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as Manon in "Manon" by Massenet MARGUERITE CARRE (Marguerite Caroline GIRAUD) 1880-1947 French Soprano Studied at the Conservatory in Bordeaux . Joined opera Comique in 1902. She married Albert Carre Director of the Opera Comique . She was the first Pamina and Madama Butterfly at the Opera Comique. She never travelled outside of France .She participated in the first on 23 May 1905, Cherubino (Nina) by Jules Massenet; on 28 December 1906 by Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly (Cio-cio-san) [French version of Paul Ferrier]; on 22 May 1908 by Snegourotchka (Snegourotchka) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's [French version of Pierre Lalo]; October 26, 1911, the secret of Suzanne (Suzanne Countess) of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari [French version of Kufferath]; on December 30, 1913 life brief (Salud) by Manuel de Falla [French version of Paul Milliet]; June 18, 1923, Pepita Jiménez (Pepita) of Isaac Albéniz

Jean Francois Delmas as Duc de Guise in "Roi de Paris" Hue CREATOR ROLE PALAIS GARNEIR 26/4/1901 JEAN FRANCIS DELMAS Lyon, April 14, 1861-73.Saint - Alban-de-Monthel, 29 September 1933). French Bass Debut September 28, 1886 in LES HUGUENOTS (Saint-Bris). Sings the FREISCHÜTZ (Gaspard, 1886), AIDA (the King), FAUST (Mephistopheles) in 1887. DON JUAN (Leporello, 1887; don Juan, 1902), SIGURD (Hagen, 1891), William TELL (Gessler), the Sicilian (Connie) in 1892. OTHELLO (Iago, 1894), TANNHÄUSER (Landgrave, 1895); Romeo and Juliet (brother Laurent), fatherland! (de Rysoor), LE CID (don Diego), ALCESTE (high priest) in 1900; HENRY VIII (Henry VIII, 1903), ARMIDE (Hidraot, 1905), the DAMNATION of FAUST (Mephistopheles, 1906), SAMSON ET DALILA (high priest), HIPPOLYTE and ARICIE (Thésée) in 1908. ŒDIPE A column (Oedipus),. BRISEIS (Strakokles) in 1916. Is the creator of LA DAME DE MONSOREAU (Monsoreau), ROMEO ET JULIETTE (Capulet), ZAIRE (Jeanette); on March 16, 1891 LE MAGE (Amrou) de Jules Massenet LOHENGRIN (King), SALAMMBÔ (Nar-Havas), die WALKÜRE (Wotan). on March 16, 1894 THAÏS (Athanaël) by Jules Massenet; HELLE (Gautier), MESSIDOR (Mathias),LES MAITRES CHANTEURS DE NUREMBERG (Hans Sachs), BURGONE (Attila), JOSEPH (Jacob), ASTARTE (Phur); on April 26, 1901LE ROI DE PARIS (Henri, Duke of Guise) of Georges Hüe. THE LES BARBARES (Scaurus), SIEGFRIED (Wotan), ORSOLA (Bishop), bench (Tonio),LA STATUE (Arnigiad), L’ETRANGER (l'Etranger), LE FILS DE L'l'ETOILE (Akiba), TRISTAN & ISOLDE (Kurwenal), DARIA (Yvan),LA GLOIRE DE CORNEILLE (Auguste), ARIANE (Parithoils), LA CATALANE (Miguel), Twilight of the gods (Hagen), MONNA VANNA (Marco), RHEINGOLD (Wotan), LA Forêt (Pierre), ICARE (Daedalus), ROMA (Fabius), FERVAAL (Arfagard), PARSIFAL (Gurnemanz), L'OURAGAN (Gervais), La Roman le ESTELLE (Rubini), La GIRONDINS (Fonfrède), JEANNE d'Arc (Jacques d'Arc), INTERMEDE (Pierre Dupont), La Legende of SAINT Christoph (the hermit), ANTAR (Malek), LA FILLE DE ROLAND (Charlemagne), LES BURGRAVES (the beggar). Participated in the first performance December 24, 1923 of ESCLARMONDE (Emperor Phorcas) by Jules Massenet. He created at the Nouveau-Théâtre 26 April 1906 le Clown (Barbazan) of Isaac de Camondo.

as Rysoor in "Patrie" by Paladhile JEAN FRANCIS DELMAS Lyon, April 14, 1861-73.Saint - Alban-de-Monthel, 29 September 1933). French Bass Debut September 28, 1886 in LES HUGUENOTS (Saint-Bris). Sings the FREISCHÜTZ (Gaspard, 1886), AIDA (the King), FAUST (Mephistopheles) in 1887. DON JUAN (Leporello, 1887; don Juan, 1902), SIGURD (Hagen, 1891), William TELL (Gessler), the Sicilian (Connie) in 1892. OTHELLO (Iago, 1894), TANNHÄUSER (Landgrave, 1895); Romeo and Juliet (brother Laurent), fatherland! (de Rysoor), LE CID (don Diego), ALCESTE (high priest) in 1900; HENRY VIII (Henry VIII, 1903), ARMIDE (Hidraot, 1905), the DAMNATION of FAUST (Mephistopheles, 1906), SAMSON ET DALILA (high priest), HIPPOLYTE and ARICIE (Thésée) in 1908. ŒDIPE A column (Oedipus),. BRISEIS (Strakokles) in 1916. Is the creator of LA DAME DE MONSOREAU (Monsoreau), ROMEO ET JULIETTE (Capulet), ZAIRE (Jeanette); on March 16, 1891 LE MAGE (Amrou) de Jules Massenet LOHENGRIN (King), SALAMMBÔ (Nar-Havas), die WALKÜRE (Wotan). on March 16, 1894 THAÏS (Athanaël) by Jules Massenet; HELLE (Gautier), MESSIDOR (Mathias),LES MAITRES CHANTEURS DE NUREMBERG (Hans Sachs), BURGONE (Attila), JOSEPH (Jacob), ASTARTE (Phur); on April 26, 1901LE ROI DE PARIS (Henri, Duke of Guise) of Georges Hüe. THE LES BARBARES (Scaurus), SIEGFRIED (Wotan), ORSOLA (Bishop), bench (Tonio),LA STATUE (Arnigiad), L’ETRANGER (l'Etranger), LE FILS DE L'l'ETOILE (Akiba), TRISTAN & ISOLDE (Kurwenal), DARIA (Yvan),LA GLOIRE DE CORNEILLE (Auguste), ARIANE (Parithoils), LA CATALANE (Miguel), Twilight of the gods (Hagen), MONNA VANNA (Marco), RHEINGOLD (Wotan), LA Forêt (Pierre), ICARE (Daedalus), ROMA (Fabius), FERVAAL (Arfagard), PARSIFAL (Gurnemanz), L'OURAGAN (Gervais), La Roman le ESTELLE (Rubini), La GIRONDINS (Fonfrède), JEANNE d'Arc (Jacques d'Arc), INTERMEDE (Pierre Dupont), La Legende of SAINT Christoph (the hermit), ANTAR (Malek), LA FILLE DE ROLAND (Charlemagne), LES BURGRAVES (the beggar). Participated in the first performance December 24, 1923 of ESCLARMONDE (Emperor Phorcas) by Jules Massenet. He created at the Nouveau-Théâtre 26 April 1906 le Clown (Barbazan) of Isaac de Camondo.

as Canio "i Pagliacci" by Leoncavallo Amadeo Bassi 1874-1949 Italian Tenor Debut 1897 at Castelfliorentine in title role of "Ruy Blas" bt Marchetti . Sang Genoa, Verona , Florence , San Carlo Naples and Venice he was invited to South America were he was a regular visitor between 1902-1907 He sang at Covent Garden and New York Met .He retired at La Scala in 1925 , His roles included Cavadossi, Rodolfo,Loris, Faust and Radames

as Walther in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg " by Wagner ALBERT ALVAREZ (Albert Raymond Gourron) ( May 16, 1861 - February 26, 1933) French Tenor Debut in Faust (Faust) March 14, 1892 at the Opéra de Paris , He sang Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, 1892); Lohengrin (Lohengrin, 1892); Samson and Delilah (Samson, 1893); the Valkyrie (Siegmund, 1893); Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser, 1895); Aida (Radames, 1895); the Favorite (Fernand, 1896); Sigurd (Sigurd, 1896); the Huguenots (Raoul, 1897); the Prophet (John, 1898); Fatherland! (Kerloo, 1900); The Cid (Rodrigue, 1900); Othello (Othello, 1903); Il Trovatore (Manrique, 1904); Pagliacci (Canio, 1906); Salammbô (Matho, 1906). He sang in the premiere at the Opera, November 10, 1897, the masters singers of Nuremberg (Walther) Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]; December 11, 1904, Tristan and Isolde (Tristan) by Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]. He created on 16 March 1894 Thaïs (Nicias) by Jules Massenet; February 08, 1895 the Black Mountain (Mirko) of Augusta Holmès; on December 18, 1895 Frédégonde (Merowig) to Ernest Guiraud; on April 24, 1896, Helle (Jean) of Alphonse Duvernoy. February 19, 1897 Messidor (Guillaume) of Alfred Bruneau; December 23, 1898 the Burgundian (Gauthier) of Paul Vidal; February 15, 1901 Astarte (Hercule) Xavier Leroux; on April 17, 1904, the son of Camille Erlanger Star (Bar-Kokeba

as Merowig in "Fredegorde" by Saint Seans CREATOR PARIS 18/12/1895 ALBERT ALVAREZ (Albert Raymond Gourron) ( May 16, 1861 - February 26, 1933) French Tenor Debut in Faust (Faust) March 14, 1892 at the Opéra de Paris , He sang Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, 1892); Lohengrin (Lohengrin, 1892); Samson and Delilah (Samson, 1893); the Valkyrie (Siegmund, 1893); Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser, 1895); Aida (Radames, 1895); the Favorite (Fernand, 1896); Sigurd (Sigurd, 1896); the Huguenots (Raoul, 1897); the Prophet (John, 1898); Fatherland! (Kerloo, 1900); The Cid (Rodrigue, 1900); Othello (Othello, 1903); Il Trovatore (Manrique, 1904); Pagliacci (Canio, 1906); Salammbô (Matho, 1906). He sang in the premiere at the Opera, November 10, 1897, the masters singers of Nuremberg (Walther) Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]; December 11, 1904, Tristan and Isolde (Tristan) by Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]. He created on 16 March 1894 Thaïs (Nicias) by Jules Massenet; February 08, 1895 the Black Mountain (Mirko) of Augusta Holmès; on December 18, 1895 Frédégonde (Merowig) to Ernest Guiraud; on April 24, 1896, Helle (Jean) of Alphonse Duvernoy. February 19, 1897 Messidor (Guillaume) of Alfred Bruneau; December 23, 1898 the Burgundian (Gauthier) of Paul Vidal; February 15, 1901 Astarte (Hercule) Xavier Leroux; on April 17, 1904, the son of Camille Erlanger Star (Bar-Kokeba

as Salammbo in "Salammbo" by Reyer CARON CREATOR ROLE MONNAIE 18/2/1890 ROSE CARON (Rose Lucile MEUNIER). -Soprano (91.Monnerville, 17 November 1857 - April 09, 1930). Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was not taken on at the Paris Opera; her husband, an accompanist, encouraged her to take lessons from Marie Sasse who helped her to get engagements at the opera in Brussels (having made her concert debut in 1880) First operatic appearance in Brussels was as Alice in Meyerbeer's" Robert le Diable", followed by Salomé in Massenet's Hérodiade and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust; noticed by Ernest Reyer, he chose her to create the role of Brunehild in Sigurd in 1884 (and the Paris premiere in 1885). The title roles in Benjamin Godard's Jocelyn (1888) and Reyer's Salammbo (1890) and were also created by Caron in Brussels .In 1885 she began singing at the Paris Opera, Also other roles "LOHENGRIN "(Elsa), "SALAMMBÔ" Salammbô), "Die WALKÜRE" (Sieglinde), "DJELMA "(Djelma), "HELLE " (Helle) and OTHELLO (Desdemona), LA JUIVE (Rachel), LE CID (Chimène), LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine), HENRY VIII (Catherine), FAUST (Marguerite), LE FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe), in 1895 in TANNHÄUSER (Elisabeth), in 1896 in DON JUAN (Doña Anna) and the APOTHEOSIS of BEETHOVEN in 1886 in 1909 Fourth Symphony).

as Zerlina "Fra Diavolo" by Auber Mathilde Auguez (Pauline Mathilde Lucie Auguez de Montalant) 28 March 1868 - 18 July 1955 French soprano Studied Conservatoire de Paris, Opera debut 1888, Opéra-Comique, as Isabelle in "Madame Turlupin" by Ernest Guiraud .She created 1888 at Opera Comique Suzon in "le baiser de Suzon " by Herman Bemberg ; At opera Comique in 1889 she sang Andreloun in " Mireille" by Charles Gounod ,. January 30 , 1889 she created at Théâtre des Nouveautés "la Vénus d'Arlesenus" by Louis Varney .

as Elizabeth "Tannhauser" by Wagner

as Zurga "Les pêcheurs de perles" by Bizet Henri Albers, (Johan Hendrik Albers) 1 February 1866 – 12 September 1926] Dutch later French Studied singing at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam .Debut in 1889 as Méphistophélès "Faust" by Gounod at Hollandsche Opera , He sang leading baritone roles in an international career that spanned 37 years and was a prominent singer at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and the Opéra-Comique in Paris, which was his base from 1900 until his death. He also sang in 36 performances with the Metropolitan Opera company from 1898 to 1899.Engaged as Principal Baritone at the Opéra de Bordeaux and went on to sing at the Royal Opera House in London and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

Melchissedec as Hadjar , Daram as Xaima & Sellier as Diaz in "La Tribute de Zamora" by Gounod CREATORS Palais Garnier Paris 1/4/1881 LEON MELCHISSEDEC (Clermont Ferrand,) 7 May 1843-23 March 1925 French baritone Studied with Alkan, Puget, Mocker and Levasseur at the Paris Conservatoire.Debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique on 16 July 1866 in Cohen's José Maria.He remained at the Opéra-Comique until 1877, His roles included Les Absents, Le premier jour de bonheur, Lalla-Roukh, Robinson Crusoé, Les dragons de Villars, Le pré aux clercs, Fantasio, Mireille, Richard Cœur de Lion and Le Caïd. In 1873 he became the first true baritone to sing the title role of Zampa .He went to the Théâtre-Lyrique, singing in Dimitri, Le capitaine Fracasse.] and the premieres of Paul et Virginie and Le timbre d’argent. In 1879 he joined the Paris Opéra, making his debut as Nevers in Les Huguenots on 17 November 1879. His repertoire there included Guillaume Tell, L'Africaine, La Favorite, Rigoletto, Faust, and he created roles in Le Tribut de Zamora, Tabarin, and Le Cid. Having sung Capulet in the first performance of Roméo et Juliette at the Opéra-Comique in 1873, he sang Mercutio when it transferred to the repertory of the Opéra. He left the Opéra in 1891 but rejoined from 1905–12, having become a professor of déclamation lyrique at the Paris Conservatoire in 1894. MARIE JOSEPHINE DARAM (Josephine Daram). 13 March 1845 -???? French Soprano Debut 4 December 1874 in LES HUGUENOTS as Urban. Sang the following roles at Palais Garnier Paris. LA JUIVE (Eudoxie, 1875), GUILLAUME TELL (Jemmy, 1875 ; Mathilde, 1876), LES HUGUENOTS (Marguerite, 1875), FAUST (Siébel, 1875 ; Marguerite, 1877), DON JUAN (Zerline, 1876), LE FREISCHÜTZ (Anette, 1876), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Isabelle, 1877), L'AFRICAINE (Inès, 1877), HAMLET (Ophélie, 1878), LA MUETTE DE PORTICI (Elvire, 1879), LE COMTE ORY (la Comtesse, 1880) CREATED ,Agnes Sorel in "JEANNE D'ARC" by Mermet 1876, Berthe in "LA REINE BERTHE " By Joncières 1878 , Angel Gabrielle in " LA VIERGE" by Massenet 1880 & Xaima in " LA TRIBUTE DE ZAMORA" by Gounod 1881 HENRY SELLIER (François Alfred Alexander Sellier) (26 March 1849 - 26 June 1899). As a young man of very poor ancestry he came to Paris looking for work. When he worked as an errand boy for a merchant his voice was discovered and with financial help he was able to study at the Conservatoire National de Paris. In 1876 he finished his vocal studies by winning the "Prix du Conservatoire". After that he was immediately engaged by the Grand-Opéra, where in 1878 he made his debut as Arnold in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell". Here he created the role of Manoël at the première in Gounod's "Le Tribut de Zamora" (1881) and the role of Paolo at the première of "Françoise de Rimini" by Ambroise Thomas (1882). He was widely admired for the balanced beauty of his tenor voice and the dramatic force of his performance. After a hunting accident he ended his career at the Grand-Opéra in 1888. The season 1889/90 he was engaged at Brussels at "The Théâtre de la Monnaie" , where he created the role of Mathô at the première of Ernest Reyer's opera "Salammbô". The season 1890/91 he was engaged at the Opéra of Marseille and the following years he was engaged by various French provincial theaters.

Elena Gerhardt 1883-1961 German Mezzo Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1899 to 1903, first with Professor Carl Rebling and then with Marie Hedmondt .She began work on operatic roles, such as Cherubino, Dorabella, the Mignon of Ambroise Thomas and Hermann Goetz's Katharina, interspersed with Lieder. She won the Carl Reinecke Scholarship.In 1902, Arthur Nikisch became director of the Leipzig Conservatory, and approved her to sing publicly in Leipzig, which she first did in November 1902: On graduating in 1903 and with many engagements, she mentioned her wish to give a lieder recital,

Elena Gerhardt 1883-1961 German Mezzo Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1899 to 1903, first with Professor Carl Rebling and then with Marie Hedmondt .She began work on operatic roles, such as Cherubino, Dorabella, the Mignon of Ambroise Thomas and Hermann Goetz's Katharina, interspersed with Lieder. She won the Carl Reinecke Scholarship.In 1902, Arthur Nikisch became director of the Leipzig Conservatory, and approved her to sing publicly in Leipzig, which she first did in November 1902: On graduating in 1903 and with many engagements, she mentioned her wish to give a lieder recital,

Elena Gerhardt 1883-1961 German Mezzo Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1899 to 1903, first with Professor Carl Rebling and then with Marie Hedmondt .She began work on operatic roles, such as Cherubino, Dorabella, the Mignon of Ambroise Thomas and Hermann Goetz's Katharina, interspersed with Lieder. She won the Carl Reinecke Scholarship.In 1902, Arthur Nikisch became director of the Leipzig Conservatory, and approved her to sing publicly in Leipzig, which she first did in November 1902: On graduating in 1903 and with many engagements, she mentioned her wish to give a lieder recital,

Elena Gerhardt 1883-1961 German Mezzo Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1899 to 1903, first with Professor Carl Rebling and then with Marie Hedmondt .She began work on operatic roles, such as Cherubino, Dorabella, the Mignon of Ambroise Thomas and Hermann Goetz's Katharina, interspersed with Lieder. She won the Carl Reinecke Scholarship.In 1902, Arthur Nikisch became director of the Leipzig Conservatory, and approved her to sing publicly in Leipzig, which she first did in November 1902: On graduating in 1903 and with many engagements, she mentioned her wish to give a lieder recital,

Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann (Ottilie Metzger-Froitzheim ) 1878 –1943 German contralto Student of Selma Nicklass-Kempner, Georg Vogel and Emanuel Reicher (acting). Debut 1898 in Halle, followed by engagements in Cologne, from 1903 to 1915 with the Hamburg State Opera. Then Dresden, Bayreuth Festival, Vienna State Opera, Saint Petersburg, Prague, Zurich Opera, Amsterdam, Munich, Budapest, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and tours in the USA. This ended in 1925 From 1927 she taught singing at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, She died in Auschwitz.

as Constance "Die Entführung aus dem Serail " Mozart Emilie Herzog 1859-1923 German Soprano Studied 1876-78 at the Conservatory in Zurich and 1878-80 at Munich singing Carl Gloggner and Adolf Schimon, 1880-89 engaged court theater Munich, Debut as Page Urbain in Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots" 1889-1910 engaged at the Imperial Opera Berlin; 1883 repeated performances at the Bayreuth Festival, in several European cities, 1899/1900 also at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Switzerland, ion. Her repertoire was immense (about a hundred opera roles); but she also worked as an oratorio and concert singer. Worked as a singing teacher, 1903-10 at the Royal Academy of Music Berlin and 1910-22 as director of the courses for solo singing at the Zurich Conservatory. rOLES Included Papagena in Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Blondchen in his "Abduction from the Seraglio", Ännchen in Weber's " Der Freischütz "and Drolla in the premiere of → Richard Wagner" "Die Feen". Queen of the Night in Mozart's" Die Zauberflöte" and Konstanze " Abduction from the Seraglio" , Marie in Donizetti's "The Regiment's Daughter" and Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto".

as Queen of the Night "Die Zauberflöte" Mozart Emilie Herzog 1859-1923 German Soprano Studied 1876-78 at the Conservatory in Zurich and 1878-80 at Munich singing Carl Gloggner and Adolf Schimon, 1880-89 engaged court theater Munich, Debut as Page Urbain in Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots" 1889-1910 engaged at the Imperial Opera Berlin; 1883 repeated performances at the Bayreuth Festival, in several European cities, 1899/1900 also at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Switzerland, ion. Her repertoire was immense (about a hundred opera roles); but she also worked as an oratorio and concert singer. Worked as a singing teacher, 1903-10 at the Royal Academy of Music Berlin and 1910-22 as director of the courses for solo singing at the Zurich Conservatory. rOLES Included Papagena in Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Blondchen in his "Abduction from the Seraglio", Ännchen in Weber's " Der Freischütz "and Drolla in the premiere of → Richard Wagner" "Die Feen". Queen of the Night in Mozart's" Die Zauberflöte" and Konstanze " Abduction from the Seraglio" , Marie in Donizetti's "The Regiment's Daughter" and Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto".