Julia Hisson by Pierre Petit

Hisson as Selika in "L'Africaine" by Meyerbeer

Julia Hisson
March 16, 1849 - 26 November 1876
French Soprano

She was a member of the Opera Paris from 1867 to 1873. She sang Marguerite in "Faust" by Gounod ;Valentine in "les Huguenots" by Meyerbeeer ; Agathe in " Der Freischütz " by Weber; Dona Anna in "Don Juan" by Mozart; Selika in "l'Africaine" by Meyerbeer; Leonora in 'Il Trovatore" by Verdi. She created Athénaïs in " Erostratus" by Reyer in the Paris Premiere 16the October 1871 (Athénaïs) Ernest Reyer.