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GEORGETTE BRÉJEAN-GRAVIÈRE Soprano (Georgette-Amélie SIXSOUT ) .Paris, September 22, 1870 - .Paris, August 30, 1951 Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, with Mangin and Crosti. Debut in 1890 at the Opera House of Bordeaux in which she appeared among other things in the local premières of the operas ‘’Sapho’’ and ‘’Esclarmonde’’of J. Massenet. In 1894 she joined to the Opéra-Comique in Paris where she sang the role of Manon in "Manon" by. Massenet’s. . She sang on 24 .5. 1899 at the Opéra-Comique in the premiere of J. Massenet’s ‘’Cendrillon’’ in the role of fairy. ; Jules Massenet wrote the ‘Fabliau’ (as an alternative to the gavotte in Act 3) specifically for her to sing in Brussels. She appeared as Manon and Lakmé at Monte Carlo the following season, adding LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES and GUILLAUME TELL a year later. At this time she sang under the name Bréjean-Gravière, later changing it upon her marriage to the composer Charles Silver, whose opera LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT provided her with another leading part.

GEORGETTE BRÉJEAN-GRAVIÈRE Soprano (Georgette-Amélie SIXSOUT ) .Paris, September 22, 1870 - .Paris, August 30, 1951 Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, with Mangin and Crosti. Debut in 1890 at the Opera House of Bordeaux in which she appeared among other things in the local premières of the operas ‘’Sapho’’ and ‘’Esclarmonde’’of J. Massenet. In 1894 she joined to the Opéra-Comique in Paris where she sang the role of Manon in "Manon" by. Massenet’s. . She sang on 24 .5. 1899 at the Opéra-Comique in the premiere of J. Massenet’s ‘’Cendrillon’’ in the role of fairy. ; Jules Massenet wrote the ‘Fabliau’ (as an alternative to the gavotte in Act 3) specifically for her to sing in Brussels. She appeared as Manon and Lakmé at Monte Carlo the following season, adding LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES and GUILLAUME TELL a year later. At this time she sang under the name Bréjean-Gravière, later changing it upon her marriage to the composer Charles Silver, whose opera LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT provided her with another leading part.

as Rosina 'Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart Lucette Korsoff 1876-1955 Russian Italian Soprano She was the daughter the russian baritone Bogomir Korsoff .Studied with th Frederic Boyer and Rosina Lambord in Paris and in 1913 she took lessons Teresa Arkel in Milan. In 1897 sang at the Opera Theatre of Liege, and Cairo and Alessandria (1901) Debut 1901 at the Opera Theatre of Toulouse. In 1903 at the Opera-Comique ,1906 Theatre La Monnaie, Brussels, 1908 Algiers, then again from 1908 to 1910 at the Opera-Comique. 1910-1911 Brussels, Went to USA and sang Opera Theatre of New Orleans, Opera Theatre of Boston Made Guest appearances Court Opera St. Petersburg. London Opera Theatre of Monte Carlo and then appeared in some Italian theaters

as Rosina 'Barber Saville" by Rossini Lucette Korsoff 1876-1955 Russian Italian Soprano She was the daughter the russian baritone Bogomir Korsoff .Studied with th Frederic Boyer and Rosina Lambord in Paris and in 1913 she took lessons Teresa Arkel in Milan. In 1897 sang at the Opera Theatre of Liege, and Cairo and Alessandria (1901) Debut 1901 at the Opera Theatre of Toulouse. In 1903 at the Opera-Comique ,1906 Theatre La Monnaie, Brussels, 1908 Algiers, then again from 1908 to 1910 at the Opera-Comique. 1910-1911 Brussels, Went to USA and sang Opera Theatre of New Orleans, Opera Theatre of Boston Made Guest appearances Court Opera St. Petersburg. London Opera Theatre of Monte Carlo and then appeared in some Italian theaters

Jeanne Wayda (Janina Korolewicz-Waydowa) 1875-1955 Polish Soprano Studied with Wysocki at the Conservatory of Lwow .Debut in 1893 at the Warsaw Opera. She appeared at Covent Garden , Chicago Opera, and in 1911 toured Australia which Melba Was twice the director of Warsaw Opera: 1917-19 and 1934- 36. She had a repertoire of over seventy operas, Including the coloratura roles and the dramatic soprano: Aida, Elisabeth (Tannhauser) and Briinnhilde, .She appeared in concert

as Iphigenie 'Iphigenie & Tauride" by Gluck Jeanne Raunay (Jeanne Richomme) 1863-1942 French Mezzo Soprano Student of Obin, baritone Douhy; and worked with Carvalho. Debut at the Opera de Paris (June 1, 1888) in the role of Uta in “Sigurd” by Reyer. In 1895, she joined the troupe of the Théâtre de la Monnaie . In Brussels, she created the role of Guilhen in “Fervaal “ by Vincent D'Indy (1897). In 1898, she was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She also created the role of Jeannine in “L’Ouragan” by Bruneau 1901 . In 1905 she was at the Royal Opera Covent Garden .She married in 1908 and abandoned the Opera. However, she continued to occur sporadically in concert.Roles included Amneris In “Aida” by Verdi , Edwige of” William Tell” , the Bohemian in “ Rigoletto” by Verdi .

as Titiana "Tatiana" by Hue CREATOR Opera Comique 1903 Jeanne Raunay (Jeanne Richomme) 1863-1942 French Mezzo Soprano Student of Obin, baritone Douhy; and worked with Carvalho. Debut at the Opera de Paris (June 1, 1888) in the role of Uta in “Sigurd” by Reyer. In 1895, she joined the troupe of the Théâtre de la Monnaie . In Brussels, she created the role of Guilhen in “Fervaal “ by Vincent D'Indy (1897). In 1898, she was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She also created the role of Jeannine in “L’Ouragan” by Bruneau 1901 . In 1905 she was at the Royal Opera Covent Garden .She married in 1908 and abandoned the Opera. However, she continued to occur sporadically in concert.Roles included Amneris In “Aida” by Verdi , Edwige of” William Tell” , the Bohemian in “ Rigoletto” by Verdi .

Jeanne Raunay (Jeanne Richomme) 1863-1942 French Mezzo Soprano Student of Obin, baritone Douhy; and worked with Carvalho. Debut at the Opera de Paris (June 1, 1888) in the role of Uta in “Sigurd” by Reyer. In 1895, she joined the troupe of the Théâtre de la Monnaie . In Brussels, she created the role of Guilhen in “Fervaal “ by Vincent D'Indy (1897). In 1898, she was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She also created the role of Jeannine in “L’Ouragan” by Bruneau 1901 . In 1905 she was at the Royal Opera Covent Garden .She married in 1908 and abandoned the Opera. However, she continued to occur sporadically in concert.Roles included Amneris In “Aida” by Verdi , Edwige of” William Tell” , the Bohemian in “ Rigoletto” by Verdi .

Genevieve Mathieu-Lutz (Genevieve Marie Mathieu) 1884-19?? French Soprano Début 1905 Opera Comique in Barbier de Séville (Rosine) Other roles included la Basoche (Colette), le Caïd (Virginie), Carmen (Micaëla), les Contes d’Hoffmann (Olympia), Cendrillon (la Fée), Don Juan (Zerline), la Flûte enchantée (Papagéna), Fra Diavolo (Paméla), Lakmé (Lakmé), Mignon (Mignon), Mireille (Mireille), la Navarraise (Anita), les Noces de Jeannette (Jeannette), Orphée (l'Amour), Philémon et Baucis (Baucis), la Reine Fiammette (Violine), Richard Cœur de Lion (Antonio), Sapho (Irène), la Bohème (Mimi), la Traviata (Violetta) et Werther (Sophie). Est la créatrice de : Aphrodite (Myrto), le Bonhomme Jadis (Jacqueline), le Chemineau (Aline), Il était une Bergère (la Bergère), le Mariage de Télémaque (Nausicaa).

as Papageno 'Magic Flute" by Mozart Genevieve Mathieu-Lutz (Genevieve Marie Mathieu) 1884-19?? French Soprano Début 1905 Opera Comique in Barbier de Séville (Rosine) Other roles included la Basoche (Colette), le Caïd (Virginie), Carmen (Micaëla), les Contes d’Hoffmann (Olympia), Cendrillon (la Fée), Don Juan (Zerline), la Flûte enchantée (Papagéna), Fra Diavolo (Paméla), Lakmé (Lakmé), Mignon (Mignon), Mireille (Mireille), la Navarraise (Anita), les Noces de Jeannette (Jeannette), Orphée (l'Amour), Philémon et Baucis (Baucis), la Reine Fiammette (Violine), Richard Cœur de Lion (Antonio), Sapho (Irène), la Bohème (Mimi), la Traviata (Violetta) et Werther (Sophie). Est la créatrice de : Aphrodite (Myrto), le Bonhomme Jadis (Jacqueline), le Chemineau (Aline), Il était une Bergère (la Bergère), le Mariage de Télémaque (Nausicaa).

as l'amour "Orpheo & Euridice" by Gluck Yvonne Brothier 1889 -1967) French Soprano After singing in Brussels in 1914, she made her début at the Opéra-comique on 13 February 1916 in “ Lakmé” by Delibes. She went on to create roles in Louis Aubert's La forêt bleue “ (Red Riding Hood )(French premiere), Graziella (title role), Marcel Samuel-Rousseau's” Le Hulla “ (Dilara), Raoul Laparra's “Le joueur de viole” (the young girl), Fauré's “Masques et Bergamasques” Charles-Henri Maréchal's “Ping-Sin” (title role) and Sylvio Lazzari's “Le sauteriot” (Orti). Her repertoire at the Opéra-Comique also included Rosina (The Barber of Seville), Micaëla (Carmen), Olympia (Les contes d'Hoffmann), Melisande (Pelléas et Mélisande), Mireille, Rosenn (Le roi d'Ys), Minka (Le roi malgré lui) and Zaire (Les Indes galantes).[2] Appeared at the Paris Opera in 1931 in the first performance of Virginie by Alfred Bruneau, later singing Sophie in “Der Rosenkavalier” and Rosine in “The Barber of Seville” (both in French). She also sang in Amsterdam, La Scala and in Spain and north Africa. She retired in 1940 and devoted herself to teaching.

as Manon "Manon" by Massenet Luise Perard-Petzl 1884-1936 German Soprano Appeared at the Hamburg Opera, 1907-1913. Made guest appearances at Covent Garden 1908-1909 and sang there till 1913. In 1913 she was engaged by the Munich State Opera and remained until 1920. She sang in the premiere of the opera ‘’Sulamith’’ by Paul von Klenau in 1913 In 1913 she alternated at Covent Garden in the première of "Des Rosenkavaliers" by Strauss with Margarethe Siems in the part of the Marschallin and sang also in the première of the opera "Oberst Chabert" by Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen..Made guest appearances in Amsterdam , Berlin , Frankfurt a. M. , Zurich , Brussels and in Oslo . Later she worked as a singing teacher in Munich .Roles included Chrysothemis in ‘’Elektra’’ by Strauss , Elsa in ‘’Lohengrin’’, Gutrune in "Götterdämmerung", Elisabeth and Venus in ‘’Tannhäuser’’ all by Wagner ,Tosca in “ Tosca” by Puccini and Aida in “Aida” by Verdi .

as Marguerite in "Faust" by Gounod ADELINA PATTI (19 February 1843 – 27 September 1919) Soprano Her voice was noticed very early and she Made her first tour in America at the age of seven years and was a huge success. Studied singing in New York under the direction of Maurice Strakosch, her brother-in-law, and in 1859 she sang in New York in Lucia di Lammermoor. At Covent Garden theatre in London in 1861 where she sang la Sonnambula, her reputation was strengthened and in 1862 she was singing in Paris at the Théâtre Italien, where she soon became the star. She remained at Paris until 1870, being heard in London during the summer season. In Paris she sang the Italian Repertory, in London the french Repertory. After a long stay in America and London, Patti returned several times to Paris at the Opera (debut in 1874) and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Then she resumed travels and successfully created, in London, in 1882, the Charles Lenepveu's Velléda. She also created Dolores of André Pollonais in Nice on February 22, 1897. She triumphed especially in a vast Italian repertoire that suited to her beautiful light soprano voice. His career lasted for fifty-six years

as Alceste in "ALCESTE" by Gluck FELIA LITVINNE 1860-1937 Russian Soprano Studied in Paris with Mme Barth-Banderoli and then with Sbriglia and Viardot -Garcia.Debut at Theatre des Italians in 1883 as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra. Toured French provinces with Victor Maurel . 1886 went to New York appeared at the Academy of Music . Performed throughout Europe including St Petersburg , Moscow , Brussels and Paris Opera . . 1890 performed at La Scala milan as Gertrude in Amleto . In 1895 returned to the Metropolitan New York but was not well recived . She returned to Paris and Covent Garden . She retired from the Opera at the time of World War 1, but made occassional appearances in concert

as Juliette in "Romeo & Juliette" by Gounod 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.

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

as Alfredo in "La Traviata " by Verdi Leonid Sobinov 1872-1934 Russian Tenor Studied at Moscow Conservatory from 1892 with Alexander Dodonov and Alexandra Santagano Gorchakova.He appeared on stage with a travelling Italian opera troupe as Beppe in “I Pagliacci” by Leoncavallo and the steersman in ‘The Flying Dutchman” by Wagner . His official debut was as Sinodal in “The Demon” by Rubinstein in 1897 at the Bolshoi where remained for seven years before joining Mamontov’s Opera.In 1904 he sang Ernesto in ‘Don Pasquale” by Dinizetti at La Scala Milan,After 1907 he divided his perfamces between the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi . He also sang at monte Carlo , Warsaw , Helsinki,Berlin and Paris.His farewell was in 1933 at the Bolshoi he was at one time Director of the Bolshoi and later taught at Stanislvsky’s opera studio. His roles finn in “Ruslan and Ludmila” Glinka , Faust “Faust” Gounod Vladamir “ Prince Igor” Borodin , Lensky “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky, Duke “Rigoletto” Verdi , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Wagner , Walther “Tannhäuser” Wagner ,Solovey “Zabava Putyatishna” Ivanov and Janusz “Halka” Moniuszko

as Faust in "Faust" by Gounod Leonid Sobinov 1872-1934 Russian Tenor Studied at Moscow Conservatory from 1892 with Alexander Dodonov and Alexandra Santagano Gorchakova.He appeared on stage with a travelling Italian opera troupe as Beppe in “I Pagliacci” by Leoncavallo and the steersman in ‘The Flying Dutchman” by Wagner . His official debut was as Sinodal in “The Demon” by Rubinstein in 1897 at the Bolshoi where remained for seven years before joining Mamontov’s Opera.In 1904 he sang Ernesto in ‘Don Pasquale” by Dinizetti at La Scala Milan,After 1907 he divided his perfamces between the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi . He also sang at monte Carlo , Warsaw , Helsinki,Berlin and Paris.His farewell was in 1933 at the Bolshoi he was at one time Director of the Bolshoi and later taught at Stanislvsky’s opera studio. His roles finn in “Ruslan and Ludmila” Glinka , Faust “Faust” Gounod Vladamir “ Prince Igor” Borodin , Lensky “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky, Duke “Rigoletto” Verdi , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Wagner , Walther “Tannhäuser” Wagner ,Solovey “Zabava Putyatishna” Ivanov and Janusz “Halka” Moniuszko