Rosine Stoltz | |
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 Photo by Nadar | |
| Born | Victoire or Victorine Noël 13 January 1815 Paris |
| Died | 30 July 1903 (aged 88) Paris |
Rosine Stoltz (born Victoire or Victorine Noël) (13 January 1815 – 30 July 1903)[1] was a French mezzo-soprano. A prominent member of the Paris Opéra, she created many leading roles there including Ascanio in Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini, Marguerite in Auber's Le lac des fées, the title role in Marie Stuart, and two Donizetti heroines, Léonor in La favorite and Zayda in Dom Sébastien.
- ^ Bord (1909) p. 204 quoting from Stoltz's death certificate. See also Pougin (2 August 1903) p. 244. Note that Randel (1996) p. 872 and Kutsch & Riemens (2003) p. 4551 give her death date as 28 July, while Smart (2008) p. 467 gives the date as 29 July.