Marguerite Priola | |
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 Priola as Javotte in Le Roi l'a dit at the Opéra Comique in 1873 | |
| Born | Marguerite-Marie-Sophie Polliart 2 October 1849 Paris, France |
| Died | 27 October 1876 (aged 27) Marseille, France |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
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Marguerite-Marie-Sophie Polliart or Poliart, generally known by her stage name Priola (2 October 1849 – 27 October 1876), was a French operatic soprano. She made her début on 6 April 1869 in Paris as The Messenger of Peace in the first French production of Wagner's Rienzi at the Théâtre Lyrique. She enjoyed a successful career at the Opéra-Comique until 1874, performing mainly coloratura soprano roles. There she created several roles, including Princess Elsbeth in Offenbach's Fantasio, Maritana in Massenet's Don César de Bazan, and Javotte in Le Roi l'a dit by Delibes. In 1876, she joined the Opéra de Marseille, where she appeared as Philine in Mignon by Ambroise Thomas. Unable to use her voice to its full potential due to illness, she was booed throughout the performance. The illness developed into a serious outbreak of typhoid fever and she died three weeks later at the age of 27.[1][2]
- ^ "Piorla, Cantatrices de l'Opéra Comique" [Piorla, female singers of the Opéra Comique] (in French). Association l'Art Lyrique Français. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Peter, Nizam (5 May 2020). "Polliart dite Priola [Priolat], Marguerite-Marie-Sophie" [Polliart known as Priola [Priolat], Marguerite-Marie-Sophie]. Ernest Reyer (in French). Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022.