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Marguérite Priola in the role of Javotte in Leo Delibes' Le roi l'a dit
Credit: Alexandre Quinet, restored by Adam CuerdenMarguerite-Marie-Sophie Polliart or Poliart, generally known by her stage name Priola, (1849–1876) was a French operatic soprano. 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. She enjoyed a successful career at the Opéra-Comique until 1874, performing mainly coloratura soprano roles. 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. In 1876, on joining the Opéra de Marseille, she appeared as Philine in Mignon by Ambroise Thomas although she was ill. She was booed throughout the performance, and died three weeks later.