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Herman Jadlowker as Walther von Stolzing in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg " Wagner Herman (Hermann) Jadlowker 1877-1953 Latvian Tenor Studied in Vienna with Josef Gänsbacher. Debut 1899 at Cologne in Kreutzer's "Nachtlager von Granada". Emperor William (Kaiser Wilhelm II) heard him and was so impressed that he offered the tenor a five-year contract at the Royal Opera in Berlin. Sang also in Stuttgart, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Vienna, Lemberg, Prague, Budapest and Boston during the course of his career.In 1910 and 1912, he appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera .During the 1920s, he sang increasingly on the concert platform and, in 1929, he was chosen to be chief cantor at the Riga synagogue. Jadlowker subsequently became a voice teacher at the Riga Conservatory before emigrating to Palestine with his wife in 1938. He taught in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, dying in the latter city at the age of 75.

Louise Homer as Maddelina 'Rigoletto" Verdi LOUISE HOMER (Louise Dilworth Beatty ) (April 30, 1871 – May 6, 1947) American Contralto After some study in Philadelphia and Boston she travelled to Europe to complete her training with Jacques Bouhy in Paris . Debut at vichy as Leonore "La Favorite" . was at Covent Garden for 2 seasons in 1899 as Ortrud , Amneris , Mamma Lucia and Maddelina . Returned to USA in 1900 and made her Metropolitan debut as Amneris , she stayed at the Met until 1919 and returned for the 1927-1930 season

EDITH CLEGG 1877-??? English Contralto Studied at the Guildhall School of Music , under Her- man Klein, and in Paris with Bouhy, Was a well-known vocalist at the Phil- harmonic Society Concerts ; the Leeds Choral Society, the Nottingham Choral Society, Gloucester and Bristol Festi- vals, and many other leading pro- vincial musical organisations ; has also appeared at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, as Suzuki in Butterfly " and Maddalena in " Meistersinger," and has given successful song recitals in Germany ; created the part of Sophia in Liza Lehmann's opera, " The Vicar of Wakefield," in which she made her stage debut ,Married to the english bass Norman Allin FREDERICK RANALOW 1873-1953 Irish Baritone Studied under Arthur Oswald and Alberto Randegger at the Royal Academy of Music.Sang with the Beecham Opera Company in such roles as Figaro, Papageno, Hans Sachs, Falstaff and Prince Igor, being particularly renowned for his Figaro during the First World War.In 1920, he took on the role of Captain Macheath in The Beggar's Opera at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He went on to sing the role 1,463 times, and his name is particularly associated with this role.He also performed oratorio, and musical theatre MIRIAM LICETTE 1885-1969 English Soprano Studied at Lowther College and was noticed by Melba who advised her to go to Paris and study with Marchesi , she also studied under De Reszke and Melba. Her debut in Rome in 1911 was in the role of Madama Butterfly .She sang with Thomas Beechams Opera Company , British National Opera and at Covent Garden.Her career spanned 35 years.She also entertained the troops with ENSA during WW 2.After her retiremnt she taught singing

EDITH CLEGG 1877-??? English Contralto Studied at the Guildhall School of Music, under Her- man Klein, and in Paris with Bouhy, Was a well-known vocalist at the Phil- harmonic Society Concerts ; the Leeds Choral Society, the Nottingham Choral Society, Gloucester and Bristol Festi- vals, and many other leading pro- vincial musical organisations ; has also appeared at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, as Suzuki in Butterfly " and Maddalena in " Meistersinger," and has given successful song recitals in Germany ; created the part of Sophia in Liza Lehmann's opera, " The Vicar of Wakefield," in which she made her stage debut ,Married to the english bass Norman Allin MIRIAM LICETTE 1885-1969 English Soprano Studied at Lowther College and was noticed by Melba who advised her to go to Paris and study with Marchesi , she also studied under De Reszke and Melba. Her debut in Rome in 1911 was in the role of Madama Butterfly .She sang with Thomas Beechams Opera Company , British National Opera and at Covent Garden.Her career spanned 35 years.She also entertained the troops with ENSA during WW 2.After her retiremnt she taught singing.

as Scindia in Massenet's "La Roi De Lahore" CREATOR ROLE Palais Garnier 27 April 1877 JEAN-LOUIS LASALLE - (December 10, 1845 or 14 February 1847 - September 07, 1909). French Baritone 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 1883 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.

PIERRE-MARIUS-VICTOR JOURDAN (28 October 1823-February 1879) French Tenor Debut Opera Comique 29th June 1846 "Zémire et Azor" by de Grétry . Engaged at the Opera Comique until 1860 , He was involved in premieres of Halévy’s “Le Val d’Andorre” (1848) and "La fée aux roses" (1849) ,Meyerbeer’s “L’Étoile du Nord” (1854), in Thomas's “La Cour de Célimène” (1855) and in Auber’s “Manon Lescaut” (1856). 1860/69 he was engaged at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and performed in the premiere of Lassen’s “Le Captif”.1869/70 engaged at the Théâtre Athénée in Paris, 1870/71 at the Opéra in Antwerp and from 1871/73 again in Brussels at the “”La Monnaie”. After 1873 he was in Holland at the French Opéra in The Hague. In 1871 he made guest appearances at Covent Garden in “Hamlet” and “L’Étoile du Nord”. In 1854 at the première of Berlioz's oratorio “L'enfance du Christ” he performed the role of the Récitant (the narrator). Information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter's

LOUISE THEO ( Cécile Piccolo) (1854-1922) French Soprano After a convent schooling she married and began a theatrical career, including a tour to Vienna where she was spotted by Offenbach. The composer engaged her at the Théâtre de la Renaissance to create the title roles in Pomme d'api and La jolie parfumeuse (1873). She followed these with Cupidon in Orphée aux enfers, La Princesse de Trébizonde, La petite muette, La Timbale and Madame l'archiduc (after which she toured to London with Daubray), at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens.She went on to sing in the premiere of Fleur d'Oranger at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in 1878 and sang Cendrillon at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in 1879, and Rataplan and Le Tour du Cadran at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1880. Other creations included Adam et Eve in 1881, Mlle Boniface in 1883, Dix jours aux Pyrénées in 1887 and Mimi in 1888. Théo visited America in 1883 to appear at the Fifth Avenue Theater, and then toured; she returned the following year, appearing in François les bas-bleus, La fille du tambour-major and Giroflé-Girofla.

Anna Maria Strandberg as Cherubino in 'Marriage of Figaro" Mozart ANNA MARIA STRANDBERG (later Strandberg-Bergman ), (8 April 1852 - 1933), Swedish Soprano , Strandberg debuted at the Opera in 1873, where she was active until 1888(when she retired after her marriage) except for the period from 1883 to 1884, when she worked at the New Theatre . She was the daughter of Olof Strandberg 1816-1882 a tenor, and she married the insurance officer Nils Bergman in 1887.

Giovanni Zucchini (1812-1891); Italian bass-baritone. In his hometown Bologna he studied singing with Britti and in 1832 he made his debut in Modena. In 1838 he sang successfully in Venice and then in Bologna and in Genua. In 1848 he made guest appearances at the Teatro San Carlos at Lisbon. From 1855 until 1865 he was the "first buffo-singer" at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris. In 1863 at the Teatro Municipale Piacenza he sang at the première of Ponchielli's opera "Roderico Re dei Goti". From 1868/71 he made guest appearances at St.Petersburg and Warsaw and during the season 1875/76 at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1877 at La Scala Milan he performed the role of Bartolo in a legendary performance of Rossini 's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", in which Giovanni Zucchini, Adelina Patti, Ernesto Nicolini and Leone Giraldoni enthralled the Scala audience. After he retired from the stage he worked as a vocal teacher in Bologna. Information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter

CAROLINE SALLA (Caroline Louise de Septavaux ) (1852- ????) French Soprano Daughter of a former Secretary of GuizotIn 1874-1875 she had an engagement at the Monnaie Opera in Brussels, in 1876 at the Théâtre Gaîté in Paris and in 1877 she was engaged by the Mapleson Opera Company and performed e.g. in Dublin. In 1877 she created the rôle of Hélène in “Le timbre d’argent” by Saint-Saëns. In 1878 she was heard at the Hofoper in Vienna and in 1882 she made her debut at the Grand Opera Paris creating the role of Francesca in the première of “Françoise de Rimini” by Ambroise Thomas. In 1886 she sang at the Opéra-Comique where in 1887 she created the rôle of Proserpine in the première of the eponymous opera by Saint-Saëns. Around the year 1890 she retired from the stage because of her marriage

GAETANO FRASCHINI (16 Feb 1816- 23 May 1887) Italian tenor He studied in Pavia with Moretti and made his début there in 1837 as Tamas in Donizetti’s Gemma di Vergy. In 1839 he sang in Torquato Tasso at Bergamo and in 1840 in Marino Faliero at La Scala. Engaged at the S Carlo, Naples, from 1840 to 1853 he sang in the first performances of Pacini’s

Louise Homer as Amneris 'Aida" by Verdi LOUISE HOMER (Louise Dilworth Beatty ) (April 30, 1871 – May 6, 1947) American Contralto After some study in Philadelphia and boston she travelled to Europe to complete her training with Jacques Bouhy in Paris . Debut at vichy as Leonore "La Favorite" . was at Covent Garden for 2 seasons in 1899 as Ortrud , Amneris , Mamma Lucia and Maddelina . Returned to USA in 1900 and made her Metropolitan debut as Amneris , she stayed at the Met until 1919 and returned for the 1927-1930 seasons,

LOUISE HOMER (Louise Dilworth Beatty ) (April 30, 1871 – May 6, 1947) American Contralto After some study in Philadelphia and boston she travelled to Europe to complete her training with Jacques Bouhy in Paris . Debut at vichy as Leonore "La Favorite" . was at Covent Garden for 2 seasons in 1899 as Ortrud , Amneris , Mamma Lucia and Maddelina . Returned to USA in 1900 and made her Metropolitan debut as Amneris , she stayed at the Met until 1919 and returned for the 1927-1930 seasons,

Anna de La Grange de Stankowitch (1825–1905) French coloratura soprano She was a protegée of Rossini and Meyerbeer, Debut in 1848.as Desdemona "Othello" . Sang Isabelle "Robert le Diable " , Lucia "Lucia de Lammermoor "and sang Violetta in the American premiere of Verdi's "La Traviata" in New York in 1856

KATHARINA KLAFSKY (1855-1896) Hungarian soprano. started her career as a choir singer at the “Komischen Oper Wien” IN 1874. In 1876 she was engaged at the “Opernhaus von Leipzig”, where she sang comprimario roles. Continued her studies with various teachers and finally with Mathilde Marchesi In 1879 she became “First soprano” at Leipzig. From 1883/86 she was engaged at the “Stadttheater von Bremen” and from 1886/95 at the “Stadttheater von Hamburg”. She made guest appearances at Berlin, Vienna and London (as Wellgunde and Waltraute in Wagner’s Ring-cycle). In the season 1895/96 she sang with the Damrosch Opera Company in the USA. At the end of this tour she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera of New York for the next season, but this was prevented by her sudden death on September 11, 1896 at the age of 41. Information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter

KATHARINA KLAFSKY (1855-1896) Hungarian soprano. started her career as a choir singer at the “Komischen Oper Wien” IN 1874. In 1876 she was engaged at the “Opernhaus von Leipzig”, where she sang comprimario roles. Continued her studies with various teachers and finally with Mathilde Marchesi In 1879 she became “First soprano” at Leipzig. From 1883/86 she was engaged at the “Stadttheater von Bremen” and from 1886/95 at the “Stadttheater von Hamburg”. She made guest appearances at Berlin, Vienna and London (as Wellgunde and Waltraute in Wagner’s Ring-cycle). In the season 1895/96 she sang with the Damrosch Opera Company in the USA. At the end of this tour she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera of New York for the next season, but this was prevented by her sudden death on September 11, 1896 at the age of 41. Information thanks to Bialystok-Stavenuiter

Karoline Bettelheim as Selica in L'Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer Karoline von Gompertz-Bettelheim (1845-1925); Hungarian mezzo-soprano/contralto Studied pianoforte with Karl Goldmark, and singing with Moritz Laufer. At the age of 14, she made her début as a pianist, and two years later appeared for the first time in opera at Vienna. She eventually obtained a permanent engagement at the Royal Opera in that city. In 1861 she made her debut as Priestess in Gluck’s “Iphigenie auf Tauris” at Vienna. She was one of the leading singers at the Vienna “Hofoper” but she had a very short career. In 1867 she married businessman Julius Ritter von Gompertz and retired from the stage. She continued singing at concerts in London, Frankfurt a.M., Leipzig, Aachen and Vienna. She was a famous interpretor of the “Lieder” of Johannes Brahms.

FANNY MOODY MANNERS 1866-1945 English. Soprano Début London 1885; stage début with Carl Rosa Opera, Liverpool, 1887 (Arline in The Bohemian Girl). Married Charles Manners 1890, with whom she formed Moody‐Manners Opera Company. Sang at Covent Garden and was first English Tatiana in Eugene Onegin (1892).