Marguerite Carré

A French soprano who created roles in fifteen works at the Opéra-ComiqueRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Wikipedia (2026) Marguerite Carré. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. Born Marthe GiraudRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743., she was the daughter of a baritone who ran the Graslin theatre at NantesWikipedia (2026) Marguerite Carré. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)., where she made her debut in 1899 as MimìRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Carré, Marguerite', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 465-466.Wikipedia (2026) Marguerite Carré. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. She reached Paris in 1902Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Carré, Marguerite', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 465-466. and married Albert Carré, the director of the Opéra-ComiqueRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Carré, Marguerite', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 465-466.Wikipedia (2026) Marguerite Carré. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. She was the first French Cio-Cio-San in 1906Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Carré, Marguerite', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 465-466. and the first Salud in Falla's La vida breveRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Carré, Marguerite', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 465-466., and was much admired as Manon, Louise and MélisandeRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743.. She sang in Paris until 1923Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Carré, Marguerite [Giraud, Marthe]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 743..