Marguerite Sylva - Opera Roles

Opera Roles

Although Marguerite Sylva's basic voice type was mezzo-soprano, she often took on soprano roles as well. (Her roles in operetta and comic opera are also included in this list.)

  • Carmen (Carmen)
  • Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza)
  • Erminie (Erminie)
  • Faust (Marguerite)
  • Gypsy Love (Zorika)
  • La bohème (Musetta (?))
  • La favorite (Léonore)
  • Le Chemineau (Catherine)
  • Le Point d'Argentan (Rose-Marie)
  • Les contes d'Hoffmann (Giulietta)
  • Manon (Manon)
  • Mignon (Mignon)
  • Mireille (Taven)
  • Pagliacci (Nedda)
  • The Fortune Teller (Mlle. Pompom)
  • The Princess Chic (Princess Chic of Normandy)
  • Tosca (Tosca)
  • Werther (Charlotte)

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