Battu, Marie
(1840–1870)> VOCALIST
Battu, Marie (1840, Paris; 1870, Paris), vocalist, was the daughter of Pantaléon Battu , second concertmaster at the Opéra, and she was accordingly raised in a cultured and musical milieu. She studied voice under Gilbert-Louis Duprez and made her debut at the Théâtre-Italien on 12 January as Amina in La Sonnambula. Her career at this opera house was quite successful and won her the reputation of being able to manage the difficult roles in the Italian repertory. After singing Gilda, Zeriina, and…