Alice Verlet

Alice Verlet
( Alice Verheyden )
1873-1934
Belgium Soprano
Studied under Mme. Moriani in Brussels.Debut 1893 at Leuven, and then sang for the Belgian Queen and members of the nobility in Brussels. She was known primarily as a concert singer but sang roles in opera. Debut at the Opéra-Comique in 1894. as Philine in Thomas's Mignon, 1895, she appeared in England, participating in a concert at the Masonic Hall . She sang principal roles at the operas in Lyon, Nice, and Monte Carlo; at His Majesty's Theater in London; at La Monnaie in Brussels; and at the Paris Opéra and Opéra-Comique. In the United States .Debut at the Monnaie in Brussels 1901 in Verdi's Rigoletto;Debut at the Paris Opéra, as Blondine in a French-language production of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, came in 1903.In 1905 and 1906, Verlet played the Naiad in the first modern revival of Gluck's Armide in Paris 1908 the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique Toured England in 1910. US debut in August 1896. Although primarily a concert singer in the United States, she did perform some opera. In 1915 the Chicago Opera engaged her as Philene in several performances of Thomas's Mignon and also performed with the Boston Opera.Retired from performing in 1920. Thereafter, she taught voice until her death in Paris in 1934 Roles Included