Bloch, Rosine
(1832–1891)> SINGER
Bloch, Rosine (1832, Bischheim, Bas-Rhin; 1891, Nice), singer, studied music under the direction of Battaille and Levasseur at the Paris Conservatoire. Her perfectly sculptured features and striking mezzo soprano voice won her an appointment to the Opéra, where she made her debut as Azucena in Le Trouvère on 13 November 1865, but it became evident as time passed that her flawless beauty and voice lacked the human quality needed to make her a great singer. She continued with success at the Le…