Rachel Launay
also Rachel Victorine Launay
Birthplace: Paris, FranceL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
A French soprano of the Opéra-ComiqueL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026). who later appeared on the Paris stage and in filmsWikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. Born in Paris, she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique by creating Violette in La reine Fiammette in 1903L'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., and went on to create roles in La coupe enchantée, SnégourotchkaL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026). and the first Paris Madama Butterfly, as Cio-Cio-San's cousinL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. Her repertoire ran from Frasquita and Lola to Sophie in Werther and EurydiceL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. She appeared in five films in 1931 and 1932Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., and was married from 1916 to 1922 to the actor Jacques de FéraudyL'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)..
Creations
- La cugina — Madama Butterfly (Paris, 1906)
Written from
- L'Art Lyrique Français (n.d.) Cantatrices de l'Opéra-Comique. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
- Wikipedia (2026) Rachel Launay. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).