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Vix as Carmen" Bizet GENEVIEVE VIX 1879-1939 French Soprano Studied at the Nantes Conservatoire and then at the Paris Conservatoire as a pupil of Lhérie.Debut at the Palais Garnier 1905 in the title role in the premiere of Daria by Georges Marty.Debut at the Opéra-Comique on 1906 as Louise. Created Concepción in L'heure espagnole in 1911 and Francesca in Francesca da Rimini (Leoni) in 1913 .Appearances in Madrid, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio da Janeiro, Havana, Chicago, New York, Boston, Rome, Cairo and Constantinople

Grandjean as Dejanie "Astarte" Leroux CREATOR 15/2/1901 Palais Garnier Paris 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.

Grandjean as Brunehilde "Siegfried" by 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.

Grandjean in "Le Tasse" by d'Harcourt CREATOR Monte Carlo 14/2/1903 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.

Grandjean as Agathe "Des Freischutz" Weber 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.

Grandjean as Brunehilde "Siegfried" 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.

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.

Grandjean as Aida "Aida" Verdi 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.

Grandjean unidentified role 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.

Slezak as Siegfried 'Siegfied" Wagner Leo Slezak 1873-1946 Moravian Tenor Took singing lesson from the baritone Adolf Robinson and later with Jean de Reszke . Debut in 1896 in Brno (Brünn) and proceeded to sing leading roles in Bohemia and Germany, appearing at Breslau and, in 1898-99, at Berlin. From 1901 onwards he was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera's roster of artists,Slezak's International career commenced in London at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he sang Siegfried and Lohengrin in 1900. New York Metropolitan Opera in 1909. Met audiences acclaimed him in performances of works by Wagner and Verdi.Slezak had a versatile repertory which embraced 66 roles. They included notably Rossini's Guillaume Tell, Manrico, Radames, Walter, Tannhäuser, Hermann and, as we have seen, Otello and Lohengrin.

Slezak as Rhadames "Aida" Verdi Leo Slezak 1873-1946 Moravian Tenor Took singing lesson from the baritone Adolf Robinson and later with Jean de Reszke . Debut in 1896 in Brno (Brünn) and proceeded to sing leading roles in Bohemia and Germany, appearing at Breslau and, in 1898-99, at Berlin. From 1901 onwards he was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera's roster of artists,Slezak's International career commenced in London at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he sang Siegfried and Lohengrin in 1900. New York Metropolitan Opera in 1909. Met audiences acclaimed him in performances of works by Wagner and Verdi.Slezak had a versatile repertory which embraced 66 roles. They included notably Rossini's Guillaume Tell, Manrico, Radames, Walter, Tannhäuser, Hermann and, as we have seen, Otello and Lohengrin.

Slezak as Otello "Otello" Verdi Leo Slezak 1873-1946 Moravian Tenor Took singing lesson from the baritone Adolf Robinson and later with Jean de Reszke . Debut in 1896 in Brno (Brünn) and proceeded to sing leading roles in Bohemia and Germany, appearing at Breslau and, in 1898-99, at Berlin. From 1901 onwards he was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera's roster of artists,Slezak's International career commenced in London at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he sang Siegfried and Lohengrin in 1900. New York Metropolitan Opera in 1909. Met audiences acclaimed him in performances of works by Wagner and Verdi.Slezak had a versatile repertory which embraced 66 roles. They included notably Rossini's Guillaume Tell, Manrico, Radames, Walter, Tannhäuser, Hermann and, as we have seen, Otello and Lohengrin.

Titta Ruffo (Ruffo Titta Cafiero) 1877-1953 Italian Baritone Studied voice with several teachers .Debut in 1898 at the Teatro Constanzi in Rome as the Herald in Wagner's Lohengrin .His other major debuts occurred in the following venues and years: Buenos Aires (1902), London (1903), Milan (1904), Lisbon (1907), the Paris Opéra (1911) and São Paulo [Teatro Municipal] (1911). Ruffo made his American debut in Philadelphia in 1912 and sang extensively in Chicago. He reached the New York Metropolitan Opera relatively late in his career, in 1922, as Figaro in The Barber of Seville, having enlisted in the Italian army during World War I. He would give a total of 46 performances at the Met from 1922 through to 1929. His repertoire included most of the major baritone roles in French and Italian opera, including among others Rigoletto, Di Luna, Amonasro, Germont, Tonio, Rossini's Figaro, Valentin, Iago, Carlo (in both Ernani and La forza del destino), Nabucco, Vasco, Don Giovanni, Barnaba, Scarpia, Marcello, and Renato in Un ballo in maschera. He was also renowned for his interpretations of several baritone parts in operas that are largely forgotten today, namely, the title roles in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet and Franchetti's Cristoforo Colombo plus Cathcart in Leoncavallo's Zazà and Neri in Giordano's La cena delle beffe.

Scaremberg as Faust "Faust" Gounod Emil Scaremberg 1863-1938 French tenor Studied with Perron and then with Charles Nicot.Debut at the national theater in the Opéra-Comique in 1893 with "Richard C ur-de-Lion" remained for two years.He also began to appear in opera houses in the cities of Bordeaux, Lyon (where he sang Werther), Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Vichy and in 1894, he sang Turiddu in Monte-Carlo He sang LOHENGRIN (Lohengrin) Wagner, ROMEO and Juliet (Romeo), FAUST (Faust) and RIGOLETTO (Duke); in 1904, the HUGUENOTS (Raoul), TANNHÄUSER (Tannhäuser), LE FILS DE L'ETOILE (Bar-Kokeba), SALAMMBÔ (Shahabarim), DON JUAN (Ottavio); in 1905, ARMIDE (Danish Knight), AIDA (Radames). . He performed in London and Belgium Sudden vocal difficulties forced him back to Besançon where he taught singing.

Fernand Francell 1880-1966 French Tenor He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Vincent in ‘’Mireille’’ of Gounod. 1908 he sang at the Théâtre Gaîté Lyrique in Paris as Wilhelm Meister in ‘’Mignon’. He remained at the Opéra-Comique, where he appeared in many important premieres. Paco in ‘’La vida breve’’ by de Falla; ‘’Le Bonhomme Jadis’’ by É. Jacques-Dalcroze ( 1906), ‘’Fortunio’’ of Messager (1907), ‘’La Habanéra’’ by Raoul Laparra ( 1908), ‘’Chiquito’’ (1909) and ‘’La Danseuse de Pompéi’’ (1912) by Jean Nouguès, ‘’Le Mariage de Télémaque’’ by Claude Terrasse (1910), ‘’Le voile du Bonheur’’ by Charles Pons ( 1911) ‘’Francesca da Rimini’’ by Franco Leoni ( 1913). he performed mostly in France . After his retirement he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Francell as Wilhelm Meister in ‘’Mignon’. by Thomas Fernand Francell 1880-1966 French Tenor He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Vincent in ‘’Mireille’’ of Gounod. 1908 he sang at the Théâtre Gaîté Lyrique in Paris as Wilhelm Meister in ‘’Mignon’. He remained at the Opéra-Comique, where he appeared in many important premieres. Paco in ‘’La vida breve’’ by de Falla; ‘’Le Bonhomme Jadis’’ by É. Jacques-Dalcroze ( 1906), ‘’Fortunio’’ of Messager (1907), ‘’La Habanéra’’ by Raoul Laparra ( 1908), ‘’Chiquito’’ (1909) and ‘’La Danseuse de Pompéi’’ (1912) by Jean Nouguès, ‘’Le Mariage de Télémaque’’ by Claude Terrasse (1910), ‘’Le voile du Bonheur’’ by Charles Pons ( 1911) ‘’Francesca da Rimini’’ by Franco Leoni ( 1913). he performed mostly in France . After his retirement he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Francell as Hiacynthe ‘’La Danseuse de Pompéi’’ by Jean Nouguès, CREATOR Opera Comique 1912 Fernand Francell 1880-1966 French Tenor He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Vincent in ‘’Mireille’’ of Gounod. 1908 he sang at the Théâtre Gaîté Lyrique in Paris as Wilhelm Meister in ‘’Mignon’. He remained at the Opéra-Comique, where he appeared in many important premieres. Paco in ‘’La vida breve’’ by de Falla; ‘’Le Bonhomme Jadis’’ by É. Jacques-Dalcroze ( 1906), ‘’Fortunio’’ of Messager (1907), ‘’La Habanéra’’ by Raoul Laparra ( 1908), ‘’Chiquito’’ (1909) and ‘’La Danseuse de Pompéi’’ (1912) by Jean Nouguès, ‘’Le Mariage de Télémaque’’ by Claude Terrasse (1910), ‘’Le voile du Bonheur’’ by Charles Pons ( 1911) ‘’Francesca da Rimini’’ by Franco Leoni ( 1913). he performed mostly in France . After his retirement he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Francell as Fortunio "Fortunio" Messager CREATOR 1907 Opera Comique Fernand Francell 1880-1966 French Tenor He studied singing at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Vincent in ‘’Mireille’’ of Gounod. 1908 he sang at the Théâtre Gaîté Lyrique in Paris as Wilhelm Meister in ‘’Mignon’. He remained at the Opéra-Comique, where he appeared in many important premieres. Paco in ‘’La vida breve’’ by de Falla; ‘’Le Bonhomme Jadis’’ by É. Jacques-Dalcroze ( 1906), ‘’Fortunio’’ of Messager (1907), ‘’La Habanéra’’ by Raoul Laparra ( 1908), ‘’Chiquito’’ (1909) and ‘’La Danseuse de Pompéi’’ (1912) by Jean Nouguès, ‘’Le Mariage de Télémaque’’ by Claude Terrasse (1910), ‘’Le voile du Bonheur’’ by Charles Pons ( 1911) ‘’Francesca da Rimini’’ by Franco Leoni ( 1913). he performed mostly in France . After his retirement he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.