Chenal, Marthe
(1881–1947)> SOPRANO
Chenal, Marthe (28 August 1881, Saint-Maurice; 29 January 1947, Paris), French soprano née Marie Louise Anthelme, started her formal musical education at the Conservatoire in Paris, but she interrupted her studies at this institution in 1901, when she decided to perform at the Moulin-Rouge. She returned to the Conservatoire before long to complete her formal training successfully, however, and, in 1905, she was invited to appear on the stage of the Opéra. Here, she made her debut as Brunnhilde…