelo Fronani.<br /><br />After retiring from the stage she made her home in London, where she continued to teach singing for many years.<br /><br />She died on December 18, 1949, at age 87 in London.
