1. Yvonne D'Arle was a French-born American soprano singer, born Eugenie Marguerite Patet.
12 Facts About Yvonne D'Arle
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Yvonne D'Arle sang with the Metropolitan Opera from 1921 to 1925.
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Yvonne D'Arle's father, Joseph Patet, was a teacher in Chicago.
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Yvonne D'Arle attended Rockford Seminary in Illinois, and Miss Wolcott's School for Girls in Denver, Colorado.
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Yvonne D'Arle toured in The Lilac Domino early in her career.
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Yvonne D'Arle was singing and dancing at a New York cabaret in New York when she was discovered by music critic Sylvester Rawling.
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Yvonne D'Arle joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1921, and sang with them for five years.
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Yvonne D'Arle sang with the Municipal Theatre Association in St Louis, Missouri, and with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in the 1920s.
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Yvonne D'Arle toured South America with the Bracale Grand Opera Company.
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Yvonne D'Arle appeared in three Broadway musical productions: Fancy Free, Countess Maritza, and The Three Musketeers.
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Yvonne D'Arle sang the national anthem at the launch of the radio station WNEW-AM in 1934.
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Yvonne D'Arle died in 1977, aged 80 years, in Cannes, France, where she had a villa in Cap d'Antibes since at least her 1927 European tour.