She made her début on 6 April 1869 in Paris as The Messenger of Peace in the first French production of Wagner's Rienzi at the Théâtre Lyrique.

There she created several roles, including Princess Elsbeth in Offenbach's Fantasio, Maritana in Massenet's Don César de Bazan, and Javotte in Le Roi l'a dit by Delibes.

While still at the Conservatoire, she made her début at the Théâtre Lyrique on 6 April 1869 as the Messenger of Peace in the first French production of Wagner's Rienzi,[4] enjoying considerable success.

[3] Her body was returned to Paris,[12] where her funeral at the Église de la Trinité was attended by many theatrical celebrities including Ambroise Thomas.

[14]Another source said that she was killed by a transport au cerveau, a cerebral haemorrhage which led to delirium and high fever, followed by her death within several days.

(Miss Priola succumbed to double bronchitis complicated by typhoid symptoms, encouraged by the moral exhaustion her delicate system had suffered following the harsh consequences of her unfortunate début.