Mary Garden

Mary Garden

ACTRESS

Opera soprano Mary Garden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on February 20, 1874. Her family emigrated to the US in 1880, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois. She showed an aptitude for music at an early age, studying the violin and piano and taking voice lessons while still a young girl. In 1895 she went to Paris, France, to further her voice training. She made her public debut five years later in Gustave Charpentier's "Louise" at the Opera-Comique in Paris. In 1902 composer Claude Debussy personally chose her to sing the female lead in his opera "Pelleas et Melisande", and this became her most famous and celebrated role. She was so highly regarded among composers that Jules Massenet specifically rewrote the lead part in his "Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame"--which he had originally written to be a man--for her.
  • When was
    Mary Garden born?

    Mary Garden was born on Friday, February 20, 1874

  • Where was
    Mary Garden born?

    Mary Garden was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

  • How old was
    Mary Garden when they died?

    Mary Garden was 93

  • When did Mary Garden die?

    Mary Garden died on
    Tuesday, January 3, 1967


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