ist ▁at ▁numerous ▁European ▁opera ▁houses ▁during ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁women ▁sing ers ▁Category : Class ical ▁mus icians ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Bon - Cla ude ▁C ah ier ▁de ▁Ger ville ▁( 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 7 5 1 , ▁Bay e ux ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁Bay e ux ) ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Life ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁receiver ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bay e ux . ▁Bon - Cla ude ▁added ▁' de ▁Ger ville ' ▁to ▁his ▁name , ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁was ▁received ▁as ▁av oc at ▁( law yer ) ▁to ▁the ▁Par lement . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁elect or ▁for ▁Paris ▁and ▁représent ant ▁de ▁la ▁commune ▁for ▁the ▁S ép ul cre ▁district . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁Nancy ▁when ▁the ▁ ▁revol ted ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁the ▁Nancy ▁Mut iny . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁made ▁deput y ▁pro cur er - s y nd ic . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1