Delphine Ugalde, born Beaucé (1829-1910); French soprano.

The dedication refers to Charles Lecocq's opera "La fille de Madame Angot". The dedication is made to the singer who performed the role of Clairette Angot, while Ugalde performed the role of Mademoiselle Lange (see photo). That is why she signs with "Lange-Ugalde" in stead of "Delphine Ugalde".

The dedication reads* as follows:

"A ma Clairette à moi,
la plus fine des trois.
Sa camarade de pension,
Lange-Ugalde"


* Thanks to Laurent Fraison who was so kind as to decipher the text for me and explain it's content.