Dorus-Gras, Julie Aimée Josephe (7 September 1805, Valenciennes; 6 February 1896, Paris), vocalist, was the daughter of an ex-soldier who was the leader of the orchestra at the theatre in her native city. She received her first musical instruction from him, and her public appearances as a child impressed the citizenry of Valenciennes so favorably that she received a municipal scholarship enabling her to pursue her studies in Paris. Admitted to the Conservatoire in 1821, she was placed in the…