Rose Delaunay

Félicie Rose Delaunay ( Bünzli; 28 January 1857 – 31 December 1939) 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.

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 April 1937 she celebrated her diamond wedding anniversary with her husband, actor (1854–1937). She died on 31 December 1939 in Saint-Raphaël, Var where the couple has settled in 1922.