Geneviève-Aimé-Zoë Prévost

[1] She created leading roles in some of the most notable French opéras comiques of the first half of the nineteenth century, including "Fra Diavolo" by Daniel Auber and "Le postillon de Lonjumeau" by Adolphe Adam.

[2] The Opéra-Comique at that time presented operas light in tone and with spoken dialogue between the musical numbers.

She created leading roles in many opéras comiques including the title role in "La marquise de Brinvilliers", a collaborative work between nine composers, and in works by Fromental Halévy, Ambroise Thomas, and others.

[2] She created the leading soprano roles in two opéras comiques still performed today, Zerlina in "Fra Diavolo" by Auber in 1830 and Madeleine in "Le postillon de Lonjumeau" by Adam in 1836, the most successful works of those two composers.

In the latter work, as in others, she appeared opposite her husband, leading tenor Jean-Baptiste Chollet, by whom she had one daughter, Caroline, who also achieved success as a singer under the stage name Mademoiselle Monrose.