Delphine Ugalde

The soprano Delphine Ugalde died in Paris on 18 July 1910. According to her obituary in The Musical Times (1 September 1910): ‘Born in Paris on December 3, 1829, she made her debut at the Opéra Comique in July, 1848, in Auber’s ‘Domino noir.’ She created the leading parts in many works, including Ambroise Thomas’s ‘Psyche’ and ‘Le Songe d’une Nuit d’Eté,’ and Offenbach’s ‘Galathée,’ in which rôle she achieved great success. In the sixties, she for a short time managed the ‘Bouffes’Parisiens’ Operetta Theatre.

Photographed by Alexandre Ken of Paris.