Eugénie Vergin

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] 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 sang 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.

[6] Vergine Collone was known for her excellent musicality.

[4] Vera Nimidoff, Judith Lasalle were her pupils.