Caroline Duprez-Van den Heuvel by Disdéri (4)

Caroline Duprez (1832-1875); French soprano and daughter of the tenor Gilbert Duprez (1806-1896) and the soprano Alexandrine Duperron-Duprez (1808-1871). She made her debut in 1850. She sang at various premières: Auber's "Marco Spada" (1852), Meyerbeer's "L'étoile du Nord" (1854), Auber's "Jenny Bell" (1855), Massé's "saisons" (1855), Halevy's "Valentine d'Aubigny" (1856) and Massé's "Fior d'Aliza" (1866). In 1852 she sang the première of "Juanita", an opera written by her father Gilbert Duprez. Because of her poor health she ended her career early and died at the age of 43.

On the photo she is seen as Catherine in Meyerbeer's "L'Étoile du Nord", the role she created in 1854.