Adèle Isaac (8 January 1854 – 22 October 1915) was a French operatic soprano, active in Paris in the late 19th century. Isaac was born in Calais. After studying with Gilbert Duprez, her professional debut was in 1870 in

Victor Massé Victor Massé (born ''Félix-Marie Massé''; 7 March 1822 – 5 July 1884) was a French composer. Biography Massé was born in Lorient (Morbihan) and studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning the Prix de Rome in 1844 for his cantata ''Le Rén� ...

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Les noces de Jeannette ''Les noces de Jeannette'' (''Jeannette's Wedding'') is an '' opéra comique'' in one act by Victor Massé to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. It had its premiere in Paris in the Salle Favart at the Opéra-Comique, 4 February 1853. ...

'' at the Théatre Montmartre. In February 1873 she attracted attention singing the young shepherd in ''Tannhäuser'' at La Monnaie (Bruxelles). Her first performance at the Opéra-Comique was in 1873 as Marie in ''

La fille du régiment ' (''The Daughter of the Regiment'') is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, set to a French libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. It was first performed on 11 February 1840 by the Paris Opéra ...

'', going on to sing Mozart and Gounod. On 3 April 1882 she sang Angèle in the 1,000th performance of ''Le Domino Noir'' at the Opéra-Comique. From 1883 to 1885 she appeared at the

Opéra This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most c ...

as Ophélia, Marguerite, Adele, Zerlina and Marguerite de Valois. She sang in the first Paris revival of '' Carmen'' in April 1883, and was chosen for the more restrained, even bland interpretation of the title role she offered. She created the roles of Olympia and Antonia in ''

Les contes d'Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'' in 1881, Claire in ''Egmont'' by Salvayre in 1886, and Minka in ''

Le roi malgré lui ''Le roi malgré lui'' (''King in Spite of Himself'' or ''The reluctant king'') is an opéra-comique in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier of 1887 with an original libretto by Emile de Najac and Paul Burani. The opera is revived occasionally, but ...

'' in 1887. Isaac was a great favourite at the Opéra-Comique: she sang Susanna in the 1882, 1886 and 1892 revivals of ''

Le Nozze di Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

''. Her absence for a concert tour in Rome and Monte Carlo in early 1888 delayed repeat performances of ''Le roi malgré lui'', and may have contributed to the end of its first run. In 1884 Adèle Isaac sang in the annual performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony given at the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; the following year she sang music from '' Egmont'' and ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a '' Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that in ...

'' with the same orchestra.Kern Holoman D. ''The Société des Concerts du Conservatoire 1828-1967''. University of California Press, 2004. In 1887 she married businessman Charles Lelong; she retired in 1894. She died in Paris.

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