Emma Vecla

Born on 11 January 1877 in Maghnia, Algeria[1] into a French family, Ernestine Louise Telmat was educated at the Paris conservatory.

At the Opéra-Comique, she also played the title role in Cendrillon, Henriette in Enrique Granados' Follet, the Sandman in Hansel and Gretel and Ellen in Lakmé.

[1] She probably first performed in Italy in 1903 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, taking the title role in Thaïs.

[4][5] Her performances in grand opera included the title role in Jules Massenet's Manon, Mimi in La bohème, Marguerite in Gounod's Faust, the title role in Léo Delibes' Lakmé and Zerline in Daniel Auber's Fra Diavolo.

There she played the role of Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow no less than 985 times.