Opera Singer. A soprano, she is remembered for performing leading roles at principal venues on both sides of the Atlantic. Born Genevieve Brouwer, she was descended from noted Dutch painter Adrian Brouwer, was raised in the coastal city of her birth, trained in Nantes as well as at the Paris Conservatory, and made her January 27, 1905 professional bow at Paris' Garnier as the title lead of Georges Marty's "Daria", then during her time there also sang Marguerite of Charles Gounod's "Faust", Melisse from Gluck's "Armide", and Juliette in Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette". Genevieve made her Sept 27, 1906 Opera-Comique debut as another title lead, that of Charpentier's "Louise", and over the next six years created the role of Concepcion at the 1911 world premiere of Maurice Ravel's "L'heure Espagnole" and sang numerous other roles having varied vocal demands, among her assignments the title leads of Jules Massenet's "Manon", "Cendrillion", and "Thais", Puccini's "Tosca", and Franco Leoni's version of the often told "Francesca da Rimini" legend, as well as the doll Antonia in Jacques Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann", Violetta of Verdi's "La Traviata", and several parts in works now forgotten. Genevieve had a major success as the title cigarette girl of Bizet's "Carmen" at Buenos Aires' Teatro Colon in 1919, earned good reviews in Chicago, New York, Monte Carlo, and elsewhere, and while she was praised for her 1926 Paris performance in the lead of Richard Strauss' "Salome", her voice was no longer what it had been. She gradually left the operatic stage, gave concerts for a time, and lived out her days in Paris. A pretty girl, she apparently enjoyed her advantages, as her private life was interesting, with at least two marriage and a string of sexual affairs, including a long dalliance with Spain's King Alfonso XIII. Genevieve was one of those artists who are better in person than in the studio, though she did leave a recorded legacy representing several of her roles, most of which has been preserved and is available on CD.