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as Arfagard in "FARVAAL" by Vincent d'Indy Jean Francois Delmas 1861-1933 French Bass Studied with Bussine and Odin in Paris.Debut at the Opera in 1886 . Capulet in Romeo and Juliett when premiered at the Opera in 1888.Sang baritone and bass roles Mephistopheles, Wotan , Iago Bluebeard , Marco , Hans Sachs

Jean-Francois Delmas 1861-1933 French Bass Studied with Bussine and Odin in Paris.Debut at the Opera in 1886 . Capulet in Romeo and Juliett when premiered at the Opera in 1888.Sang baritone and bass roles Mephistopheles, Wotan , Iago Bluebeard , Marco , Hans Sachs

as Isolde "Tristan und Isolde " by Richard Wagner 1868-1939 German Soprano Studied with Joseph Gansbacher , later Louise Dustmann and Mmme Mampe-Babbnigg.Debut Hamburg 1893 , 1894 becam resident dramatic soprano at Strasbourg where she remained until 1901. In 1901 shifted to Berlin until war broke out . Made guest apperances Vienna , Munich and Covent Garden London

as Isolde "Tristan und Isolde " by Richard Wagner 1868-1939 German Soprano Studied with Joseph Gansbacher , later Louise Dustmann and Mmme Mampe-Babbnigg.Debut Hamburg 1893 , 1894 becam resident dramatic soprano at Strasbourg where she remained until 1901. In 1901 shifted to Berlin until war broke out . Made guest apperances Vienna , Munich and Covent Garden London

as Brünnhilde "Der Ring des Nibelungen " by Richard Wagner Thila Plaichinger 1868-1939 German Soprano Studied with Joseph Gansbacher , later Louise Dustmann and Mmme Mampe-Babbnigg.Debut Hamburg 1893 , 1894 becam resident dramatic soprano at Strasbourg where she remained until 1901. In 1901 shifted to Berlin until war broke out . Made guest apperances Vienna , Munich and Covent Garden London

as Brünnhilde "Die Walkure " by Richard Wagner 1868-1939 German Soprano Studied with Joseph Gansbacher , later Louise Dustmann and Mmme Mampe-Babbnigg.Debut Hamburg 1893 , 1894 becam resident dramatic soprano at Strasbourg where she remained until 1901. In 1901 shifted to Berlin until war broke out . Made guest apperances Vienna , Munich and Covent Garden London

1863-1940 French Mezzo Soprano Daughter and pupil of Mathilde Marchesi, a German mezzo-soprano who became a teacher of legendary stature, based in Paris, and mentor to Nellie Melba, Mary Garden and a host of other famous names. Blanche's debut, at an advanced age, came in 1900, as Brünnhilde in Prague. In Britain she worked for a time with the Moody-Manners company, singing the title-role in the 1903 Scottish premiere of La gioconda. Her concert career was also extensive. She later lived and taught in London

1863-1940 French Mezzo Soprano Daughter and pupil of Mathilde Marchesi, a German mezzo-soprano who became a teacher of legendary stature, based in Paris, and mentor to Nellie Melba, Mary Garden and a host of other famous names. Blanche's debut, at an advanced age, came in 1900, as Brünnhilde in Prague. In Britain she worked for a time with the Moody-Manners company, singing the title-role in the 1903 Scottish premiere of La gioconda. Her concert career was also extensive. She later lived and taught in London.

Emilio Sagi-Barba 1875-1949 Spanish Baritone Sang only rarely in opera but he was one of the leading Zarzuela singers of his day

Alma Gluck 1884-1938 American Soprano Born in Roumania , immigrated to US as a child and grew up in New York ,Studied sing with Arturo Buzzi_Peccia . Debut at the New theatre with the Metropolitan Company as Sophie in Werther. Left the Metropolitan and Opera for further study with Marcella Sembrich , Re-emerged in Concert at Carnegie Hall in 1914

Eames as Marguerite "Faust" Gounod Emma Eames 1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

Eames as Elsa "Lohengrin" Richard Wagner 1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

1865-1952 American Soprano Born in Shanghai, China.She attended school in Boston where she studied singing with Charles R. Adams.Later she took voice lessons in Paris Mathilde Marchesi. Eames made her professional operatic debut in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Palais Garnier Paris in 1889. Towards the end of 1891, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Juliette, . Eames made a number of successful appearances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She sang there intermittently from 1891 to 1901 and established herself as a genuine rival to Covent Garden's reigning diva, Nellie Melba, . Eames also sang in Madrid and fulfilled lucrative singing engagements at Monaco's chic Monte Carlo Opera during the 1890s. In 1906, Eames visited San Francisco with a touring troupe of leading Met singers. Eames gave her farewell operatic performances during the 1911-12 seasons with the Boston opera company. She then undertook a series of concert tours of the United States

Allen as Ramphis "AIDA" Giuseppe Verdi Norman Allin 1884-1973 English Bass He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music 1906-10, and switched from teaching to singing in 1912. His solo debut came in 1916 with the Beecham company as the Hebrew Elder.Sang principal roles such as Méphistophélès. His Wagner roles included King Mark, Hunding, Hagen and Gurnemanz, and his Russian repertoire Dosifei and Konchak (for his debut at Covent Garden in 1919). With the BNOC throughout its activity from 1922 to 1929 singing several of his Verdi and Wagner roles and was also a director of the company. He sang Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro in the opening season at Glyndebourne in 1934, . From 1942 he sang with Carl Rosa until he retired from singing in 1949. As a teacher in London, he was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music from 1935 to 1960. He also taught at his old college in Manchester from 1938 to 1942.

Edna Thornton 1875-1964 English Contralto She worked at Covent Garden from 1905 to 1910, appearing in the Ring cycles of 1908 and 1909. These were conducted by Karl Richter, and her roles were Erda and Waltraute. She toured with the Quinlan and Beecham companies, returning to Covent Garden between 1919 and 1923. After the BNOC was established she worked with it extensively. Other roles in her repertoire for which she was noted included Dalila and Amneris as well as Brangäne. She also appeared in the premiere of Holst's comic opera The Perfect Fool at Covent Garden in 1923.