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Elizabeth Amsden
Elizabeth Amsden (March 27, 1881, Boston – July 20, 1966, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire ) was an American operatic soprano .[1] She had an active international opera career during the early 20th century.
Life and career
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Amsden was born in Boston, Massachusetts , but during her school days her family moved to Providence, Rhode Island , where she was educated at the Elmhurst School. In 1892, while still in her youth, she entered the International School for singers in Boston where she studied under William Whitney.[2] She then attended and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music .[3]
After completing her education in the United States, Amsden went to Paris where she remained for six years before relocating to London.[2] While biograhical sources credited her professional opera debut at London's Royal Opera House in 1910,[2] she had been active earlier than this on the London stage. A year earlier, on June 22, 1909, she had performed the role of Avis in the United Kingdom premiere of Ethel Smyth 's The Wreckers at His Majesty's Theatre .[4] She was committed to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1910-1911 where she notably portrayed Toinette in the United Kingdom premiere of Xavier Leroux 's Le Chemineau .[5] Other roles she performed at Covent Garden included Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro ,[6] Helmwige in Die Walküre , and Gutrune in Götterdämmerung .[7]
Following engagements in Nice and Brussels, she became a member of the Boston Opera Company in 1911.[2] She made her debut in Boston in January 1912 in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi 's Aida .[8] Her other roles with the Boston Opera Company included Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni , Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann , La Regina in Germania , Leonora in Il trovatore , Marguerite in Faust , Minnie in La fanciulla del West , and Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana .[8]
In 1913 Amsden performed the roles of Maliella in Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari 's The Jewels of the Madonna and Verdi's Aida at the Century Opera House in New York.[9] [10] In 1916 she portrayed the title role in Puccini's Tosca with the Chicago Opera Association .[11] In 1922 she was engaged for the third season of the Cincinnati Opera with whom she performed the role of Margherita in Boito's Mefistofele .[12] She also toured the United States with the San Carlo Opera Company for several years during her career; appearing in roles like Aida (1918),[13] Amelia in Un ballo in maschera (1921),[14] and the title role in Il segreto di Susanna (1923).[15] On the international stage she appeared in operas at the Paris Opera and La Scala among other companies.[3]
Amsden married French-Canadian baritone Joseph Royer in Quebec in 1918.[16] Their marriage ended in divorce in 1926.[17] She later married Gabriel Chaminadas who survived her upon her death in 1966.[3]
References
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^ a b c "Mrs. G. Chaminadas" (PDF) . The New York Times . July 21, 1966.
^ Paul Rodmell (2016). Opera in the British Isles, 1875-1918 . Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 978-1-317-08545-4 .
^ Edward Ledger, ed. (1911). The Era Annual . p. 174.
^ "Music: The Week; Covent Garden.— Figaro" . The Athenaeum . November 12, 1910. p. 600.
^ J. P. Wearing (2014). The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel . Scarecrow Press . ISBN 978-0-8108-9300-9 .
^ a b Dixie Hines, ed. (1914). "Boston Grand Opera Company" . Who's Who in Music and Drama . H.P. Hanaford. pp. 510–526.
^ "POPULAR OPERA SEASON TO BEGIN WITH "AIDA" " . The New York Times . September 14, 1913. p. 97.
^ "JEWELS OF THE MADONNA."; Wolf Ferrari's Opera Given Successfully at the Century" . The New York Times . October 15, 1913. p. 11.
^ Maurice Rosenfela (December 30, 1916). " "Falstaff" Has Noteworthy Chicago Revival". Musical America : 42.
^ Sara L. Langley (August 1922). "Grand Opera As Given In Cincinnati" . The Musical Monitor .
^ "SAN CARLO OPERA RETURNS; Crowd Warmly Greets "Aida" with Elizabeth Amsden in Title Role" . The New York Times . September 3, 1918. p. 9.
^ "MUSIC; THE OPERA FORECAST" . The New York Times . October 9, 1921. p. D73.
^ "SAN CARLO SINGS FAREWELL; " Secret of Suzanne," "Hansel and Gretel" and "Aida" End Engagement" . The New York Times . October 21, 1923. p. S8.
^ F. E. A. (October 10, 1918). "Louis H. Bourdon Predicts Great Future For Montreal" . Musical Courier . p. 19.
^ "Marriages, Divorces, and Births". The Musical Leader . 51 : 11.
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