Gueymard-Lauters, Pauline. (1834 - 1876) Rare letter from the Paris Opera diva, 1857A rare letter from the important Belgian soprano, saying that she remains still sick and unable to return to her studies. "She made her dbut in 1854 at the Thtre Lyrique, Paris. From 1861 to 1876 she was engaged at the Paris Opra, making her dbut there as Valentine (Les Huguenots). She created Balkis in Gounods La reine de Saba (1862); Alda in Mermets Roland Roncevaux (1864); Eboli in Verdis Don Carlos (1867) and the Queen in Thomas Hamlet. Her roles