Mademoiselle Monrose

Mademoiselle Monrose (née Marie-Florentine Chollet; November 11, 1816 – April 10, 1893) was a French actress and operatic soprano who made her debut at the Opéra-Comique in 1859.

[4] Her debut at the Opéra-Comique was on 24 September 1859 in Ambroise Thomas's Le songe d'une nuit d'été (with Giacomo Meyerbeer in the audience),[5] and she created the role of La Marquise de Villa-Bianca in Thomas's Le roman d'Elvire, premiered on 4 February 1860 by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris.

"[1] Another creation was Olga in Daniel Auber's La circassienne, premiered on 2 February 1861 by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart.

[7] The Musical World (16 February) found her "perfectly dazzling with grace and beauty in her three rich costumes, ... especially in the first act, in which her entrance enchanted the whole house.

[8] She also created the role of Héro in Hector Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict on 9 August 1862 at the Theater der Stadt, Baden-Baden.