Yvonne Daunt

Yvonne Rochefort Daunt was often described as Irish, and sometimes as Canadian[1] or English,[2] but she was born in Paris to parents who married in Australia.

She joined the Opéra in 1918, and was featured in Ascanio (1921), Les Troyens (1921),[5] Padmâvatî (1923), Castor et Pollux and Antar, in the last as a barefoot "Spirit of Fire".

She replaced Ida Rubenstein in the title role of La Tragédie de Salomé in 1922, and danced in the ballet Frivolant in that same year.

[6] "She is a true artist," remarked one reviewer in 1919; "she displays much inspiration and a strong personality, as well as impecable [sic] technique.

[10][11] "I now realise that the success of my elevation work is due to the outdoor life I led as a young child," she told a newspaper in 1935, referring to the advantages of her Australian upbringing for a career in dance.