Hortense Schneider
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Hortense Catherine Schneider (April 30, 1833–May 5, 1920) was a French soprano. She was born in Bordeaux. She created the title roles in Jacques Offenbach's opéra bouffes La belle Hélène (1864), La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867), and La Périchole (1868), as well as the lead female role of Boulotte in Barbe-bleue (1866). In all of these she was partnered by Belgian tenor José Dupuis. She was seen as the toast of the Second Empire and was a favorite of royal visitors to Paris. She retired in 1880, after the death of Offenbach.
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