Eva Dufranne by Benque

Eva Dufranne as Dolores 'Patrie"


EVA DUFRANE . -Belgian soprano ( Belgium, 1857 - Paris, July 1905). Debuts August 16, 1880 in LA JUIVE (Rachel). In 1881 LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine), the Prophet (Berthe), LE TRIBUT DE ZAMORA (Xaima, in 1885, Hermosa), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Alice), DON JUAN (Elvira, 1887, Anna); 1883: LE FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe), L'AFRICAINE (Selika); 1884: SAPHO (Sapho); in 1887: PATRIE! (Dolores), AIDA (Aida, , in 1895, Amneris); HENRY VIII (Catherine, 1888), LOHENGRIN (Elsa, Ortrude, 1892), DIE WALKÜRE (Brunhild, 1893; Fricka, 1894), SIGURD (Hilda, 1894; UTA, 1897), LA MONTAGNE NOIRE (Dara, 1895), LA FAVORITE (Léonore, 1896), HAMLET (Queen, 1896), LA CLOCHE DU RHINE (Liba), 1898. creator of TABARIN (Francisquine).