Gueymard-Lauters, Pauline. (1834 - 1876). Rare letter from the Paris Opera diva, 1857. A rare letter from the important Belgian soprano, saying that she remains still sick and unable to return to her studies.
"She made her début in 1854 at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris. From 1861 to 1876 she was engaged at the Paris Opéra, making her début there as Valentine (Les Huguenots). She created Balkis in Gounod’s La reine de Saba (1862); Alda in Mermet’s Roland à Roncevaux (1864); Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos (1867) and the Queen in Thomas’ Hamlet. Her roles also included Leonora (Il trovatore), Donna Anna, Gluck’s Alcestis, Fidès (Le prophète) and Léonor (La favorite). She was married to the tenor Louis Guéymard." (Grove Online)
"She made her début in 1854 at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris. From 1861 to 1876 she was engaged at the Paris Opéra, making her début there as Valentine (Les Huguenots). She created Balkis in Gounod’s La reine de Saba (1862); Alda in Mermet’s Roland à Roncevaux (1864); Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos (1867) and the Queen in Thomas’ Hamlet. Her roles also included Leonora (Il trovatore), Donna Anna, Gluck’s Alcestis, Fidès (Le prophète) and Léonor (La favorite). She was married to the tenor Louis Guéymard." (Grove Online)
Gueymard-Lauters, Pauline. (1834 - 1876). Rare letter from the Paris Opera diva, 1857. A rare letter from the important Belgian soprano, saying that she remains still sick and unable to return to her studies.
"She made her début in 1854 at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris. From 1861 to 1876 she was engaged at the Paris Opéra, making her début there as Valentine (Les Huguenots). She created Balkis in Gounod’s La reine de Saba (1862); Alda in Mermet’s Roland à Roncevaux (1864); Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos (1867) and the Queen in Thomas’ Hamlet. Her roles also included Leonora (Il trovatore), Donna Anna, Gluck’s Alcestis, Fidès (Le prophète) and Léonor (La favorite). She was married to the tenor Louis Guéymard." (Grove Online)
"She made her début in 1854 at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris. From 1861 to 1876 she was engaged at the Paris Opéra, making her début there as Valentine (Les Huguenots). She created Balkis in Gounod’s La reine de Saba (1862); Alda in Mermet’s Roland à Roncevaux (1864); Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos (1867) and the Queen in Thomas’ Hamlet. Her roles also included Leonora (Il trovatore), Donna Anna, Gluck’s Alcestis, Fidès (Le prophète) and Léonor (La favorite). She was married to the tenor Louis Guéymard." (Grove Online)