Mademoiselle Petitpas

Mademoiselle Petitpas (last name pronounced ; c. 1710 - 24 October 1739) was a French comedian and operatic soprano.

Early life Petitpas was born circa 1710 to a Parisian father (a locksmith) and an unknown mother.

Career She debuted as a comedian in 1723 at the Saint-Germain fair, and soon after that at the Saint-Laurent fair's Comic Opera. In 1732, she met a known financier, Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, who was the general treasurer of Languedoc provinces and had the title of "Maréchal général des logis des camps et armées du roi" (translated as "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies", and later referred as "Marshal General of France"). She first moved into Bonnier's , in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, and then later on in his castle in Montpellier, where many lavish parties were organised, despite the shock of the bishop of Montpellier Charles Colbert. Pirame et Thisbé François Francoeur and François Rebel Thisbé 1727 Théâtre du Palais-Royal (Académie royale de musique) Biblis Louis Lacoste Amphitrite 6 November 1732 Académie royale de musique Castor et Pollux Jean-Philippe Rameau Un Plaisir céleste/une Ombre heureuse/une Planète 24 October 1737 Théâtre du Palais-Royal (Académie royale de musique)