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Blanche Arral (10 October 1864 – 3 March 1945) was a Belgian coloratura soprano. Born Clara Lardinois, she studied under Mathilde Graumann Marchesi in Paris. She debuted in a small part in the 1884 world premiere of Jules Massenet's Manon. Arral performed in various opera houses in Brussels, Paris and St. Petersburg before moving to the United States. In October 1909 she debuted at Carnegie Hall and joined the Metropolitan Opera for the 1909-1910 season. She received her voice instruction from Mathilde Graumann Marchesi. Arral was married to Hamilton Dwight Bassett, a journalist from Cincinnati. Author Jack London based the character of Lucille Arral in his short story collection Smoke Bellew on Blanche Arral.