Delphine Ugalde

After studies with her mother and the tenor Théodore-François Moreau-Sainti in Paris, she made her debut at the Opéra Comique in 1848 as Angèle in Auber’s Le Domino noir, followed by L'Ambassadrice.

[4] In 1858, she made her debut at the Théâtre Lyrique, where she sang Suzanne in Les Noces de Figaro, Carabosse Mélodine in La Fée Carabosse by Massé (28 February 1859), Blondine in L'Enlèvement au Sérail (1859), Martine in Ma tante dort (21 Jan 1860), and the title role in Gil Blas (24 March 1860).

Her final benefit performance on 14 May 1860 was a lavish affair with, as well as many popular singers, contributions from Massé, Sarasate and Gounod.

[6] From 1863, she sang at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (Orphée aux enfers, Les Bavards), including her own operetta La Halte au moulin (1867), retired from the stage in 1871,[1] but performed again in the sole role of her comic opera Seule in 1873.

Ugalde took over the direction of the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1885 and for her first production – La Béarnaise by Messager – brought Jeanne Granier out of semi-retirement for the double part of Jacquette/Jacquet.