Célestine Galli-Marié

[1] She was born Marie-Célestine Laurence Marié de l'Isle[citation needed] in November 1840 in Paris, France.

[citation needed] Émile Perrin, the director of the Opéra-Comique, heard her performing Balfe's The Bohemian Girl at Rouen and brought her to Paris.

[4] Undertaking much touring, she performed Carmen in Brussels (16 January 1876), Naples (the Italian premiere), Genoa, Barcelona, Lyon, Liege and Dieppe before returning in the Opéra-Comique revival of the original production on 22 October 1883.

Irma created roles in L'amour 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.