Person · Female
Maria Duchêne
French contralto
- From
- France
- Active
- 1883–1947
- Releases
- 0
About
Maria Duchêne-Billiard (5 December 1883 – 2 April 1947) was a French contralto of the Metropolitan Opera from 1912 to 1916. She portrayed such roles as Amneris in Aida, Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann, Lola in Cavalleria rusticana, Maddalena in Rigoletto. She sang the role of the Old Woman in L'amore dei tre re, Rosette in Manon, Schwertleite in Die Walküre, and the Solo Madrigalist in Manon Lescaut among others.
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Maria Duchêne-Billiard
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c86cfaa9-2e72-44d4-b021-c55358a59ddf
- ISNI
- 0000000055155473
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.