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as David in " Saul og David ' by Carl Nielsen CREATOR 28 November 1902 Vilhelm Christoffer Herold March 19, 1865 – December 15, 1937 Danish Tenor Debut 1893 in the title role of Gounod's Faust at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. he also sang throughout Europe, including a command performance for King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905. The previous year, he had made his Covent Garden debut in the title role of Lohengrin. He also sang at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.Upon his retirement from the stage, Herold worked primarily as a voice and drama teacher at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen,

as Romeo in "Romeo & Juliette" by Gounod Vilhelm Christoffer Herold March 19, 1865 – December 15, 1937 Danish Tenor Debut 1893 in the title role of Gounod's Faust at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. he also sang throughout Europe, including a command performance for King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905. The previous year, he had made his Covent Garden debut in the title role of Lohengrin. He also sang at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.Upon his retirement from the stage, Herold worked primarily as a voice and drama teacher at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen,

as Lohengrin in "Lohengrin" by Wagner Vilhelm Christoffer Herold March 19, 1865 – December 15, 1937 Danish Tenor Debut 1893 in the title role of Gounod's Faust at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. he also sang throughout Europe, including a command performance for King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905. The previous year, he had made his Covent Garden debut in the title role of Lohengrin. He also sang at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.Upon his retirement from the stage, Herold worked primarily as a voice and drama teacher at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen,

Pierre Etienn Triadou 1875- French Baritone Debut 1903 in FAUST (Valentin).1905, ARMIDE (Aronte), THE CID (Saint Jacques); In 1908, HIPPOLYTE AND ARICIE (Arcas), ROMEO AND JULIETTE (Mercutio); In 1909, Rigolette (Marcello), Les Hugguenes (Moine, then de Méru and, in 1913, Leonard), Guillaume Tell (Leuthold); In 1910, SALOMÉ (Slave); In 1911, THE MASTERS SINGING IN NUREMBERG (Nachtigall), LOHENGRIN (Herald); In 1912, THE PROPHET (Officer), ROMA (Caius), SIBERIA (Miskinsky, the Banker); In 1913, the MIRACLE (Tirso). Created TRISTAN ET ISOLDE (Pilote); October 31, 1906 ARIANE (Chief of the nave) of Jules Massenet; THE CATALAN (Blas), MONNA VANNA (Torello); May 02, 1909 BACCHUS (Mahouda) by Jules Massenet; SIBERIA (the Invalid), FERVAAL (Gwalkingular, a Peasant), LE SORTILEGE (Humpbacked Beggar), THE JOYAUX OF MADONE (Rocco), PARSIFAL (Chevalier), SCEMO (Coppola).

AINO ACKTE (originally Achte) 23 April 1876 – 8 August 1944) Finnish soprano. studied singing under her mother'( mezzo-soprano Emmy Achté (née Strömer) until 1894 when she entered the Paris Conservatory, studying under Edmond Duvernoy and Alfred Girodet. Her debut at the Paris Grand Opera was in 1897 as Margurite in "Faust" by Gounod .In 1904 she was engaged by the New York Metropolitan Opera where she remained until 1906 . In 1911, Ackté, Oskar Merikanto, and Edvard Fazer founded the Kotimainen Ooppera (renamed in 1914 Finnish Opera)and was to act as its director in 1938-39. After parting ways with the National Opera, Ackté organized an international Savonlinna Opera Festival beginning on 3 July 1912;[9] it was held 1912-14, 1916 and 1930.1906. She created the title role of Richard Strauss's " Salome" at its local premieres in Leipzig (1907) and London (1910).She ended her international travels in 1914 and returned to Finland, where she gave her farewell performance in 1920. Her final public performances took place at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 1930.

AINO ACKTE (originally Achte) 23 April 1876 – 8 August 1944) Finnish soprano. studied singing under her mother'( mezzo-soprano Emmy Achté (née Strömer) until 1894 when she entered the Paris Conservatory, studying under Edmond Duvernoy and Alfred Girodet. Her debut at the Paris Grand Opera was in 1897 as Margurite in "Faust" by Gounod .In 1904 she was engaged by the New York Metropolitan Opera where she remained until 1906 . In 1911, Ackté, Oskar Merikanto, and Edvard Fazer founded the Kotimainen Ooppera (renamed in 1914 Finnish Opera)and was to act as its director in 1938-39. After parting ways with the National Opera, Ackté organized an international Savonlinna Opera Festival beginning on 3 July 1912;[9] it was held 1912-14, 1916 and 1930.1906. She created the title role of Richard Strauss's " Salome" at its local premieres in Leipzig (1907) and London (1910).She ended her international travels in 1914 and returned to Finland, where she gave her farewell performance in 1920. Her final public performances took place at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 1930.

AINO ACKTE (originally Achte) 23 April 1876 – 8 August 1944) Finnish soprano. studied singing under her mother'( mezzo-soprano Emmy Achté (née Strömer) until 1894 when she entered the Paris Conservatory, studying under Edmond Duvernoy and Alfred Girodet. Her debut at the Paris Grand Opera was in 1897 as Margurite in "Faust" by Gounod .In 1904 she was engaged by the New York Metropolitan Opera where she remained until 1906 . In 1911, Ackté, Oskar Merikanto, and Edvard Fazer founded the Kotimainen Ooppera (renamed in 1914 Finnish Opera)and was to act as its director in 1938-39. After parting ways with the National Opera, Ackté organized an international Savonlinna Opera Festival beginning on 3 July 1912;[9] it was held 1912-14, 1916 and 1930.1906. She created the title role of Richard Strauss's " Salome" at its local premieres in Leipzig (1907) and London (1910).She ended her international travels in 1914 and returned to Finland, where she gave her farewell performance in 1920. Her final public performances took place at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 1930.

CHARLES SANTLEY British Baritone (28 February 1834 – 22 September 1922) was an English-born opera and oratorio . He was a Choirboy and then appeared as an amateur singer, but finally decided to train his voice. He graduated in 1855, first at Gaetano Nava in Milan, then in Manuel Garcia in London. In 1857 he was heard in London for the first time as a soloist in the "creation" of J.Haydn. He debuted on stage in 1857 at the Municipal Theatre of Pavia as Dr. Grenvil in "La Traviata". Guest performances at leading theaters in Italy, England and France brachtem his first successes. He appeared especially at the Grand Opera of Paris and London at the Covent Garden Opera. He appeared in 1859 as Hoël in the English premiere of the opera "Dinorah" by Meyerbeer (with Mme Miolan-Carvalho as a partner), on 23.02.1860 in the world premiere of the opera "Lurline" by Vincent Wallace, on 11/30/1861 in the of "The Puritan's Daughter" by Michael Balfe, on 08/02/1862 in "The Lily of Killarney" by Julius Benedict (in the role of Danny Man). In 1863 he sang at Her Majesty's Theatre in London in the British premiere of Gounod's "Faust" in the presence of the composer Valentin. After this performance, Gounod composed for him the prayer of Valentin "Avant de quitter ces lieux" that is not found in the original score of the opera and is still not sung in Paris. In 1864 he participated in the British premieres of the operas "Mireille" by Gounod and "The Merry Weibner of Windsor" by Nicolai (in Italian) at the same theater. In 1870 he sang at Drury Lane Theatre in London, the title character in the British premiere of Wagner's "Flying Dutchman" (also still in Italian). In the years 1871 and 1891 he undertook glorious North American tours. In the 1875-76 season he was heard at the Carl Rosa Opera Company. He also made guest appearances at La Scala and the Teatro Liceo Barcelona. Until 1900, he regularly appeared on the stage, but gave up after that concert. He was considered the most significant English oratorio singers of his generation; his interpretation of the title role in "Elijah" by Mendelssohn was classified as completely incomparable. Since 1858 he sang at the Leeds Festival, since 1861 the Birmingham Festival, from 1863 to 1906 at each Three Choirs Festival, since 1862 also in the Handel Festival in London. In 1890 he toured Australia and New Zealand, 1893 and 1903, South Africa. In 1907, he was (to his 50th jubilee singers) knighted by King Edward VII. Than "Sir Charles Santley". In 1911 he was at the Covent Garden Opera London his farewell performance in "The Waterman" of Dibdin.

Blanche Cole 1851-31 August 1888 English Soprano In 1858, at the age of seven, she took part in a concert in Glasgow, winning a favourable review from The Glasgow Herald. In 1860 she took part in a concert at London's St. James's Hall In 1867, she sang Zerlina in Fra Diavolo, Amina in La sonnambula, and Marguerite in Faust with Rosenthal's English Opera Company. In 1868, she sang Oscar in Un ballo in maschera at the Theatre Royal in Cork and Leonora in Il trovatore in London, In 1869, She sang Acis in Acis and Galatea in London and made her debut at the Crystal Palace as Amina in Bellini's La sonnambula In 1872, she sang the role of Maid Marian in a concert version of G. A. Macfarren's opera Robin Hood at the Crystal Palace. She sang in 1875 in William Vincent Wallace's Lurline ,She appeared at the Adelphi Theatre with the Carl Rosa Opera Company in 1878 as Senta in The Flying Dutchman and as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. From time to time she presented her own opera company. On other occasions she appeared under the management of Richard Temple with Rose Hersee's company in Don Pasquale and Il trovatore. She also appeared with much success as Mary Wolf in Balfe's opera The Puritan's Daughter, produced by the Carl Rosa Company. In 1887 she sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.

as Father in "Louise' by Charpentier Henry Albers 1866-1926 Dutch Baritone Studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.Debut 1889 as Méphistophélès in a Hollandsche Opera production of Gounod's "Faust", Further study in Paris with Faure . Created Étranger in Vincent " d'Indy's L'étranger" 1903 at Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels,Arthus in Ernest Chausson's "Le roi Arthus" 1903, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels Macbeth in Ernest Bloch's " Macbeth" 1910, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Napoléon in Jean Nouguès's " L'Aigle" 1912, Théâtre des Arts, Rouen ,L'Auguste in Jean Nouguès "Les Frères Danilo Père' 1912. Jean in Xavier Leroux's" Les cadeaux de Noël" 1915, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Cardinal Cibo in Ernest Moret's " Lorenzaccio" 1920, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Pierre in Xavier Leroux's "La plus forte" 1924, Opéra-Comique, Paris

as Hamlet in "Hamlet" by Thomas Henry Albers 1866-1926 Dutch Baritone Studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.Debut 1889 as Méphistophélès in a Hollandsche Opera production of Gounod's "Faust", Further study in Paris with Faure . Created Étranger in Vincent " d'Indy's L'étranger" 1903 at Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels,Arthus in Ernest Chausson's "Le roi Arthus" 1903, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels Macbeth in Ernest Bloch's " Macbeth" 1910, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Napoléon in Jean Nouguès's " L'Aigle" 1912, Théâtre des Arts, Rouen ,L'Auguste in Jean Nouguès "Les Frères Danilo Père' 1912. Jean in Xavier Leroux's" Les cadeaux de Noël" 1915, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Cardinal Cibo in Ernest Moret's " Lorenzaccio" 1920, Opéra-Comique, Paris, Pierre in Xavier Leroux's "La plus forte" 1924, Opéra-Comique, Paris

as Don Jose in "Carmen" by Bizet Joseph O'Mara 1864-1927 Irish Tenor Studied in Milan, Italy, London stage debut in 1891 as Ivanhoe in "Ivanhoe" by Arthur Sullivan In 1894 he first appeared at Covent Garden Theatre. For three years, he was the principal tenor at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, also appearing in the pantomime there and elsewhere. In 1896, he created the Mike Murphy, in "Shamus O'Brien" by Charles Villiers Stanford's After a series of concert engagements in London, Travelled again to America to create the tenor lead in Reginald De Koven's "The Highwayman". Leading tenor with the Moody-Manners Opera Company in London from 1902 to 1908, also performing extensively in Ireland with the company. Returned to Britain and joined the Thomas Beecham Company, singing tenor leads over the next few years, while also continuing to perform in concerts. In 1912, he founded O'Mara's Travelling Opera Company, in which he was the principal tenor until his farewell performance as Lohengrin in 1926. In all, O'Mara sang 67 tenor roles.

Raymonde Visconte 1890-???? French Mezzo Début le 20 october 1913 at Opera Comique as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Leoncavallo . Sang Tosca (Tosca), Louise (Louise), la Bohème (Mimi), Manon (Manon) and Aphrodite (Chrysis)

As Madeline 'Le Maitres Chantuers' by Wagner Clothilde Bressler-Gianoli 1875-1912 Swiss Mezzo Studied at conservatories in Geneva and in Milan. Debut 1894 as Delila in Saint-Saëns' "Samson et Dalila" at Geneva.Sang Carmen in "Carmen" by Bizet in Brussels (1895) and Paris (1900). Her most successful appearance in the role was at the Manhattan Opera House in New York City in 1906 and 1907 .1907 Manhattan Opera House, sang Mignon in "Mignon". by Thomas. 1911 Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company she appeared in Massenet's "Thaïs" and Charpentier's "Louise"

as Raoul in "Ugnotti" by Meyerbeer John O'Sullivan 1877-1955 Irish Tenor Studied at the Paris Conservatory with Masson, Debut atThéâtre de la République in G. Verdi’s ‘’La Traviata’’. 1908 sang in R. Wagner’s ‘’Tannhauser’’ at London. Made guest appearances in Birmingham, Halifax, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Middlesborough, Hull, Bolton. French 1910 at Toulouse in Verdi’s ‘’Rigoletto’’. Paris Opera debut 1914, in Reyer’s ‘’Sigurd’’. Campanini engaged him for the 1918-1919 season in Chicago. Sang also in England, Egypt, Portugal, Spain and South America (Rosario, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santos, Sante Fe). He retired in 1943

As Charlotte in "Werther" by Massenet Alba Chretien-Vaguet 1872-1963 French Soprano She studied the piano at the Paris Conservatoire and began her career at La Monnaie in Brussels in 1891. Opera debut 1891 in Brussels as Alice in "Robert le Diable", Created Yolande "Yolande" by Magnard in 1892 and the premiere of Deïdamie " Deïdamie" by Maréchal 1893, Her debut at the Paris Opéra was again as Alice in Robert le Diable .Sang Juillet "Romeo et Julliet" Elsa & Ortrude "Lohengrin", Valentine " Les Huguenots", Brunehilde "la Walkyrie", Brunehilde "Sigurd" She married Albert Vaguet (1865-1943), a tenor of the Opéra de Paris,

David Ffrangcon-Davies (David Thomas Davies ) 1855-1918 Welsh Baritone Studied with William Shakespeare ,Concert debut 1888 at Cardiff. Became a member of the Carl Rosa opera Company and made his operatic debut in the part of the herald in Wagner's Lohengrin. His greatest success was in the title role of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, which he sang for the first time in 1890 at the Horringham, Yorkshire, music festival. In the late 1890 he toured the U.S. and Germany. He then moved to Berlin to sing and teach singing. In 1901 he again visited the U.S. to sing and lecture. In 1904 he was appointed professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music in Britain

Yvonne De Treville ( Edyth Le Gierse) 1881-1954 American Soprano Studied in Paris with Mathilde Marchesi Debutt in 1897 with the Castle Square Opera Company in New York. Returned to Paris in 1899 and continued her study with Mathilde Marchesi. Debut 1902 at the Paris Opéra-Comique as Lakmé.Guest appearances in Stockholm (1903 and 1910), St. Petersburg (1904-05), Bucharest, Budapest, Nice, Berlin and Prague. Sang at at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, 1907-1909 seasons 1909 and 1910 she appeared at the Vienna Court Opera. 1910 Frankfurt . and Cologne, 1911 Hannover. In 1912 she returned to America, where she continued her career now primarily as a concert singer. Later she taught singing in New York.