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as Wotan "Die Walküre" Walter Soomer 1878-1955 German Bass Studied with Stoeckert and Anna Uhlig in Berlin.Debut in 1902 at the Stadttheater in Colmar. After the First World War, he started to appear as bass, again with success, as an interpreter of the part in R. Wagner's operas.

as Ortrud "Lohengrin" by Wagner Margarete Arndt-Ober 1885-1971 German Soprano Studied singing in Berlin with Benno Stolzenberg and Arthur Arndt, the latter of whom she eventually married in 1910. Debut as Azucena in Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore at the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt in 1906. After a short stint at the opera in Stettin, she became a principal singer with the Berlin State Opera in 1907, remaining with that company for over 35 years. In 1908 she had her first major success in Berlin singing Amneris in Verdi's Aida That same year she portrayed the title role in the German premiere of Jules Massenet's Thérèse. In April 1910 she sang in the world premiere of Arthur Nevin's Poia. In 1913 she portrayed Eboli in the Berlin premiere of Verdi's Don Carlos.

as Amneris "Aida" by Verdi Margarete Arndt-Ober 1885-1971 German Soprano Studied singing in Berlin with Benno Stolzenberg and Arthur Arndt, the latter of whom she eventually married in 1910. Debut as Azucena in Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore at the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt in 1906. After a short stint at the opera in Stettin, she became a principal singer with the Berlin State Opera in 1907, remaining with that company for over 35 years. In 1908 she had her first major success in Berlin singing Amneris in Verdi's Aida That same year she portrayed the title role in the German premiere of Jules Massenet's Thérèse. In April 1910 she sang in the world premiere of Arthur Nevin's Poia. In 1913 she portrayed Eboli in the Berlin premiere of Verdi's Don Carlos.

as Countess In "Marriage of Figaro' by Mozart Zinaida Jurjevskaja 1896-1925 Russian Soprano Came to Berlin with her family after russian revolution and began her vocal studies . in 1922 she sang at the Staatsoper in "der goldene Hahn" by Rimsky-Korsakov . She was a principal there until her death.Her roles included Jenufa , which she created in the local premiere in 1924 , Sophia "De Rosenkavalier" . She had great success in Paris and sang in Holland and Switzerland.

as Carmen "Carmen" Bizet Vera Schwarz 1888-1946 German Soprano Studied with Forsten in Vienna.Stage debut in 1908 in operetta at Vienna . Took further study and secured an engagement with the Hamburg opera . made guest appearances at Berlin nad in 1921 made her Vieena State opera Debut as Tosca.Her roles included Pamina, Countess various Wagner role from Eva to Sieglinde , Verdi's Aida , Elvira and Leonora , Stauss's Oktavian , Ariadne and .Helena.She sang Anita in the premiere of "Jonny Speilt Auf" by Krenek

as Belmont & Constance "L’ENLÈVEMENT AU SÉRAIL By Mozart Augustarello Affre 1858-1931 French Tenor Affre was trained at the Conservatoire de Toulouse and the Conservatoire de Paris. He studied singing with Edmond Duvernoy and Pierre Gailhard.[1] After singing in theatres in the French provinces, he made his debut in Paris at the Opéra in 1890 as Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Nellie Melba in the title role, who also made her debut.[2] He remained a leading tenor at that opera house for the next 20 years, portraying such roles as Arnold Melchtal in William Tell, Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Eléazar in La Juive, Fernand in La favorite, Jean de Leyde in Le prophète, Radames in Aida, Raoul de Nangis in Les Huguenots, Renaud in Gluck's Armide, Vasco da Gama in L'Africaine, and the title roles in Lohengrin and Sigurd.[1] He created the role of the Touranien prisoner in the world premiere of Jules Massenet's Le mage in 1891. Outside of Paris, Affre appeared as a guest artist at the Opéra de Marseille, Opéra National de Lyon, and the Théâtre du Grand Cercle in Aix-les-Bains. In 1900 he performed at La Monnaie in Brussels. In 1909 he appeared at the Royal Opera House in London as Samson in Samson et Dalila and in the title role of Gounod's Faust. Julia Lindsay 1878 French Soprano Débute Create d L’ENLÈVEMENT AU SÉRAIL (Constance) le 01 décembre 1903. Sang ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Juliette) , FAUST (Marguerite) 1904 ; ARMIDE (Sidonie) ,TANNHÄUSER (Elisabeth)1905 ; LES MAITRES CHANTEURS DE NUREMBERG (Eva) LOHENGRIN (Elsa) e1906.

Arnold Melchtal in " William Tell" by Rossini Augustarello Affre 858-1931 French Tenor Affre was trained at the Conservatoire de Toulouse and the Conservatoire de Paris. He studied singing with Edmond Duvernoy and Pierre Gailhard.[1] After singing in theatres in the French provinces, he made his debut in Paris at the Opéra in 1890 as Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Nellie Melba in the title role, who also made her debut.[2] He remained a leading tenor at that opera house for the next 20 years, portraying such roles as Arnold Melchtal in William Tell, Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Eléazar in La Juive, Fernand in La favorite, Jean de Leyde in Le prophète, Radames in Aida, Raoul de Nangis in Les Huguenots, Renaud in Gluck's Armide, Vasco da Gama in L'Africaine, and the title roles in Lohengrin and Sigurd.[1] He created the role of the Touranien prisoner in the world premiere of Jules Massenet's Le mage in 1891. Outside of Paris, Affre appeared as a guest artist at the Opéra de Marseille, Opéra National de Lyon, and the Théâtre du Grand Cercle in Aix-les-Bains. In 1900 he performed at La Monnaie in Brussels. In 1909 he appeared at the Royal Opera House in London as Samson in Samson et Dalila and in the title role of Gounod's Faust.

Maria Barrentos 1883-1946 Spanish Soprano Studiied at Barcelona Conservatory under Francesco Bonet.Debut 1899 at Teatro Novedades as Inez in "La Africane" , Sang at the Constanzi Rome.Lirico milan . 1903 appeared at Covent Garden . 1904 at La Scala Milan' Her roles included Lakme , Dinorah , Gilda, Lucia, Amina And Elvira

as Linda "Linda Di Chamounix" by Donizetti Maria Barrentos 1883-1946 Spanish Soprano Studiied at Barcelona Conservatory under Francesco Bonet.Debut 1899 at Teatro Novedades as Inez in "La Africane" , Sang at the Constanzi Rome.Lirico milan . 1903 appeared at Covent Garden . 1904 at La Scala Milan' Her roles included Lakme , Dinorah , Gilda, Lucia, Amina And Elvira

as Kundry in "Parsifal" by Wagner Anna Bahr-Mildenburg 1872-1947 Austrian Soprano Studied with Papier-Paimgartner , Debut 1895 in Hambure as Brunhilde in "Die Walkure" by Wagner , She was the reigning dramatic Soprano at Vienna and made regular appearances at Bayreuth. Covent Garden debut 1906 as Isolde

Anna Bahr-Mildenburg 1872-1947 Austrian Soprano Studied with Papier-Paimgartner , Debut 1895 in Hambure as Brunhilde in "Die Walkure" by Wagner , She was the reigning dramatic Soprano at Vienna and made regular appearances at Bayreuth. Covent Garden debut 1906 as Isolde

as Raoul "Les Huguenots " by Giacomo Meyerbeer, 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.

MARIE DESCLAUZAS (Malvina-Ernestine Armand ) 1840-1912 French Soprano She created the rôle of Mademoiselle Lange in Charles Lecocq’s “La fille de Madame Angot” (1872); the rôle of La belle cousine in Hervé’s “Alice de Nevers” (1875) and the rôle of Diane de Chateau-Lansac in Lecocq’s “Le petit Duc” (1878).

Juliette BILBAUT-VAUCHELET (Juliette Maria Angélique BILBAUT ) 26 September 1855 - 1 February 1925 French Soprano Studied at the School of Music of Douai, first the violin, then voice and continued her studies at the Paris Consevatiore. Debut 25 December , 1877 at Opera Comique as Isabelle in the “Le Pre-aux-Clercs” by Herold ,Her roles at the Opera Comique included Cherubino in “The Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart ; Queen of the Night and Pamina in “The Magic Flute” by Mozart; ; Micaela in Carmen by Bizet; Benjamin in “Joseph”by d’Etienne Méhul. Prascovia in L’Etoile du Nord by Meyerbeer; Athenaeus)in “les Mousquetaires de la Reine” by Halevy ; Catarina “les Diamants de la Couronne” by Auber At the Opera Comique she created the following roles: 30 December 1878 Suzanne in “Suzanne” byf Emile Paladilhe; 8 March 1880 Arlette in “Jean de Nivelle”by Léo Delibes ; 31 December, 1881 Henri Fideline in “ la Taverne des Trabans” by d'Henri Maréchal ; 23 March, 1882 Armande in “Galante adventure”by Ernest Guiraud.

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MARIE BLANCH PESCHARD (Marie Renouleau) (1843-1888) French Mezzo Soprano .She performed in many premiere's at theatre de Bouffes Parisians "Boule-de Neige" by Offenbach 1871,"Le Docteur Rose " by de Ricci 1872 , Muller in "La Timbale d'argent" by Vasseur , ''Le Grebot" by Vasseur 1873 , "La Quenouille de Nerre" by Grisart 1873 , " La Bouton Perdu" by Talexy 1874 , 'Le Hanetons" by Offenbach 1875 , "La Sorrentine" by Vassuer 1877 , "La trois Margot" by Grisart 1877 , Alvarez in "Maitre Peronilla" by Offenbach 1878 . At La Monnaie Bruxelles Elvire in "Une Folie a Rome" by de Ricci 1870 and at the theatre des Fantaisies Bruxelles "La Filleule du Roi" by Vogel 1875 and she also sang Eurydice in "Orphee aux Enfers " by Offenbach at Theatre de la Gaite in 1878 .

As Carmen in "Carmen" by Bizet MARIE ROZE (born Maria Hippolyte Ponsin), (2 March 1846, Paris – 2 June 1926, Paris), French soprano. Debut at the Opéra-Comique 1865 . Her success there led to engagements with the Paris Opéra, and later in London. From 1876 she worked with the Carl Rosa Opera Company during their UK tours and in Scotland over a ten-year period sang roles ranging from Carmen and Manon to Marguerite] In 1877, she was engaged by the Max Strakosch Opera Company and made her American debut on 8 January 1878 in Philadelphia as Leonora in Donizetti's La favorita. She later toured the United States with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1883 to 1889 and was particularly noted for her interpretation of the title role Bizet's Carmen. In 1890, she taught singing in Paris and made her farewell tour in 1894.

MARIE ROZE (born Maria Hippolyte Ponsin), (2 March 1846, Paris – 2 June 1926, Paris), French soprano. Debut at the Opéra-Comique 1865 . Her success there led to engagements with the Paris Opéra, and later in London. From 1876 she worked with the Carl Rosa Opera Company during their UK tours and in Scotland over a ten-year period sang roles ranging from Carmen and Manon to Marguerite] In 1877, she was engaged by the Max Strakosch Opera Company and made her American debut on 8 January 1878 in Philadelphia as Leonora in Donizetti's La favorita. She later toured the United States with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1883 to 1889 and was particularly noted for her interpretation of the title role Bizet's Carmen. In 1890, she taught singing in Paris and made her farewell tour in 1894.