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as Romeo & Juliette "Romeo & Juliette" by Gounod PAUL L'HERIE (Paul Levy) 3 October 1844-17 October 1937 French Tenor Debut 23 February 1866 as Duc de Valberg in "L'Ambassadrice" by Auber. Created at the Opera Comique on 20 November 1872 Charles II in "Don Cesar de Brazan" by Massenet and on 3 March 1875 Don Jose in "Carmen" by Bizet Sang as a baritone after 1882. Professor of voice at the opera Comique 1897-1901 and at L'opera Paris 1901-1905 .Also taught at the Consevatoire Paris MARIE HEILBRONN ( 1851- 31 March 1886). Belgian soprano. She studied in Paris and made her début in 1867 at the Opéra-Comique, as Alice in the first performance of Jules Massenet's "La grand’tante". In 1870 she appeared at La Monnaie as Violetta, the role of her début at Covent Garden in 1874, and in 1878 at the Théâtre Ventadour as Juliet in Victor Capoul's "Les amants". She returned in 1879 as Ophelia (Hamlet). The same year she appeared at the Paris Opéra as Marguerite and in 1880 she sang Zerlina and Ophelia there. At Monte Carlo in 1883 she sang Susanna, Philine (Mignon), Marguerite, Victor Massé's Galatea and Rose in Aimé Maillart's Dragons de Villars. In 1884 she created the title role of Massenet's "Manon" at the Opéra-Comique.

as Marguerite (Gretchen) in "Faust" by Gounod BERTHA EHNN (1847-1932) Austrian Soprano Studied at the Vienna Conservatory as a student of Marie Andriessen of Lingke Debut in 1864 in Linz (Danube) as Nancy in Flotow's 'Martha' and as Irene in 'Belisario' by Donizetti . In 1864-65 she was engaged at the Theater of Graz. In 1865 she was at the Court Theatre of Hanover and also at the Municipal Theatre of Nuremberg. In 1865 she created for Nuremberg Selika in the local premiere of Meyerbeer's "Africaine '. 1866 she performed at the Court Theatre of Darmstadt as Marguerite in 'Faust' by Gounod, as Agathe in the 'Freischütz' and again as Selika; . 1866-68 she was a member of the Stuttgart Court Opera. Highlights in her stage repertoire included roles such as Cherubino and later the Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro', Pamina in the Magic Flute, Agathe in the 'Freischütz', the title character in 'Euryanthe' by Weber, the Orsini in 'Lucrezia Borgia' by Donizetti, Leonore in 'La Favorita' by the same composer, Rachel in La Juive 'of Halévy and the Giulia in' I Capuleti ed I Montecchi "by Bellini.

Therese Vogl 1845-1921 German Soprano Her name was Therese Thoma, was the daughter of a school teacher and received her education by the educator Hauser in Munich. In 1865, she debuted at the Court Theater of Karlsruhe in the role of Casilda in "La Part du Diable" by Auber. A year later in 1866, she followed a call to the Hofoper of Munich. In 1868 she married the famous first tenor of this opera house, Heinrich Vogl (1845-1900). Both were soon regarded as excellent voyagemen; The successors of the couple Ludwig and Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld, who had sung the title parts in Munich in the premiere of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" Heinrich and Therese Vogl were regarded as unsurpassed within their artistic generation in these two difficult parts, since they had sung them for the first time in 1869 in Munich. On June 26, 1870 Therese Vogl sang in Munich in the world premiere of the "Walküre" by R. Wagner, while her husband created the part of Siegmund. In 1878 and 1879 she was the Brünnhilde in Munich in the first performances of "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung" outside of Bayreuth. In 1881 she was a guest at the Hofoper of Berlin as Elsa in the "Lohengrin". In 1882 she sang the Brünnhilde at the Her Majesty's Theater in the English premiere of the Ring cycle under Anton Seidl. She also took part in the Europa tour with Angelo Neumann's wandering Wagner theater in 1882-83. In 1884 she sang with Heinrich Vogl in the premiere of "Tristan" at the opera in Frankfurt am Main, where she often enjoyed. She also appeared as a guest in Russia. She sang at the Stadttheater (opera house) of Hamburg (1877), at the court theater of Mannheim, Weimar, Wiesbaden and Stuttgart (1887). In 1885 she performed in Munich, together with her husband, in the premiere of the opera "Der faule Hans" by Alexander Ritter, in 1872 in the opera "Theodor Körner" by Wendelin Weissheimer. In 1892, she gave her farewell performance as an Isolde in Munich. She was appointed honorary member of the Munich Opera. In addition to Wagner's repertoire, she was successful in roles such as the Eglantine in "Euryanthe", the title role in "Alceste" by Gluck, the Leonore in the "Fidelio", the Clytemnestra in "Iphigenie in Aulis" and the Agathe in "Freischütz"

Emma Seebold 1861-1942 German Soprano Sang Titania in the operetta "Die Afrikareise" by von Suppe and Laura in "Beggar Student" by Millocker in 1884 . Made her 1st appearance in America as Carlotta 'Gasperone" in 1885 was still singing in 1918 in Chicago as Frau Kummerlich in "der Eiserne Heiland" by Von Oberleithner

CARL MAYERHOFER (1828-1913) Austrian Bass He trained with Manuel Garcia jr.in London. He first appeared as a soloist in oratorios, He received an engagement at the court theater of Weimar, which was at that time led by Franz Liszt. In 1854 he was appointed at Vienna Court opera as Don Giovanni and as Rocco in "Fidelio" Here he performed buffo roles because of his large bass voice and his masterful acting talent . His repertoire was very versatile and culminated in roles such as Leporello in "Don Giovanni", the Masetto in the same opera, Figaro in "The Marriage of Figaro", the speaker in "The Magic Flute" the Lord Cockburn in "Fra Diavolo" by Auber , the Bartolo in "Barber of Seville" (his big starring role), the title role in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale", the Lord flood in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by Nicolai, the in "Fidelio", the Frère Laurent in "Rocco Roméo et Juliette "by Gounod, but he also sang Wagner roles such as Daland in" The Flying Dutchman ", the Landgrave in" Tannhäuser "and the Pogner in the" Meistersinger ". On 11.19.1886 he was in the world premiere of the opera "Merlin" by Karl Goldmark, on 16.02.1892 in the world premiere of Massenet's "Werther", which took place under the direction of the composer in Vienna, . In 1899 he sang at the Court Opera in the premiere of the opera "The Three Pintos" by Carl Maria von Weber .Guest performances and concerts brought him in London had the same success as in Vienna. When Richard Wagner conducted concerts of his music in 1863 at the Vienna Theater an der Wien, he sang as a soloist with the speech of the Pogner from "Die Meistersinger". In 1895 he resigned from his over 40-year career at the Vienna Court Opera, to which he was appointed honorary member.

Luigi Agnesi (Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez) 17 July 1833-2 February 1875 Belguim Bass-Baritone Composer & Conductor Studied Harmony with Charles Bosselet at Royal Academy of Music Brussels , he won the Belguim Prix de Rome which enabled him to take further study for 2 years in Italy. In 1861 he entered the Paris Consevatory and studied voice with Gilbert Duprez.Debut as Assur in "Semiramide" by Rossini in 1864 at the Theatre Italian in Paris. Made his London debut in 1865 at Her Majestys Theatre and remained in London. He sang at Royal opera House Covent Garden and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane until his death. He was particulallary admired for his portrayal of Henry VIII in "Anna Bolena" and as Alphonso in "Lucrezia Borgia" both by Donizetti . He composed 1 opera "Hermond le Nomand" which premiered unsucceddfully at La Monnaie Brussels

MILY MEYER (Émilie Mily Meyer) (1852-1927) French Soprano Her professional début was at the Eldorado café-concert; she then went to the Théâtre de la Renaissance and appeared as the young duchess in the premiere of Le petit duc on 25 January 1878. Creations in La Camargo (1878),[2] Petite Mademoiselle (1879) and Belle-Lurette (1880) swiftly followed also appeared at the Théâtre des Nouveautés as Kate in the French premiere of Rip and at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens as Bianca in the first run of La Béarnaise in 1885. Also at Théâtre des Variétés was La Princesse de Trébizonde, while at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques she was in the French premiere of Millöcker's La Demoiselle de Belleville (Die Jungfrau von Belleville). Among many other operettas in which she sang were Roi de Carreau (1885) and Babolin (1884) at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques (November 1884); La vie mondaine (1885) at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, and at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, La Béarnaise (1885), as Benjamine in Joséphine (1886), Gamine de Paris (1887), Le Retour d'Ulysse (1889), Le mari de la reine (1889), Cendrillonnette (1890) and revivals of Les petits mousquetaires and La Princesse de Trébizonde. Back at the Renaissance, she created La gardeuse d'oies (1888) and La petite Poucette (1891); followed by La Demoiselle du Téléphone (1891) at the Nouveautés, Fleur de Vertu (1894) at the Bouffes, and L'Élève du Conservatoire (1894) at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs. + add a comment Comments

As Sitâ in " Le Roi de Lahore" by Massenet CREATOR Palais Garnier Paris 27 April 1877 JOSEPHINE DE RESZKE (Józefina Reszke) (June 4, 1855 – February 22, 1891) Polish Soprano Sister of the bass Edouard and the tenor Jean de Reszke, She began her studies with her mother and with a Mme. Nissen-Salomon, and made her debut in Paris as Ophelia in Hamlet on June 21, 1875. Created the role of Sita in Jules Massenet's Le roi de Lahore. Josephine appeared with her brother Jean on the occasion of his debut; the two, along with Edouard, participated in the Paris premiere of Hérodiade in 1884. At the peak of her career she married Baron Leopold Kronenberg, and retired from the stage

as Arnold in "William Tell" by Rossini 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.

Hermosa & Xaima in "La Tribute de Zamora" by Gounod CREATORS Palais Garnier Paris 1/4/1881 MARIE GABRIELLE KRAUSS (Vienna, 23 March 1842 - January 06, 1906) Soprano She was nicknamed "the Rachel singing". Begins on the night of the inauguration of the Palais Garnier on 05 January 1875 in both first act of LA JUIVE (Rachel). Sings DON JUAN (Anna, 1875), LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine, 1875), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Alice, 1876), du FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe, 1877), the African (Selika, 1877), FAUST (Marguerite, 1882) and SAPPHO (Sappho, 1884). Is the creator of Joan of ARC (Jeanne d'Arc), POLYEUCTE (Pauline), AIDA (Aida), Madonna (the Virgin), the tribute of ZAMORA (Hermosa), HENRY VIII (Catherine of Aragon), RIGOLETTO (Gilda) and Fatherland! (Dolores). retired in 1888. Marie Josephin Daram (Josephine Daram). 13 March 1845 -???? French Soprano Debut 4 December 1874 in LES HUGUENOTS as Urban. Sang the following roles at Palais Garnier Paris. LA JUIVE (Eudoxie, 1875), GUILLAUME TELL (Jemmy, 1875 ; Mathilde, 1876), LES HUGUENOTS (Marguerite, 1875), FAUST (Siébel, 1875 ; Marguerite, 1877), DON JUAN (Zerline, 1876), LE FREISCHÜTZ (Anette, 1876), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Isabelle, 1877), L'AFRICAINE (Inès, 1877), HAMLET (Ophélie, 1878), LA MUETTE DE PORTICI (Elvire, 1879), LE COMTE ORY (la Comtesse, 1880) CREATED ,Agnes Sorel in "JEANNE D'ARC" by Mermet 1876, Berthe in "LA REINE BERTHE " By Joncières 1878 , Angel Gabrielle in " LA VIERGE" by Massenet 1880 & Xaima in " LA TRIBUTE DE ZAMORA" by Gounod 1881

as Ben Said & Hermosa in "La Tribute de Zamora" by Gounod CREATORS Palais Garnier Paris 1/4/1881 JEAN-LOUIS LASALLE -Baritone (.Lyon, December 10, 1845 or 14 February 1847 - September 07, 1909). Father of Robert Lassalle tenor. Student at Paris Concervatoire and later a pupil of Novelli.He made his first appearance on stage as St Bris in "Les Huguenot's" at Liege in 1868. During the next 4 years he sang at Lille , Toulouse , Brussels and the Hague . Debuted at the Opera on 09 June 1872 , as Nelusko "L'Africane". There he took part in many world premieres as Scindia in Massenet's "La Roi De Lahore" 1877 , Severe in Gounod's "Polyeucte" 1878 ,Ben Said in Gounod's "Le Tribute de Zamora ' 1880 ,Malatesta in Thomas's 'Francoise de Rimini" 1880 , and in 1183 the title role of Saint Saens "Henry VIII". He sang at Covent Garden 1879 , 1880 and 1881 and again between 1883-1891.In 1891 he made his Metropolitan Debut as Nelusko in Meyerbeer's "L'Africane". He sang Carmen (Escamillo) at the Opéra-Comique on December 11, 1890, for the erection of the monument to the memory of Bizet. MARIE GABRIELLE KRAUSS (Vienna, 23 March 1842 - January 06, 1906) Soprano She was nicknamed "the Rachel singing". Begins on the night of the inauguration of the Palais Garnier on 05 January 1875 in both first act of LA JUIVE (Rachel). Sings DON JUAN (Anna, 1875), LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine, 1875), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Alice, 1876), du FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe, 1877), the African (Selika, 1877), FAUST (Marguerite, 1882) and SAPPHO (Sappho, 1884). Is the creator of Joan of ARC (Jeanne d'Arc), POLYEUCTE (Pauline), AIDA (Aida), Madonna (the Virgin), the tribute of ZAMORA (Hermosa), HENRY VIII (Catherine of Aragon), RIGOLETTO (Gilda) and Fatherland! (Dolores). retired in 1888.

As Henry VIII in "Henry VIII" by Saint-Seans CREATOR Palais Garnier Paris 5/3/1883 JEAN-LOUIS LASALLE -Baritone (.Lyon, December 10, 1845 or 14 February 1847 - September 07, 1909). Father of Robert Lassalle tenor. Student at Paris Concervatoire and later a pupil of Novelli.He made his first appearance on stage as St Bris in "Les Huguenot's" at Liege in 1868. During the next 4 years he sang at Lille , Toulouse , Brussels and the Hague . Debuted at the Opera on 09 June 1872 , as Nelusko "L'Africane". There he took part in many world premieres as Scindia in Massenet's "La Roi De Lahore" 1877 , Severe in Gounod's "Polyeucte" 1878 ,Ben Said in Gounod's "Le Tribute de Zamora ' 1880 ,Malatesta in Thomas's 'Francoise de Rimini" 1880 , and in 1183 the title role of Saint Saens "Henry VIII". He sang at Covent Garden 1879 , 1880 and 1881 and again between 1883-1891.In 1891 he made his Metropolitan Debut as Nelusko in Meyerbeer's "L'Africane". He sang Carmen (Escamillo) at the Opéra-Comique on December 11, 1890, for the erection of the monument to the memory of Bizet.

as Lakme in "Lakme" by Delibes CREATOR Opera Comique Paris 14/2/1883 MARIE VAN ZANDT (October 8, 1858 – December 31, 1919) American Soprano Daughter of Jennie van Zandt , She studied in Milan with Francesco Lamperti, making her debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in Turin in 1879. Successful appearances followed, including at Covent Garden in 1879. She was only 21 signed a contract with the Opéra-Comique in 1880, making her debut as Mignon. It was the beginning of the glory. Léo Delibes composed his opera Lakmé for her, and she created the title role for its world premiere in 1883.Marie van Zandt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amina in Vincenzo Bellini's La sonnambula on December 21, 1891, remaining with the company for only one season, as usual. She returned to the Opéra-Comique in 1896 and revived some of her earlier success there, including Lakmé to huge enthusiasm in 1896, and Zerlina and Mignon in 1897 .She married with a Russian Count and went into retirement, staying in France

as Romeo & Juliette in "Romeo et Juliette" by Gounod Jean Alexandre Talazac May 16, 1853 - December 26, 1892 FrenchTenor Debut April 28, 1878 Lae Statue (Selim). He sang in 1879 at the premiere of the Magic Flute (Tamino) by Mozart, and la Traviata in 1886 (Rodolphe). He created in 1880 Jean de Nivelles (Jean) by Léo Delibes, 1881 les Contes d'Hoffmann (Hoffmann) by Jacques Offenbach, in 1883 Lakmé (Gérald) by Léo Delibes, January 19, 1884 Manon (Des Grieux) by Jules Massenet, in 1888 the Roi D'ys (Mylio)d'Edouard Lalo (Joseph) Romeo and Juliet (Romeo),Richard Cœur de Lion (Richard). ADELE ISAAC (8 January 1854 – 22 October 1915) French soprano, Autographed 1885 Isaac was born in Calais. After studying with Gilbert Duprez, her professional debut was in 1870 in Victor Massé's Les noces de Jeannette at the Théatre Montmartre. In February 1873 she attracted attention singing the young shepherd in Tannhäuser at La Monnaie (Bruxelles). Her first performance at the Opéra-Comique was in 1873 as Marie in La fille du régiment, going on to sing Mozart and Gounod. On 3 April 1882 she sang Angèle in the 1,000th performance of Le Domino Noir at the Opéra-Comique From 1883 to 1885 she appeared at the Opéra as Ophélia, Marguerite, Adele, Zerlina and Marguerite de Valois. She sang in the first Paris revival of Carmen in April 1883, and was chosen for the more restrained, even bland interpretation of the title role she offered. She created the roles of Olympia and Antonia in Les contes d'Hoffmann in 1881, Claire in Egmont by Salvayre in 1886, and Minka in Le roi malgré lui in 1887. Isaac was a great favourite at the Opéra-Comique: she sang Susanna in the 1882, 1886 and 1892 revivals of Le Nozze di Figaro. Her absence for a concert tour in Rome and Monte Carlo in early 1888 delayed repeat performances of Le roi malgré lui, and may have contributed to the end of its first run. In 1884 Adèle Isaac sang in the annual performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony given at the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; the following year she sang music from Egmont and The Magic Flute with the same orchestra . In 1887 she married businessman Charles Lelong; she retired in 1894. She died in Paris.

as Romeo & Juliette in "Romeo et Juliette" by Gounod MARIE REY (Marie Emilie Guillemette Rey) 30 August 1834_???? French Soprano Debut Opera Comique 1856 and Paris Opera in 1860 VICTOR CAPOUL (27 February 1839 – 18 February 1924) French Tenor He began his studies in 1859 at the Conservatoire of Paris . He debuted in 1861 at the Opéra-Comique Paris as Daniel in 'Le chalet' of Adam. By 1870, he remained at the Opéra-Comique as principal tenor until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 .during which he sought asylum in England , There he joined the Mapelson Company at Drury Lane , making his debut as Faust in Gounod's "'Faust " then 1871-75 at the Italian Opera London At London he appeared at Covent Garden for the first time in 1877 , as Fra Diavolo . Lionel 'Marta" , Faust , Elvino ,and Ernesto.With Mapelson he went to the USA where he was regular visitor until 1884 , again at the New York Metropolitan Opera 1891-1892 ; He made his debut there as Gounod's Faust and sang seven roles: the Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor ', in Wilhelm Meister' Mignon 'of A.Thomas, Count Almaviva in" The Barber of Sevbilla', the Alfredo in "La Traviata 'Tybalt in' Romeo et Juliette 'by Gounod, the Enzo in "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli and worked among others in 1891 in the Metropolitan premiere of Verdi's' Othello' as Cassio with. In the years 1892-97 he lived as a singing teacher in New York; then he became a director of the Grand Opera of Paris. In 1905 he gave up this activity.

As Phanuel in "Herodiade" by Massenet CREATOR 19 December 1881 La Monnaie Brussels Leon Gresse (Leon Pierre Napoleon Gresse) 22 July 1845-13 April 1900 French Bass Debut 20 October 1875 in HAMLET (as a Gravedigger) and then disappeared in order to expand his repertoire in the provinces, and we find him in the opera house of La Gaîté under the direction of Vizentini. In the "Bravo" de Salvayre, which he created with Lhérie, Bouhy, Caisso, Mesdames Heilbronn and Engally, At La Monnaie Brussels, he CREATED on 19 December, 1881, "Herodade" (Phanuel) by Jules Massenet and on CREATED on 7 January 1884 "SIGURD" (Hagen),by Reyer .At Palais Garnier Paris 8 February 1895 he CREATED " LAMONTAGNE-NOIRE" (Sava) by Holmes Roles included "LES HUGUENOTS" (Saint-Bris & Marcel) "GUILLAUME TELL" (Gessler & Walther), "LA FAVORITE" (Balthazar), "LA JUIVE" (Brogni); " RIGOLETTO" (Sparafucile), "ROBERT LE DIABLE" (Bertram), "L'AFRICANE" (Don Pedro), "LE CID" (Don Diego); , Aida (Ramfis), "LA E PROPHET "(Zaccharia); " HAMLET" (the King, "SAMSON AND DALILA " (Old Hebrew), ROMÉO AND JULIETTE (Brother Laurent) ,"DIE WALKYRIE" (Hounding),"OTHELLO" (Ludovic), "THE MASTERS SINGERS OF NUREMBERG" (Pogner)

as Paddock in "La Coupe du Roi de Thule" by Diaz CREATOR Theatre de National de L'Opera (Salle le Peletier) Paris on 10 January 1873. JEAN-BAPTISTE FAURE (15 January 1830 – 9 November 1914)French operatic baritone Faure was born in Moulins. A choirboy in his youth, he entered the Paris Conservatory in 1851 and made his operatic debut the following year at the Opéra-Comique, as Pygmalion in Victor Massé's Galathée. He remained at the Opéra-Comique for over seven years, singing baritone roles such as Max in Adolphe Adam's Le chalet and Michel in Thomas's Le caïd. During this time he also created the Marquis d'Erigny in Auber's Manon Lescaut (1856) and Hoël in Meyerbeer's Le pardon de Ploërmel (1859; later known as Dinorah), among seven premieres at that house. He made his debut at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1860 as Hoël, and at the Paris Opera in 1861. He would sing at the Opera every season until 1869 and then again in 1872-76 and 1878. In addition, he continued to perform off and on in London until 1877 at venues such as Her Majesty's Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Among the many operas in which he appeared in Paris were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni as well as L'étoile du nord, Les Huguenots and La favorite. He also made history by creating several important operatic roles written by such prominent composers as Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giuseppe Verdi and Ambroise Thomas. They included the leading baritone parts in L'Africaine, Don Carlos and Hamlet (in 1865, 1867, and 1868 respectively). His last stage appearances are recorded as taking place in Marseilles and Vichy in 1886.

Sheet Music 1843 Featuring Harriett Waylett 1798-1851 Actress , Singer & theatre Manager with reference to John Braham 1774-1856 English Tenor