Rose Delaunay
Félice Rose Delaunay ( Bünzli; 28 January 1857 – after 1937) was a French operatic soprano. After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris, she made her début in May 1882 at the Opéra-Comique as Isabelle in Ferdinand Hérold's "Pré aux clercs". After performing leading roles at the Opéra-Comique until 1886, she appeared in various provincial theatres and travelled as far as Cairo. The date of her death is not known but she celebrated her diamond wedding with her husband, the actor , in April 1937. Biography. Félicie Rose Bünzli was born on 28 January 1857 in Reims, the  daughter of the Swiss-born violinist Auguste Bünzli (1820–1901). She was one of three children. After training with her father, she attended the Conservatoire de Paris. In addition to voice, she studied piano under Félix Le Couppey. She made her stage debut in 1882 at the Opéra-Comique as Isabella in Ferdinand Hérold's "Le pré aux clercs". Over the next four years, her roles there included Anna in Boieldieu's "La dame blanche", Javotte in "Le roi l'a dit" by Delibes, and the title role in Massé's "Les noces de Jeannette". In January 1885, she appeared as Micaela  in the 200th presentation of Bizet's "Carmen", alongside Célestine Galli-Marié in the title role. In 1886, she left the Opera-Comique to perform at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux and at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, where she appeared as Coralian in Adolphe Adam's "Le toréador". She continued to perform in operas in France's major provincial theatres and even ventured as far as Cairo. Back in Paris, in September 1892, she appeared at the Théâtre de la Gaîté as Serpolette in Robert Planquette's "Les Cloches de Corneville". The date of Rose Delaunay's death is  not known, but in April 1937 she celebrated her diamond wedding anniversary with her husband, Louis Delaunay.