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GUSTAVE HIPPOLYTE ROGER -Tenor (.La chapel-Saint-Denis, December 17, 1815 - September 12, 1879). Debut February 16, 1838, at the Opéra-Comique in lightning (George), and he played GUITARERO, LES MOUSQUETAIRES DE LA REINE, HAYDEE, Debut 16 April 1849 Opera by creating the LE PROPHET (Jean de Leyde) of Meyerbeer. In the premier of L'ENFANT PRODIGUE by Auber (Azael); LE JUIF ERRANT by Halévy; LA ROSE DE FLORENCE;by Biletta HERCULANEUM by Félicien David. He sang Lucia of LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti (Edgar); LA REINE DE by Halevy (Gerard); LA FAVORITE by Donizetti (Fernand); LES HUGUENOTS by Meyerbeer (Raoul).

ENRICO TAMBERLICK (1820-1889). Tenor The Italian (or possibly Romanian) tenor Enrico Tamberlick (sometimes spelt Tamberlik or Tamberlinck) was born on 16 March 1820. He made his début at Rome in December 1837, and performed at Covent Garden regularly from 1850 to 1864, and then again in 1870. One of the first tenors to reach a high ‘C’, he also appeared in New York, Paris, Madrid and St. Petersburg. He interpreted the operas of Berlioz, Rossini and Verdi; on 10 November 1862 in St. Petersburg he created the role of Don Alvaro in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino. Enrico Tamberlick died on 13 March 1889.

Louise Saint-Aguet ( Louise Augustine Maurice ) October 30, 1838 - December 1865 French Soprano Sang at the Grand Opera Paris 20 April 1861- 1 August 1865. She sang Jeannette in "Le Philtre ' by Auber , Ines in " La Favorita" by Donizetti. Bio information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter

Louise Saint-Aguet ( Louise Augustine Maurice ) October 30, 1838 - December 1865 French Soprano Sang at the Grand Opera Paris 20 April 1861- 1 August 1865. She sang Jeannette in "Le Philtre ' by Auber , Ines in " La Favorita" by Donizetti. Bio information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter

Etienne Troy In his creator role of Capulet "Romeo and Juliet" Gounod ETIENNE TROY . - Bass (.Toulouse, 21 July 1844-1909 Debut 1864 at the Théâtre-Lyrique Paris. In 1867 he created the role of Count Capulet at the première of Gounod’s “Roméo and Juliette” . In 1868 he left the Théâtre-Lyrique and and in the following years he performed at provincial opera houses in France. In 1879 he was engaged by the Théâtre-Comique Paris, where he stayed until the end of his singing career in 1905. . In 1881 he created the role of Luther at the première of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’ Hoffmann”; in 1884 as the innkeeper in Massenet’s “Manon” and in 1900 as the 1st guard in Charpentier’s “Louise” (1900).

LOLA BEETH (23 November 1861 – 18 March 1940) - soprano opera singer She debuted as "Elsa" in Lohengrin at the Metropolitan Opera House, on December 2, 1895. She was a member of the Vienna Opera Company who had previous experience singing in Berlin and Paris. As early as the summer of 1892 Beeth appeared at the Vienna Court Opera as Juliet in a production of Gounod' Roméo et Juliette. Her New York City performance was hampered by nervousness and having never sung the role in the Italian.Beeth sang an aria from La Juive (The Jewess) at the Metropolitan Opera House on January 11, 1896. Beeth was named as a favorite pupil by Mathilde Marchesi, who tutored her in singing in Paris. After the release of her book, Marchesi and Music, Marchesi planned to visit the United States, but her intended tour was canceled.

as Catherine d’Aragon in "Henry VIII" by Saint-Saens ADA ADINI (1855 - February 1924) American operatic soprano who had an active international career from 1876 up into the first decade of the 20th century. She possessed a large, expressive voice which enabled her to sing a broad range of roles that extended from the coloratura soprano repertoire to dramatic soprano parts. Born Adele Chapman in Boston, Adini studied singing with Giovanni Sbriglia and Pauline Viardot in Paris. . She made her professional opera debut in 1876 at the opera house in Varese, Italy in the title role of Giacomo Meyerbeer's Dinorah. She was then active with the Mapleson Company in New York City, making her debut with the company in 1879 as Gilda in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at the Academy of Music with Aramburo as the Duke of Mantua. She was later heard with the company as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore to her husband's Manrico. In 1882 she joined Bartolomeo Merelli's traveling opera troup with whom she performed in Berlin (1882) and Prague (1883).From 1887-1890 she was committed to the Palais Garnier where she notably created the role of the Duchesse d'Étampes in the world premiere of Camille Saint-Saëns' Ascanio (1890). In 1893 Adini sang Brünnhilde in the Italian premiere of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre at La Scala. She later repeated the role at the Teatro Regio di Torino (1898) and the Teatro Costanzi (1899). In 1894 and 1897 she was heard successfully at the Royal Opera House in London as Donna Anna in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni. She sang the role of Frédegonde in the world premiere of César Franck's Ghiselle at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1896.

SAINT-URBAIN soprano ...Performed at Paris 1858 in "Le Nid De Cigognes"(Cormon) with Ponchard ..11/11/1861 at Opera Comique as Catherine in "L'Etoile du Nord" (Meyerbeer)...1866 Opera Comique Paris as Gilda in "Rigoletto" (Verdi)

Saint Urbain soprano ...Performed at Paris 1858 in "Le Nid De Cigognes"(Cormon) with Ponchard ..11/11/1861 at Opera Comique as Catherine in "L'Etoile du Nord" (Meyerbeer)...1866 Opera Comique Paris as Gilda in "Rigoletto" (Verdi)

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Pauline Viardot [née García] :July 18, 1821 – May 18, 1910) French mezzo-soprano ,Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García was born in Paris to the Garcías, a Spanish opera family led by her father, tenor, singing teacher, composer and impresario Manuel García . She was 13 years younger than her beautiful sister, diva Maria Malibran, In 1837, 16-year-old Pauline García gave her first concert performance in Brussels and in 1839, made her opera debut as Desdemona in Rossini's Otello in London. This proved to be the surprise of the season. Despite her flaws, she had an exquisite technique combined with an astonishing degree of passion.

Pauline as Orphee in 'Orphee et Eurydice" Gluck Pauline Viardot [née García] (July 18, 1821 – May 18, 1910) French mezzo-soprano, Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García was born in Paris to the Garcías, a Spanish opera family led by her father, tenor, singing teacher, composer and impresario Manuel García . She was 13 years younger than her beautiful sister, diva Maria Malibran, In 1837, 16-year-old Pauline García gave her first concert performance in Brussels and in 1839, made her opera debut as Desdemona in Rossini's Otello in London. This proved to be the surprise of the season. Despite her flaws, she had an exquisite technique combined with an astonishing degree of passion.

CELESTINE GALLI-MARIE (Marie-Célestine Laurence Marié de l'Isle) (November 1840 – 22 September 1905) French mezzo-soprano Most famous for creating the title role in the opera Carmen.Born in Paris. She was taught singing by her father, Mécène Marié de l'Isle, Her début came in 1859 in Strasbourg, and she sang in Italian in Lisbon. She sang at the Opéra-Comique until 1885, premiering in Pergolesi's La serva padrona. Her most famous roles were in Thomas's Mignon (1866) and Bizet's Carmen (1875). She created the roles of Lazarille in Don César de Bazan, Vendredi in Robinson Crusoé, the title part in Fantasio, as well as roles in Lara, Le Capitaine Henriot, Fior d'Aliza, La Petite Fadette, and Piccolino. She also sang Taven in Mireille and Rose Friquet in Les dragons de Villars. She died in Vence, near Nice. Her voice was described as being of a good timbre, with clear diction and phrasing