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as Venus "Tannhauser" by Wagner Marcelle Demougeot (Jeanne Marguerite Marcelle Decorne) 1876-1931 French Soprano Studied in Dijon with Charles Laurent and at the Paris Conservatory with Hettich.Debut 1902 at Palais Garnier Paris as Donna Elvira in “ Don Giovanni” by Mozart . In 1904 she sang in the premiere of “Le fils de l’étoile” by Camille Erlanger, and 1906 as Cypris in “Ariane”, by Massenet .1907-09 seasons she sang at the provincial theaters and later at Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon and Vichy. In 1921 she sang at the Palais Garnier Paris as Brunnhilde in ”Die Walkure’’. In 1930 she sang Brünnhilde in the Ring cycle. in Strasbourg. She was considered the most important French Wagnerian soprano of her generation and she also sang Fricka in “Rheingold” by Wagner. Kundry in “Parsifal” by Wagner .She also sang roles such as Aida in “Aida” by Verdi , Valentine in “Les Huguenots” by Meyerbeer, Mathilde in “William Tell” by Rossini, Cyria in “Ariane” by Massenet and Marguerite in “La Damnation de Faust” by Berlioz. Dejanire “Déjanire” by Saint-Saens .She was also a noted concert singer .She retired in 1925 and taught singing

as Lensky in "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky Andrei Labinski 1872-1941 Russian Tenor Began in the chorus of the Marinsky and became a pupil at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (1895-1899) under Gabel and Samus.Debut in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theatre as Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov.He remained at the Marinsky until 1911 and moved to the Bolshoi where he remained the rest of his career .He was appointed Professor of Singing in 1920 at the Moscow Conservatory .Roles included Sobinin in “A Life of the Tsar” by Glinka , Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky , Sinodal “Demon” by Rubenstein , Dante in “Franceso de Rimini” by Nepravnik , Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov..Romeo in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Ny Wagner, Don Jose in “Carmen” by Bizet , Rhadames in “Aida” by Verdi ,Faust in “Faust” by Gounod and Prince in “Russalka” by Dvorak.

as Lohengrin in "Lohengrin" by Wagner Andrei Labinski 1872-1941 Russian Tenor Began in the chorus of the Marinsky and became a pupil at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (1895-1899) under Gabel and Samus.Debut in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theatre as Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov.He remained at the Marinsky until 1911 and moved to the Bolshoi where he remained the rest of his career .He was appointed Professor of Singing in 1920 at the Moscow Conservatory .Roles included Sobinin in “A Life of the Tsar” by Glinka , Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky , Sinodal “Demon” by Rubenstein , Dante in “Franceso de Rimini” by Nepravnik , Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov..Romeo in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Ny Wagner, Don Jose in “Carmen” by Bizet , Rhadames in “Aida” by Verdi ,Faust in “Faust” by Gounod and Prince in “Russalka” by Dvorak.

as Prince Sinodal in "Demon" by Rubinstein Andrei Labinski 1872-1941 Russian Tenor Began in the chorus of the Marinsky and became a pupil at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (1895-1899) under Gabel and Samus.Debut in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theatre as Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov.He remained at the Marinsky until 1911 and moved to the Bolshoi where he remained the rest of his career .He was appointed Professor of Singing in 1920 at the Moscow Conservatory .Roles included Sobinin in “A Life of the Tsar” by Glinka , Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky , Sinodal “Demon” by Rubenstein , Dante in “Franceso de Rimini” by Nepravnik , Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov..Romeo in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Ny Wagner, Don Jose in “Carmen” by Bizet , Rhadames in “Aida” by Verdi ,Faust in “Faust” by Gounod and Prince in “Russalka” by Dvorak.

as Faust in "Faust" by Gounod Andrei Labinski 1872-1941 Russian Tenor Began in the chorus of the Marinsky and became a pupil at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (1895-1899) under Gabel and Samus.Debut in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theatre as Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov.He remained at the Marinsky until 1911 and moved to the Bolshoi where he remained the rest of his career .He was appointed Professor of Singing in 1920 at the Moscow Conservatory .Roles included Sobinin in “A Life of the Tsar” by Glinka , Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky , Sinodal “Demon” by Rubenstein , Dante in “Franceso de Rimini” by Nepravnik , Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov..Romeo in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Ny Wagner, Don Jose in “Carmen” by Bizet , Rhadames in “Aida” by Verdi ,Faust in “Faust” by Gounod and Prince in “Russalka” by Dvorak.

as Faust in "Faust" by Gounod Andrei Labinski 1872-1941 Russian Tenor Began in the chorus of the Marinsky and became a pupil at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (1895-1899) under Gabel and Samus.Debut in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theatre as Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov.He remained at the Marinsky until 1911 and moved to the Bolshoi where he remained the rest of his career .He was appointed Professor of Singing in 1920 at the Moscow Conservatory .Roles included Sobinin in “A Life of the Tsar” by Glinka , Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” Tchaikovsky , Sinodal “Demon” by Rubenstein , Dante in “Franceso de Rimini” by Nepravnik , Berendey in ''The Snow Maiden'' by. Rimsky-Korsakov..Romeo in “Romeo & Juliette” by Gounod , Lohengrin “Lohengrin” Ny Wagner, Don Jose in “Carmen” by Bizet , Rhadames in “Aida” by Verdi ,Faust in “Faust” by Gounod and Prince in “Russalka” by Dvorak.

as Charlotte in "Werther" by Massenet Suzanne Brohly 1882-1943 French Mezzo She studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique as La Vougne in “Miarka” by Georges . She remained at the Opera Comique until 1930 She appeared in the premieres of : ‘’Ariane et Barbe-Bleue’’ (1907) by P. Dukas, ‘’The Snow Maiden’’ (1908) by. Rimsky-Korsakov and M. de Falla’s ‘’La vida breve’’ (1914).1912 she sang at the Grand Opéra in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Lépreuse’’ by S. Lazzari. 1913 she sang in the premiere of ‘’Le Carillonneur’’ by Xavier Leroux and in 1919 at the Théâtre Lyrique de Vaudeville in Paris she performed in‘’Taras Bulba’’ by Marcel Samuel-Rousseau’s. Other roles, Carmen “Carmen” by Bizet, Charlotte in ‘’Werther’ Massenet’, mother in ‘’Louise’’ , Charpentier , Margared in ‘’Le Roi d'Ys’’ Lalo , Geneviève in ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’ Debussay and Suzuki in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’.

as Suzanne in 'Snegourotchka" by Rimski-Korsakov Suzanne Brohly 1882-1943 French Mezzo She studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique as La Vougne in “Miarka” by Georges . She remained at the Opera Comique until 1930 She appeared in the premieres of : ‘’Ariane et Barbe-Bleue’’ (1907) by P. Dukas, ‘’The Snow Maiden’’ (1908) by. Rimsky-Korsakov and M. de Falla’s ‘’La vida breve’’ (1914).1912 she sang at the Grand Opéra in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Lépreuse’’ by S. Lazzari. 1913 she sang in the premiere of ‘’Le Carillonneur’’ by Xavier Leroux and in 1919 at the Théâtre Lyrique de Vaudeville in Paris she performed in‘’Taras Bulba’’ by Marcel Samuel-Rousseau’s. Other roles, Carmen “Carmen” by Bizet, Charlotte in ‘’Werther’ Massenet’, mother in ‘’Louise’’ , Charpentier , Margared in ‘’Le Roi d'Ys’’ Lalo , Geneviève in ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’ Debussay and Suzuki in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’.

as Barbara in "Le Carillonneur" by Leroux CREATOR Opera Comique 20/3/1913 Suzanne Brohly 1882-1943 French Mezzo She studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1906 at the Opéra-Comique as La Vougne in “Miarka” by Georges . She remained at the Opera Comique until 1930 She appeared in the premieres of : ‘’Ariane et Barbe-Bleue’’ (1907) by P. Dukas, ‘’The Snow Maiden’’ (1908) by. Rimsky-Korsakov and M. de Falla’s ‘’La vida breve’’ (1914).1912 she sang at the Grand Opéra in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Lépreuse’’ by S. Lazzari. 1913 she sang in the premiere of ‘’Le Carillonneur’’ by Xavier Leroux and in 1919 at the Théâtre Lyrique de Vaudeville in Paris she performed in‘’Taras Bulba’’ by Marcel Samuel-Rousseau’s. Other roles, Carmen “Carmen” by Bizet, Charlotte in ‘’Werther’ Massenet’, mother in ‘’Louise’’ , Charpentier , Margared in ‘’Le Roi d'Ys’’ Lalo , Geneviève in ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’ Debussay and Suzuki in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’.

Lucille Marcel (Lucille Wasself) 1877-1921 American Soprano Studied in North America, and with Jean de Reszke in Paris. Debut in 1908 at the Vienna Court Opera as Elektra in “Elektra” by Richard Strauss. She became a member of the Municipal Theatre of Hamburg in 1912. Her American debut was in , 1911 at the Boston Opera as Tosca in ''Tosca'' by Puccini. She remained at Boston until 1914, In 1913 she sang in the American première of the opera ''Djamileh'' by Bizet.Guest appearance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris as Desdemona in Verdi's ''Otello'' and as Eva in the ''Meistersingers''. She married Felix von Weingartner in 1911 and went with him to the Court Theatre of Darmstadt, in 1914. She sang in the 1914 premiere of the opera of her husband ''Cain and Abel'' at Darmstadt Court Theatre. In 1919 she was at Vienna Court Theatre Her repertoire included roles like Tosca, Aida, Desdemona in ''Otello'' by Verdi, Marguerite in ''Faust'' by Gounod and Eva in the ''Meistersingers''by Wagner.

Lucille Marcel (Lucille Wasself) 1877-1921 American Soprano Studied in North America, and with Jean de Reszke in Paris. Debut in 1908 at the Vienna Court Opera as Elektra in “Elektra” by Richard Strauss. She became a member of the Municipal Theatre of Hamburg in 1912. Her American debut was in , 1911 at the Boston Opera as Tosca in ''Tosca'' by Puccini. She remained at Boston until 1914, In 1913 she sang in the American première of the opera ''Djamileh'' by Bizet.Guest appearance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris as Desdemona in Verdi's ''Otello'' and as Eva in the ''Meistersingers''. She married Felix von Weingartner in 1911 and went with him to the Court Theatre of Darmstadt, in 1914. She sang in the 1914 premiere of the opera of her husband ''Cain and Abel'' at Darmstadt Court Theatre. In 1919 she was at Vienna Court Theatre Her repertoire included roles like Tosca, Aida, Desdemona in ''Otello'' by Verdi, Marguerite in ''Faust'' by Gounod and Eva in the ''Meistersingers''by Wagner.

Lucille Marcel (Lucille Wasself) 1877-1921 American Soprano Studied in North America, and with Jean de Reszke in Paris. Debut in 1908 at the Vienna Court Opera as Elektra in “Elektra” by Richard Strauss. She became a member of the Municipal Theatre of Hamburg in 1912. Her American debut was in , 1911 at the Boston Opera as Tosca in ''Tosca'' by Puccini. She remained at Boston until 1914, In 1913 she sang in the American première of the opera ''Djamileh'' by Bizet.Guest appearance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris as Desdemona in Verdi's ''Otello'' and as Eva in the ''Meistersingers''. She married Felix von Weingartner in 1911 and went with him to the Court Theatre of Darmstadt, in 1914. She sang in the 1914 premiere of the opera of her husband ''Cain and Abel'' at Darmstadt Court Theatre. In 1919 she was at Vienna Court Theatre Her repertoire included roles like Tosca, Aida, Desdemona in ''Otello'' by Verdi, Marguerite in ''Faust'' by Gounod and Eva in the ''Meistersingers''by Wagner.

as Elizabeth in "Tannhauser" by Wagner Katharina Wilhelmina Fleischer-Edel 1873-1928 German Soprano. Studied at the Conservatory of Cologne with August Iffert and at Dresden.Stage debut 1893 at Dresden in concert with the Dresden Choral Society.Opera debut 1894 as bridesmaid in “Die Freischutz” She went to the Hamburg Opera in 1897 and remained for 17 years . She guested including in Bayreuth, Paris, Saint Louis , Stockholm , Vienna, London, New York ,Zurich ,Prague and Bayreuth.She sang the Wagner roles of Sieglinde “Die Walkure” ,Eva “Meistersanger”,Elizabeth “Tannhauser” ,Brangaene ‘Tristan & Isolde” , Guntrune “Gotterdammerung” as well as Desdemona “Othello” Verdi and Marguerite “La Damnation of Faust” Berloiz.She taught singing at Dresden

as Elizabeth in "Tannhauser" by Wagner Katharina Wilhelmina Fleischer-Edel 1873-1928 German Soprano. Studied at the Conservatory of Cologne with August Iffert and at Dresden.Stage debut 1893 at Dresden in concert with the Dresden Choral Society.Opera debut 1894 as bridesmaid in “Die Freischutz” She went to the Hamburg Opera in 1897 and remained for 17 years . She guested including in Bayreuth, Paris, Saint Louis , Stockholm , Vienna, London, New York ,Zurich ,Prague and Bayreuth.She sang the Wagner roles of Sieglinde “Die Walkure” ,Eva “Meistersanger”,Elizabeth “Tannhauser” ,Brangaene ‘Tristan & Isolde” , Guntrune “Gotterdammerung” as well as Desdemona “Othello” Verdi and Marguerite “La Damnation of Faust” Berloiz.She taught singing at Dresden

as Woglinde in "Die Gottrdammerung" by Wagner Yvonne Gall 1885 – 1972 French soprano. She trained at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1908 at the Paris Opéra as Woglinde in the Paris premiere of Götterdämmerung. She went on to specialize in French lyric roles, particularly Marguerite, Manon, and Thaïs, though she also sang some dramatic roles such as Tosca, Elsa, and eventually Isolde.She sang at the premieres of Raoul Gunsbourg's operas, Le vieil aigle (1909), Le cantique des cantiques (1922) and Lysistrata (1923), also at the American premiere of Ravel's L'heure espagnole.

David Yuzhin 1863-1923 Russian Tenor Studied in Tagarog with Anastaseva and Leonova, He later studied with Clark,Safferi, Vidal and Capelli.He was singing in the chorus at the Mariinsky in 1892 and made his debut at Kazansk-Saratovsk opera in 1894.Debut at the Bolshoi in 1901 as Raol in “Les Huguenots” by Meyerbeer and remained at the Bolshoi until 1908.He also guested at Mariinsky , Italy ,Belguim and South America Elena Leshkovskaya 1864-1925 Russian Singer and Actress

as Escamillo 'Carmen" by Bizet Georgy Baklanov (Alfons-Georg Bakkis) 1881-1938 Russian Baritone Studied at the Kiev Conservatory with tenor Pryanishnikov and in Milan with Vanza.Debut 1903 at Kiev opera as the Demon in “The Demon” by Rubenstein He joined Zimins Opera until 1903 and in 1905 he became a member of the Bolshoi where he created in 1906 Malatesta in “Francesca da Rimini and, Baron in “The Miserly Knight” both by Rachmaninoff ,1907-09 he was at the Mariinsky and sang in the Moscow premiere Fyodor in “ The legend of the Invisable City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya ‘ by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1907.and sang in 1914 he sang in the world premiere of Ponchielli's “I Mori di Valenza “ at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo n While mainly working in the United States from 1917–1929,hef continued to appear as a guest artist with major opera houses in Europe during those years and into the 1930s. Some of the theatres with whom he performed were the Bavarian State Opera, the Belgrade National Theatre, the Brno National Theatre, the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, the Finnish National Opera, the Hungarian State Opera House, the Opéra-Comique, the Royal Danish Theatre, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Vienna Volksoper, and the Zurich Opera. In 1932 he moved to Basel, Switzerland. Among the roles he sang were Amonasro in Verdi's Aida, Athanaël in Jules Massenet's Thaïs, Escamillo in Georges Bizet'sCarmen, the Father in Gustave Charpentier's Louise, King Raimondo in Pietro Mascagni's Isabeau, Méphistophélès in Charles Gounod's Faust, Nilakantha in Léo Delibes' Lakmé, Renato in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Rigoletto, Telramund inRichard Wagner's Lohengrin, and Wotan in Wagner's Die Walküre

Georgy Baklanov (Alfons-Georg Bakkis) 1881-1938 Russian Baritone Studied at the Kiev Conservatory with tenor Pryanishnikov and in Milan with Vanza.Debut 1903 at Kiev opera as the Demon in “The Demon” by Rubenstein He joined Zimins Opera until 1903 and in 1905 he became a member of the Bolshoi where he created in 1906 Malatesta in “Francesca da Rimini and, Baron in “The Miserly Knight” both by Rachmaninoff ,1907-09 he was at the Mariinsky and sang in the Moscow premiere Fyodor in “ The legend of the Invisable City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya ‘ by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1907.and sang in 1914 he sang in the world premiere of Ponchielli's “I Mori di Valenza “ at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo n While mainly working in the United States from 1917–1929,hef continued to appear as a guest artist with major opera houses in Europe during those years and into the 1930s. Some of the theatres with whom he performed were the Bavarian State Opera, the Belgrade National Theatre, the Brno National Theatre, the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, the Finnish National Opera, the Hungarian State Opera House, the Opéra-Comique, the Royal Danish Theatre, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Vienna Volksoper, and the Zurich Opera. In 1932 he moved to Basel, Switzerland. Among the roles he sang were Amonasro in Verdi's Aida, Athanaël in Jules Massenet's Thaïs, Escamillo in Georges Bizet'sCarmen, the Father in Gustave Charpentier's Louise, King Raimondo in Pietro Mascagni's Isabeau, Méphistophélès in Charles Gounod's Faust, Nilakantha in Léo Delibes' Lakmé, Renato in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Rigoletto, Telramund inRichard Wagner's Lohengrin, and Wotan in Wagner's Die Walküre