Delphine Ugalde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Delphine Ugalde

Singer, composer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1829

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1910

Profession: composer, singer, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Delphine Ugalde

  • (Gabrielle) Delphine (Elisabeth) Ugalde, nĂ©e BeaucĂ©, (3 December 1829 – 19 July 1910) was a French soprano and composer.
  • She was the mother of Marguerite Ugalde.Delphine Ugalde was born in Paris.
  • After studies with her mother and the tenor ThĂ©odore-François Moreau-Sainti in Paris, she made her debut at the OpĂ©ra Comique in 1848 as Angèle in Auber’s Le domino noir, followed by L'ambassadrice.
  • She went on to create roles in several popular operas of the time including the title role in GalathĂ©e by Victor MassĂ© on 14 April 1852, Virginie in Le caĂŻd by Thomas on 3 January 1849 and Coraline in Le TorĂ©ador on 18 May 1849.
  • After a break, she returned for PsychĂ© (Eros) by Thomas on 26 January 1857.She sang in Auber’s L’enfant prodigue in London in 1851.
  • At the Paris OpĂ©ra she sang Alice in Robert le diable in 1851 and Leonora in Il Trovatore (1858).In 1858, she made her debut at the Théâtre Lyrique, where she sang Suzanne in Les Noces de Figaro, Carabosse MĂ©lodine in La fĂ©e Carabosse by MassĂ© (28 February 1859), Blondine in L’Enlèvement au SĂ©rail (1859), Martine in Ma tante dort (21 Jan 1860), and the title role in Gil Blas (24 March 1860).
  • Her final benefit performance on 14 May 1860 was a lavish affair with, as well as many popular singers, contributions from MassĂ©, Sarasate and Gounod.
  • She returned briefly in 1865 to sing Papagena.In February 1861, Ugalde escaped a serious stage accident while singing in a performance of Le caĂŻd in Caen.
  • From 1863, she sang at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (OrphĂ©e, Les bavards), including her own operetta La Halte au moulin (1867), retired from the stage in 1871, but performed again in the sole role of her comic opera Seule in 1873. Ugalde took over the direction of the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1885 and for her first production – La BĂ©arnaise by Messager - brought Jeanne Granier out of semi-retirement for the double part of Jacquette-Jacquet.Among her pupils were her daughter and Marie Sass.
  • Ugalde died in Paris.

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