 Chenal made her professional opera debut in 1905 at the Palais Garnier as Brunehild in Ernest Reyer's "Sigurd".She continued to sing in that opera house for the next three years in such roles as Elizabeth in Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser", Marguerite in Charles Gounod's "Faust", Donna Anna in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and the title role in Jules Massenet's "Ariane".In 1908, Chenal joined the roster of principal singers at the Opéra-Comique, making her debut with the company in the title role of Camille Erlanger's "Aphrodite".