As a pupil of
François-Joseph Regnier, she first considered an acting career, however after a disappointing debut at the
vaudeville theatre she inclined towards the lyric theatre. She undertook lessons with Arnoldi (her first teacher having been Belloni), and during the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870 she moved to Brussels, where she continued her vocal studies, followed by stage appearances in
Rennes. She sang Rose Friquet in the 100th performance of
Les dragons de Villars on 17 May 1874, and Jeanette in the 500th performance of
Les noces de Jeannette on 18 January 1875 at the Salle Favart. Most notably Chapuy was the first Micaëla in Bizet's
Carmen on 3 March 1875. After the initial run of
Carmen, Chapuy sang Rosina in
The Barber of Seville in July 1875 at the
Drury Lane Theatre, London. Later that year, she sang Rose de Mai in the revival of ''
Le val d'Andorre by Halévy on 14 October, and Késie in Le calife de Bagdad'' on 18 December in honour of the
Boieldieu centenary. In the premiere of
Henri Maréchal's
opéra comique Les amoureux de Catherine on 8 May 1876, Chapuy sang Catherine. She then sang Baucis in the first performance of the 2-act version of Gounod's
Philémon et Baucis (16 May 1876). In 1876 she married general
Louis André (1838–1913), a major general of the French army at
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris, and shortly after retired from the stage. == References ==