Her real name was Marie Burg. Her
family was of Norwegian origin. As a child she came to Phoenix (Arizona) and
first sang there in church choirs. She studied singing in Paris, there she became a soloist of the American church and made her debut as a member of the Compagnie Internationale Lyrique. By the entry of the USA into the war she came
back in 1916 to America and was engaged by the New York
Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut in a quite small part (as a milliner) in "Rosenkavalier". Up to 1929 she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera,
however, she was roofed in spite of the beauty of her voice mostly only with
smaller parts. She appeared also in the premieres of G. Puccini's ''II
Tabarro'' and ''Gianni Schicchi'' (14.12.1918). She sang also in the following opera premieres: ''Shanewis'' of Cadman (1918), ''L'Oiseau blue'' by Albert Wolff (27. 12. 1919), ''Cleopatra's Night'' of Henry Hadley (1921), ''Louise'' of
G. Charpentier (1921), ''Zazà'' of R. Leoncavallo (1920) and ''La pure Fiammette'' by
Xavier Leroux (1919). She was an excellent
concert and oratorio soloist.
Chronology of some appearances
1916-1929 New York Metropolitan Opera
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Edison, New York 1918-02
Mighty lak' a rose (Nevin); The prayer perfect (Nevin) 82332 BA 4588
Edison, New York 1918-12-02/11
Mlle Modiste (Herbert): Kiss me again 80454 BA 3698
Edison, New York 1920-05-20/24
Peer Gynt (Grieg): Solvejg's song 82230 PA 29060
Brunswick, New York 1922-01?
Rock of ages (Hastings)with Lennox 5081 2702
HMV, London 1941-03-26
Psyche (Paladilhe) DA1779 0EA9223
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