1920 Autochrome by Auguste Léon

Eugénie Élise Vergin sometimes also known under the name Élise Colonne or Alice Colonne (21 March 1864 – 16 November 1941) was a French singer and singing teacher.[1]

Life

Born in Lille, Vergin entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1873[2] where she won the first prizes in singing and opéra-comique in 1875.[3] Later, she snag at concerts of the Association Artistique du Châtelet recently founded by Édouard Colonne[4] where her performance of the role of Marguerite in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust on 17 November 1878 was particularly acclaimed.[5]

On 30 September 1886, she married Édouard Colonne.[6]

Vergine Collone was known for her excellent musicality. She was in great demand as a singing teacher in Paris where she founded a successful singing school.[4] Vera Nimidoff, Judith Lasalle were her pupils.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Paris-soir du 20 novembre 1941 available at Gallica
  2. ↑ Rapports et délibérations, Conseil général du Nord, aout 1873 available at Gallica
  3. ↑ Mémoires de la Société dunkerquoise pour l'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts, 1914 available at Gallica
  4. 1 2 Édouard Noël et Edmond Stoullig, Les Annales du théâtre et de la musique, Paul Ollendorf, Paris, 1909.) available at Gallica
  5. ↑ Le Figaro du 2 août 1938 available at Gallica
  6. ↑ Journal des débats politiques et littéraires du 3 octobre 1886 available at Gallica
  7. ↑ "Notice no. 19800035/133/16869". Base Léonore (in French).
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