chanteur in 1864 and in Les bergers in 1865; she toured the US before returning to the Paris Opéra-Comique. Paola was prominent in operetta and created roles for Charles Lecocq, appearing a great deal in the US. Galli-Marié and Irma sang together in Madeleine at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in 1869. References Further reading External links 19th-century French women opera singers 1837 births 1905 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Singers from Paris French operatic mezzo-sopranos