Their family came from Elsass.
She studied singing under Mme Martini and Rose
Bauer in Paris .
She made her debut in 1907 at Opéra-Comique in Paris as Diana in ‘’Iphigénie en Aulide’’ of
Gluck. Till 1912 she remained a member of the Opéra-Comique and sang there roles
like Eurydice in ‘’Orpheus’’ of Gluck, Micaela in ‘’Carmen’’, Rosenn in ‘’Le
Roi d'Ys’’ of Lalo, Pamina in ‘’Magic
flute’’ and Donna Elvira in ‘’ Don of Giovanni’’. In 1911 she made guest appearance
at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires
performing in Massenet’s ‘’Grisélidis’’. After 1912 she appeared at different
French opera houses and was to be found above all in Nice and at the Opera House
of Monte Carlo. On 3. 12. 1912 she sang at the Opera House of Nancy in the premiere of the
opera ‘’Le Pays’’ of Guy Ropartz. With outbreak of the First World War she
interrupted her career and worked as nurse. Nevertheless, in 1917 she sang
again in Bordeaux , Marseille, Geneva
and Nantes , in 1918 she appeared in Algiers and Tunis .
In the 1919-22 seasons was engaged by
the the Théâtre de la Monnaie of Brussels .
Here among other things she appeard in the première of the opera ‘’La Fille de
Roland’’ of H. Rabaud. In 1922 she made guest
appearance at Toulouse (sang in the première of
the opera ‘’La Hulla’’ of Rousseau),
then also at Vichy , San
Sebastian and Deauville .
She had a huge success with the Concerts Lamoureux in Paris and till 1930 gave a recitals. During
the 1930’s she withdrew from the stage.
Chronology of some appearances
1907-1912 Paris
Opéra-Comique Debut Iphigénie en Aulide (Diana)
1911 Buenos
Aires Teatro Colón Grisélidis (Grisélidis)
1912 Nancy
1919-1922 Brussels
Théâtre de la Monnaie
1922 Toulouse
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Edison, Paris 1910?
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Galathee (Masse): Aimons, il faut
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Manon (Massenet):
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Odeon, Paris 1910-01-01
Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d'arte 97562
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi
lo sapete 97564
Gramophone, Paris
Faust
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Gramophone, Paris
Fille du Régiment (Donizetti): Salut
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Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-17
Galathée (Massé): Aimons, il faut
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Galathée (Massé): Et maintenant de
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Odeon,
Paris 1913?
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Idéal, Paris 1913?
Noces de Jeannette (Masse): Cours, mon aiguille 6194
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