Belgian soprano singer and actress
Sim Viva
Sim Viva in 1931
Born Simone Poncelet
(1903-01-12 ) 12 January 1903Died 10 August 1982(1982-08-10) (aged 79)Paris, France
Occupation(s) singer and film actress Spouse Géo Bury
Sim Viva (12 January 1903 – 10 August 1982) was a Belgiansoprano singer and actress prominent inoperetta and film in the 1920s and 1930s. She made several recordings on the Ultraphone,Pathé , andOdeon labels.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Sim Viva was born Simone Poncelet inSaint-Josse-ten-Noode , Belgium. By 1922 she was already appearing in Paris atLe Trianon where she sang in revivalsPlanquette 'sLe Paradis de Mahomet andTerrasse 'sCartouche . She returned there the following year inSylvie .[ 4]
Sim Viva's roles in operetta and musical theatre included:[ 5]
Trois jeunes filles nues byRaoul Moretti (1925)Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens , as Lilette (world premiere)J'aime! byHenri Christiné (1926) Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Nicole de Malassis de la Panouille (world premiere)Mercenary Mary byCon Conrad andWilliam B. Friedlander (1927) Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Jenny (premiere of the French adaptation)Rosy by Raoul Moretti (1930)Théâtre des Folies-Wagram , as Noisette (world premiere)Zou! byJosef Szulc , (1930) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Magali (world premiere)Nina-Rosa bySigmund Romberg , (1931)Théâtre du Châtelet , as Nina Rosa (French premiere)Brummell Reynaldo Hahn (1931) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Peggy (world premiere)La Madone du promenoir by Henri Christiné (1933)Concert Mayol , as Sylvette (world premiere)Miss Cocktail by Maurice Bertin (1934)Théâtre Fontaine [fr ] as Janine (world premiere)Un p'tit bout d'femme byRené Mercier (1936)Gaîté Lyrique , as Adrienne Baudry-Duclin (Paris premiere)L' Auberge du chat coiffé by Josef Szulc (1936)Théâtre Pigalle as Toinette (world premiere)Sim Viva's film roles include:[ 1]
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