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Marguerite Ugalde

Illustration — Marguerite Ugalde Marguerite Ugalde (née Marie Varcollier) (1862–1940) was a French mezzo-soprano. She was the daughter of the singer and theatre manager Delphine Ugalde. After studies in Paris with her mother, her first professional engagement was in 1879 at Étretat; she made her debut at the Opéra Comique on 19 April 1880 as Marie in La fille du régiment.

Marguerite Ugalde

End of Act 3 "La mort d'Antonia" of Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann, as performed in the first production at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1881. In front: fr:Adèle Isaac (Antonia); in back, left to right: en:Hippolyte Belhomme (Crespel), fr:Marguerite Ugalde (Nicklausse), fr:Pierre Grivot (Franz), fr:Émile-Alexandre Taskin (Miracle), fr:Jean-Alexandre Talazac (Hoffmann)

Not identified · User scan of Yon, Jean-Claude (2000). Jacques Offenbach, plate 22 (after p. 416). [Paris]: Galimard. ISBN 9782070747757. · Public domain

Full name
Varcollier.
Died
1940. · 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
actress, singer and musician.
Teachers
Delphine Ugalde.
Languages
French.

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Illustration — Marguerite Ugalde Marguerite Ugalde (née Marie Varcollier) (1862–1940) was a French mezzo-soprano. She was the daughter of the singer and theatre manager Delphine Ugalde. After studies in Paris with her mother, her first professional engagement was in 1879 at Étretat; she made her debut at the Opéra Comique on 19 April 1880 as Marie in La fille du régiment.

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