Her teacher was Mme Ohrström-Renard in New York . She made her
debut in 1909 with the ensemble of the Metropolitan Opera at the New Theatre in
New York as
comprimaria in ‘’Werther’’ of Massenet. At the Metropolitan Opera at first she
took over small parts, until she sang in 1913 in the American première of ‘’Boris
Godunov’’; the same year she also appeared in the American première of ‘’Rosenkavalier’’ as Sophie. Till
1915 she remained a member of the Metropolitan Opera; she sang in the 1916-17 season and from 1919-20 once more
there, but only in the Sunday Night Concerts. Since 1920 she was excluding
concert soprano. She appeared not only in North America, but also in Europe . In 1929 she married to multimillionnaire and Clarence
Mackay and withdrew from the music life.
Chronology of some appearances
1909 New York
1909-1915 New York Metropolitan Opera
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The biography of Irving Berlin, "As Thousands Cheer," is excellent.
ReplyDeleteAnna is in it and the entire story is fascinating.
The jovial Anna ended up being married to Clarence Mackay, the American who lost the largest amount of money during the Crash of 1929 and its vapor trails during the 1930s.
Clarence's daughter Ellin earlier in the 1920s had defied her father and had married Irving Berlin.)