Yvonne Dubel

After completing her studies at the city's Conservatoire, she débuted in 1904 at the Paris Opera as Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin.

In addition to guest appearances in the French provinces (1907–1912), she performed in countries across Europe, including Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.

[1][2] From 1907, she performed in the French provinces as well as at the Monte Carlo Opera where in March 1911 she created the role of Iole in the première of Saint-Saëns' Déjanire.

Dubel was invited to appear in operas in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania and Russia.

Among her many roles were Ophelia in Thomas' Hamlet, Micaela in Bizet's Carmen, Rozenn in Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys, Salomé in Massenet's Hérodiade and the title role in his Manon, Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto, Leonora in Il trovatore and Mimi in Puccini's La Bohême.