She studied singinga at the Conservatoire de
Paris under Dubulle. The manager of the Grand Opéra Paris Pierre Gailhard
engaged her, before his withdrew from the management of the house. She made her
debut as Woglinde in ''Götterdämmerung'' (1908). After several outstanding
years in Paris she went to the Chicago Opera where she impressed the critics
with her effective acting, using meaningful gestures to depict Tosca's
emotions. She was married to the composer Henri Büsser, who wrote ''Les Noces
Corinthiennes'' for her. After her retirement she took a position at the Paris
Conservatory.
Chronology
of some appearances
1908 Paris
1909 Paris
1909 Paris
1914 Paris
1918 Chicago
1919 Chicago
1920 Chicago
1920 New
York L'Heure of espagnole
1921 Paris Opéra-Comique
Les noces corinthiennes (Premiere)
1923 Opéra
de Monte-Carlo Lysistrata (-) (Premiere)
1924 London Covent Garden
Tosca (Tosca)
1927 Ravinia
Opera
1928 Ravinia
Opera
1929 Ravinia
Opera
1931 San Francisco
1931 Paris
1934 Paris
1935 Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino Castor et of Pollux (Phébe)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Pathé - A.P.G.A., Paris 1910/1912?
Rigoletto (Verdi): Ma fille!…Mon pere! con with Note 2500
Pathé, Paris
1912
Romeo et Juliette (Gounod):
Helas! moi le hair with Affre 1508
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Nuit d'Hymenée with Marny 2549
Pathé, Paris 1923/1924
Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach): Elle a fui la tourterelle 0366 134
Lakmé (Delibes): Pourquoi dans les grands bois 0366 136
Reine de Saba (Gounod): Plus grand dans son obscurité 0411
Pathé, Paris 1925?
Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d'arte 0510
Columbia, Paris 1929-01-10
Tosca (Puccini): Prière D15128 WLX787
Columbia, Paris 1929-01-11
Tosca (Puccini): Notre doux nid D15128 WLX795
Columbia, Paris 1929-12-04
Damnation de Faust (Berlioz): Romance de Marguerite, pt 1 LFX5 WLX1192
Damnation de Faust (Berlioz): Romance de Marguerite, pt 2 LFX5 WLX1193
Columbia, Paris 1931-05-22
Otello (Verdi): Willow song LFX204 WLX1550
Otello (Verdi): Willow song LFX204 WLX1550
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