Collignon, Raymonde

Biography

Madame Gaspard-Michel, known professionally as Raymonde Collignon, was born in 1894 in Blois, France, and educated in England; made professional debut in 1916 as a singer and dancer at Aeolian Hall with Edwin Evans, shortly thereafter appearing at the London Coliseum, and later at the leading London theaters and concert halls; performed in Ezra Pound's opera, The testament of Francois Villon ; Collignon also provided Pound his singing model for the closing lyrics of the two sections of Hugh Selwyn Mauberly ; later appeared in plays and reviews, and sang for the BBC.