Her debut at the Opéra-Comique was on 24 September 1859 in
Ambroise Thomas's ''
Le songe d'une nuit d'été'' (with
Giacomo Meyerbeer in the audience), and she created the role of La Marquise de Villa-Bianca in Thomas's ''Le roman d'Elvire'', premiered on 4 February 1860 by the
Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris. She also sang Dinorah in a revival of Giacomo Meyerbeer's
Le pardon de Ploërmel, "entirely to the satisfaction of the maestro Meyerbeer. That's all there is to say."
The Musical World (16 February) found her "perfectly dazzling with grace and beauty in her three rich costumes, ... especially in the first act, in which her entrance enchanted the whole house." She also created the role of Héro in Hector Berlioz's
Béatrice et Bénédict on 9 August 1862 at the
Theater der Stadt, Baden-Baden. Berlioz thought her "entirely devoid of musical instincts" but found her voice "fresh and natural" and well suited to the part. She was later associated with the
Théâtre du Parc in Brussels and the Théâtre des
Galeries, Brussels. She retired from singing , receiving a pension of 500 francs in 1883 (at age 65). She died in Brussels on April 10, 1893. ==References==