Maria Duchêne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Duchêne

French opera singer

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1883

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1947

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Maria Duchêne-Billiard (1884 - ?) was a French contralto of the Metropolitan Opera from 1912 to 1916.
She portrayed such roles as Amneris in Aida, Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann, Lola in Cavalleria rusticana, Maddalena in Rigoletto.
She sang the role of the Old Woman in L'amore dei tre re, Rosette in Manon, Schwertleite in Die Walküre, and the Solo Madrigalist in Manon Lescaut among others.