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Edmond Duvernoy
Charles-Henri Edmond Duvernoy (16 June 184412 January 1927) was a French pianist, baritone and vocal teacher, from a family of musicians.
Life and career.
Edmond Duvernoy was born in Paris. He was taught initially by his father, Charles-François Duvernoy, then studied at the Paris Conservatoire. A fine pianist, he began to teach, then studied singing, joining the Opéra-Comique company. He made his stage debut as Mercutio in the first performance at the Opéra-Comique
of RVC. There, she studied voice with Edmond Duvernoy. She adopted the stage name Donalda in honour of her patron.
Career.
With the help of composer Jules Massenet, Donalda made her debut in 1904 in Nice, singing the title role in his opera Manon. The following year, she debuted in London, singing the role of Micaëla in Carmen. Donalda was the first to sing the roles of Concepción in Maurice Ravel's "L'heure espagnole" and Ah-joe in Franco Leoni's "L'Oracolo"