Louise Grandjean

Grandjean as Brunehilde "Gotterdamerung " Wagner

LOUISE GRANDJEAN
1870-1934
French Soprano

Trained at the Conservatoire National in Paris. In 1893 she made ​​her debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Isabella in “Le Pré aux Clerks” by Hérold and remained active there until 1902. In 1894, sang in the French premiere of Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the Opéra-Comique as Alice Ford,From 1895 she was a member of the Paris Grand Opera.She performed in Paris and sang in the premieres of the operas “Angela,” by J. Massenet 1906, “La Catalane” by Fernand Le Borne 1907 and “Astarte” by Xavier Leroux 1901). In 1902 and 1907 she sang for the Opera of Monte Carlo and 1907 made guest performance at the Berlin Court Opera. She appeared at the Opera of Monte Carlo in 1902 in the premiere of the opera “Le Tasse” by Eugene d’Harcourt, in 1907 with the premiere of “Naïs Micculin” by Bruneau. Sang at the Bayreuth Festival in 1904 Venus in “Tannhauser.” Her roles included Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni” by Mozart, Valentine in “Les Huguenots” by Meyerbeer, Bertha “Le Prophet” by Meyerbeer, Chimène in “Le Cid” by Massenet and Salomé in “Hérodiade” by Massenet, Aida in "aida" Verdi, Desdemona in “Othello” by Verdi .And the opera's of Wagner Elisabeth in “Tannhäuser,” Elsa “in” Lohengrin, Eva in “Die Meistersinger” and Isolde in “Tristan und Isolde.” Brunhilde "Siegfried" , Brunhilde " Die Gotterdamerung" .She retired from stage in 1909 and became a Proffessor of singing at the Conservatoire National de Paris.