Delna, Marie (3 April 1875, Paris; 24 July 1932, Paris) was a contralto whose stage name was an anagram of her true name, Ledan. A pupil of Rosine Laborde , she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique on 19 June 1892 as Didon in Hector Berlioz ’ Les Troyens (see twentieth-century volume for Les Troyens). She remained with this company for six years and distinguished herself in the title-role of Benjamin Godard ’s La Vivandière on and after 1 April 1895. She was also popular as Carmen. Mlle Delna…