As a child she came
to France and became a pupil of Rose Caron in Paris. In 1910 she made her debut
in Nantes, in 1911 she created the role of Rosalia in the French premiere of
d'Albert's "Tiefland" at the
Nice Opera. She married the director of this opera house Pierre Chereau. For
three seasons, the artist was engaged at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.
She often gave guest appearances at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, at the Opéra de
Monte-Carlo, at the Teatro Liceo of Barcelona and at French Provincial
theaters. In 1938 she sang the part of Geneviève in ‘’Pelléas et Mélisande’’ at
Vichy Casino. Later she led an opera class at the Conservatoire Rachmaninoff in
Paris. She made a few recordings for Columbia.
Chronology of some
appearances
1910 Nantes Opera
1911 Nice Opera
1910’s Brussels Théâtre
de la Monnaie
1910’s Paris Opéra-Comique
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