Alice Ducasse
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Anne-Elisa Alice Ducasse, born 1846 (?) in Valparaiso
, (date of death unknown), was an opera singer and teacher active in Paris.
As a member of the company at the Théâtre Lyrique
under Pasdeloup and Vizentini she sang various roles at that theatre, creating Mab in Bizet's La jolie fille de Perth
, as well as Nérine in L'irato
by Méhul (November 1868), Formosa in En Prison by Guiraud (March 1869), and Thérèse in Don Quichotte by Boulanger (May 1869).
Moving over to the Opéra Comique
she created Léna in the 1872 premiere of La princesse jaune
, and Frasquita in the 1875 premiere of Carmen
, as well as singing in the first Opéra Comique performances of works premiered elsewhere: Jacqueline in Le médecin malgré lui
in 1872, Stefano in Roméo et Juliette
in 1873, a shepherd in the 1874 revival of Le pardon de Ploërmel, Nicette in the 1871 revival of Le Pré aux clercs
(the 1,000th performance), Mirza in the 1876 production of Lalla Roukh, Rita in the 1877 revival of Zampa
(500th performance) and Papagena in the 1879 production of The Magic Flute
.
Other roles included Bertrand in the 500th anniversary ('travesty') perforamnce at the Opéra-Comique of Les Rendez-Vous Bourgeois by Issouard in March 1873, Georgette in Le val d'Andorre
in October 1875, and Gillotin in Gille et Gillotin in March 1877. In October 1880 Ducasse sang Germaine in the premiere of Monsieur de Floridor at the Opéra-Comique.
After appearing as Marceline in The Marriage of Figaro in May 1882, Ducasse left the stage to take up teaching.
Valparaíso
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, (date of death unknown), was an opera singer and teacher active in Paris.
As a member of the company at the Théâtre Lyrique
Théâtre Lyrique
The Théâtre Lyrique was one of four opera companies performing in Paris during the middle of the 19th century . The company was founded in 1847 as the Opéra-National by the French composer Adolphe Adam and renamed Théâtre Lyrique in 1852...
under Pasdeloup and Vizentini she sang various roles at that theatre, creating Mab in Bizet's La jolie fille de Perth
La jolie fille de Perth
La jolie fille de Perth is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet , from a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Adenis, after the novel by Sir Walter Scott...
, as well as Nérine in L'irato
L'irato
L'irato, ou L'emporté is an opéra-comique in one act by the French composer Étienne Méhul with a libretto by Benoît-Joseph Marsollier. It was first performed at the Théâtre Favart, Paris on 17 February 1801...
by Méhul (November 1868), Formosa in En Prison by Guiraud (March 1869), and Thérèse in Don Quichotte by Boulanger (May 1869).
Moving over to the Opéra Comique
Opera Comique
The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, between Wych Street and Holywell Street with entrances on the East Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway...
she created Léna in the 1872 premiere of La princesse jaune
La princesse jaune
La princesse jaune is an opéra comique in one act and five scenes by composer Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Louis Gallet. The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 12 June 1872....
, and Frasquita in the 1875 premiere of Carmen
Carmen
Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
, as well as singing in the first Opéra Comique performances of works premiered elsewhere: Jacqueline in Le médecin malgré lui
Le médecin malgré lui (opera)
Le médecin malgré lui is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Molière's play, also entitled Le Médecin malgré lui.-Performance history:It premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris on 15 January 1858...
in 1872, Stefano in Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867...
in 1873, a shepherd in the 1874 revival of Le pardon de Ploërmel, Nicette in the 1871 revival of Le Pré aux clercs
Le Pré aux clercs
Le pré aux clercs is an opéra comique in three acts by Ferdinand Hérold with a libretto by François-Antoine-Eugène de Planard based on Prosper Mérimée's Chronique du temps de Charles IX of 1829.-Performance history:...
(the 1,000th performance), Mirza in the 1876 production of Lalla Roukh, Rita in the 1877 revival of Zampa
Zampa
Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold...
(500th performance) and Papagena in the 1879 production of The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
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Other roles included Bertrand in the 500th anniversary ('travesty') perforamnce at the Opéra-Comique of Les Rendez-Vous Bourgeois by Issouard in March 1873, Georgette in Le val d'Andorre
Le val d'Andorre
Le val d'Andorre is an opéra comique by Fromental Halévy with a libretto by Saint-Georges.-Early productions:The opera was premiered on 11 November 1848 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris...
in October 1875, and Gillotin in Gille et Gillotin in March 1877. In October 1880 Ducasse sang Germaine in the premiere of Monsieur de Floridor at the Opéra-Comique.
After appearing as Marceline in The Marriage of Figaro in May 1882, Ducasse left the stage to take up teaching.