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as Marcello 'La Boheme" by Puccini Giuseppe Campanari 17 November 1855 – 31 May 1927 Italian later American Baritone Hailed as a cello virtuoso by the age of nine. He toured Europe with his brother Leandro, giving concerts in the larger European cities.At the same time, vocal art attracted him greatly and he studied voice on the side.] His first attempt as an opera singer was in Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in 1880.His official operatic debut as Tonio in I Pagliacci with Hinrichs' Opera Company in New York City on 15 June 1893, Metropolitan Opera debut came on 30 November 1894, when he sang the role of the Count di Luna in ' Il trovatore " by Verdi . He also sang the Met's first Marcello in La Bohème (1900) .After his retirement from serious music, he briefly dabbled in vaudeville He then taught voice in New York and later in Milan

ANNIE LOUISE CARY (October 22, 1842 – April 3, 1921) American Contralto In 1866 studied In Milan With Giovanni Corsi Until 1868. 1868 Debut In Italian Opera As A Profundo Contralto In Copenhagen . Further study with Pauline Viardot, And In The Autumn She In Paris, Studying With Giovanni Bottesini, A Conductor And Contra-bassist Made A Contract With Messrs. Maurice And Max Strakosch For Three Years In The United States. London With Henry C. Deacon, And Sang At Drury Lane Theatre. She Made Her First New York Appearance In September 1870 In Concert At Steinway Hall With Nilsson, Vieuxtemps, And Brignoli. Appearing With Carlotta Patti, Mario, Albani, f 1875/76, Visited Moscow And St. Petersburg, Returning To America For The Seasons Of 1877-78 And 1878-79, She Sang In Opera With Clara Louise Kellogg And Marie Rose,, At The Time She Retired, She Was The Most Popular Singer In America

as Carmen "Carmen" by Bizet (card Scene act 3) EMMA CALVE (Rosa Emma Calvet de Noëmie Roquer) (August 15, 1858 – January 6, 1942), French Soprano Her operatic debut occurred on September 23, 1881, in Gounod's Faust at Brussels' La Monnaie. Later she sang at La Scala in Milan, and also at the principal theatres of Naples, Rome, and Florence. Returning to Paris in 1891, she created the part of Suzel in L'amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni, playing and singing the role later at Rome. Because of her great success in it, she was chosen to appear[citation needed] as Santuzza in the French premiere of Cavalleria rusticana, which was viewed as one of her greatest parts. She repeated her success in it in London. Her next triumph was Bizet's Carmen. Before beginning the study of this part, she went to Spain, learned the Spanish dances, mingled with the people and patterned her characterization after the cigarette girls whom she watched at their work and at play. In 1894, she made her appearance in the role at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. The city's opera-goers immediately hailed her as the greatest Carmen that had ever appeared, a verdict other cities would later echo. She had had many famous predecessors in the role, including Adelina Patti, Minnie Hauk and Célestine Galli-Marié, but critics and musicians agreed that in Calvé they had found their ideal of Bizet's cigarette girl of Seville. Calvé first appeared in America in the season of 1893–1894 as Mignon. She would make regular visits to the country, both in grand opera and in concert tours. After making her Metropolitan Opera debut as Santuzza, she went on to appear a total of 261 times with the company between 1893 and 1904. She created the part of Anita, which was written for her, in Massenet's La Navarraise in London in 1894 and sang Sapho in an opera written by the same composer. She sang Ophélie in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet in Paris in 1899, but the part was not suited to her and she dropped it. She appeared with success in many roles, among them, as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Félicien David's Lalla-Rookh, as Pamina in The Magic Flute, and as Camille in Hérold's Zampa, but she is best known as Carmen .

as Carmen "Carmen" by Bizet EMMA CALVE (Rosa Emma Calvet de Noëmie Roquer) (August 15, 1858 – January 6, 1942), French Soprano Her operatic debut occurred on September 23, 1881, in Gounod's Faust at Brussels' La Monnaie. Later she sang at La Scala in Milan, and also at the principal theatres of Naples, Rome, and Florence. Returning to Paris in 1891, she created the part of Suzel in L'amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni, playing and singing the role later at Rome. Because of her great success in it, she was chosen to appear[citation needed] as Santuzza in the French premiere of Cavalleria rusticana, which was viewed as one of her greatest parts. She repeated her success in it in London. Her next triumph was Bizet's Carmen. Before beginning the study of this part, she went to Spain, learned the Spanish dances, mingled with the people and patterned her characterization after the cigarette girls whom she watched at their work and at play. In 1894, she made her appearance in the role at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. The city's opera-goers immediately hailed her as the greatest Carmen that had ever appeared, a verdict other cities would later echo. She had had many famous predecessors in the role, including Adelina Patti, Minnie Hauk and Célestine Galli-Marié, but critics and musicians agreed that in Calvé they had found their ideal of Bizet's cigarette girl of Seville. Calvé first appeared in America in the season of 1893–1894 as Mignon. She would make regular visits to the country, both in grand opera and in concert tours. After making her Metropolitan Opera debut as Santuzza, she went on to appear a total of 261 times with the company between 1893 and 1904. She created the part of Anita, which was written for her, in Massenet's La Navarraise in London in 1894 and sang Sapho in an opera written by the same composer. She sang Ophélie in Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet in Paris in 1899, but the part was not suited to her and she dropped it. She appeared with success in many roles, among them, as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Félicien David's Lalla-Rookh, as Pamina in The Magic Flute, and as Camille in Hérold's Zampa, but she is best known as Carmen .

as John of Leyden "La Prophete: by Meyerbeer ALBERT ALVAREZ (Albert Raymond Gourron) ( May 16, 1861 - February 26, 1933) French Tenor Debut in Faust (Faust) March 14, 1892 at the Opéra de Paris , He sang Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, 1892); Lohengrin (Lohengrin, 1892); Samson and Delilah (Samson, 1893); the Valkyrie (Siegmund, 1893); Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser, 1895); Aida (Radames, 1895); the Favorite (Fernand, 1896); Sigurd (Sigurd, 1896); the Huguenots (Raoul, 1897); the Prophet (John, 1898); Fatherland! (Kerloo, 1900); The Cid (Rodrigue, 1900); Othello (Othello, 1903); Il Trovatore (Manrique, 1904); Pagliacci (Canio, 1906); Salammbô (Matho, 1906). He sang in the premiere at the Opera, November 10, 1897, the masters singers of Nuremberg (Walther) Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]; December 11, 1904, Tristan and Isolde (Tristan) by Richard Wagner [French version of Alfred Ernst]. He created on 16 March 1894 Thaïs (Nicias) by Jules Massenet; February 08, 1895 the Black Mountain (Mirko) of Augusta Holmès; on December 18, 1895 Frédégonde (Merowig) to Ernest Guiraud; on April 24, 1896, Helle (Jean) of Alphonse Duvernoy. February 19, 1897 Messidor (Guillaume) of Alfred Bruneau; December 23, 1898 the Burgundian (Gauthier) of Paul Vidal; February 15, 1901 Astarte (Hercule) Xavier Leroux; on April 17, 1904, the son of Camille Erlanger Star (Bar-Kokeba

ALESSANDRO BONCI (February 10, 1870 – August 10, 1940) Italian Tenor Studied at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro with Carlo Pedrotti and Felice Coen. He had private lessons in Paris with retired baritone Enrico Delle Sedi. Debut 1896 in Parma as Fenton in "Falstaff" , debuted at La Scala milan in 'I Puritani" . Appeared in Eiurope and Covent Garden London . Made his American debut with the Manhattan opera Company New York , performed at the Metropolitan and chicargo Opera

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

as Ortrud "Lohengrin" by Wagner ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

as Magdelina "Mastersingers of Nuremberg' by Wagner ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

as Erda ' Das Rheingold" by Wagner ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK (Ernestine "Tini" Rössler ) (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), German/American Contralto At age 15 sang soprano in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Graz . in 1878 made her stage debut as Azucena at Dresden. Engaged in 1882 at Hamburg ,she sang a wide variety of roles . ranging from Amneris, Orpheo ,Orsini , Ulrica , Bertyha , Quickly . She never ventured into the soprano range , She made guest appearances at London and Berlin .She sang " The Ring " at BayreuthShe went to the Usa in 1898 and was Ortrud at Chicargo , Made her Metropolitan debut 1899 in the same role.Her final appearance at the Met was 1932 singing Erda'

as Wolfram 'Tannhauser" by Wagner Jean-Baptiste Noté 1858-1922 Belgian baritone. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Ghent in 1884, Debut in 1885 at the Opéra de Lille as Lord Enrico Ashton in Gaetano Donizetti's “Lucia di Lammermoor”. From 1887-1889 he was committed to the Théatre Royal in Antwerp. He then became a member of the Opéra National de Lyon where he had major success in the operas of Richard Wagner; especially the parts of Friedrich of Telramund in Lohengrin and Wolfram von Eschenbach in Tannhäuser. He was also admired at that theatre as Roland in Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde. He left Lyon in 1893 to join the roster of principal artists at the Paris Opera where he remained for the rest of his career. He made his debut in Paris in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. He continued to perform with that company up until his death

as Tell "William Tell" by Rossini Jean-Baptiste Noté 1858-1922 Belgian baritone. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Ghent in 1884, Debut in 1885 at the Opéra de Lille as Lord Enrico Ashton in Gaetano Donizetti's “Lucia di Lammermoor”. From 1887-1889 he was committed to the Théatre Royal in Antwerp. He then became a member of the Opéra National de Lyon where he had major success in the operas of Richard Wagner; especially the parts of Friedrich of Telramund in Lohengrin and Wolfram von Eschenbach in Tannhäuser. He was also admired at that theatre as Roland in Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde. He left Lyon in 1893 to join the roster of principal artists at the Paris Opera where he remained for the rest of his career. He made his debut in Paris in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. He continued to perform with that company up until his death

as High Priest in "Samson & delilah" by Saint-Seans Jean-Baptiste Noté 1858-1922 Belgian baritone. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Ghent in 1884, Debut in 1885 at the Opéra de Lille as Lord Enrico Ashton in Gaetano Donizetti's “Lucia di Lammermoor”. From 1887-1889 he was committed to the Théatre Royal in Antwerp. He then became a member of the Opéra National de Lyon where he had major success in the operas of Richard Wagner; especially the parts of Friedrich of Telramund in Lohengrin and Wolfram von Eschenbach in Tannhäuser. He was also admired at that theatre as Roland in Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde. He left Lyon in 1893 to join the roster of principal artists at the Paris Opera where he remained for the rest of his career. He made his debut in Paris in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. He continued to perform with that company up until his death

as Delilah "Samson & Delilah" by Saint-Seans Eleonora de Cisneros (Eleanor Broadfoot) 1878 –1934, American mezzo – soprano Studies in the United States under the American opera singers Adelina Murio-Celli d‘Elpeux and Francesco Fanciulli. Jean de Reszke introduced her to the manager of the Metropolitan Opera company in 1899 and she was hired. She gave her first performance with the Metropolitan Opera company in Chicago 1899as Rossweise in Die Walküre She made her Metropolitan New York debut 1900 in the same role. Cisneros performed in Australia, Europe, Cuba, New Zealand and the United States .Created Candia della Leonessa in the opera “ La figlia di Iorio “ by Franchetti her roles included Brünnhilde, Ortrud, Venus, Delilah, and Amneris among many others

Eleonora de Cisneros (Eleanor Broadfoot) 1878 –1934, American mezzo – soprano Studies in the United States under the American opera singers Adelina Murio-Celli d‘Elpeux and Francesco Fanciulli. Jean de Reszke introduced her to the manager of the Metropolitan Opera company in 1899 and she was hired. She gave her first performance with the Metropolitan Opera company in Chicago 1899as Rossweise in Die Walküre She made her Metropolitan New York debut 1900 in the same role. Cisneros performed in Australia, Europe, Cuba, New Zealand and the United States .Created Candia della Leonessa in the opera “ La figlia di Iorio “ by Franchetti her roles included Brünnhilde, Ortrud, Venus, Delilah, and Amneris among many others

as Colette 'la Basoche" by Messager Jeanne Suzanne HUCHET- ROUSSELIÈRE 1878-1953 French soprano Studied at Paris Conservatory , Debut at Opera Comique in 1901 as Colette in “ La bosche” by Messager , Created Babet in “ la Petite maison” by Chaumet in 1903. Sang the roles of Aphrodite (Séso), Lakmé (Rose), Louise (la Plieuse), Madame Butterfly (laCousine), Manon (Poussette&Javotte),Mireille (Clémence), Muguette (Muguette), “les Rendez-vousbourgeois “ (Louise), le Roi Candaule (Satala) and Werther (Sophie).