Jeanne Granier [SEP] voice type
Jeanne Granier
Jeanne Granier (31 March 1852 – 18 or 19 December 1939) was a French soprano, born and died in Paris, whose career was centred on the French capital.
Life and career.
Granier was a pupil of Madame Barthe-Banderali, studying both opéra-comique and Italian music. 
Her debut was in 1873 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, replacing at short notice Louise Théo as Rose Michon in the opening run of "La jolie parfumeuse". Thus noticed by Offenbach, she
. The theatre witnessed the single performance of the first Paris production of Wagner's "Lohengrin", on 3 May 1887 (in French) with Ernest van Dyck and Fidès Devriès, conducted by Charles Lamoureux, which aroused enormous opposition among the Parisian public.
This was followed in 1888 by "La fille de Madame Angot" with Anna Judic and Jeanne Granier and "Le petit duc" with José Dupuis and Granier.
The four-act version of "Orphée aux enfers" with Christian and Granier, a revival