Elizabeth Amsden (March , , Boston â€" July , , Sugar Hill, New
Hampshire) was an American operatic soprano and actress. She had an
active international opera career during the early th century. She
also appeared in several small to mid-sized roles in Hollywood films
between and ; appearing in a total of motion pictures.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 she entered the International School for singers
in Boston where she studied under William Whitney. She then went to
Paris where she remained for six years before making her professional
debut at London's Royal Opera House in . Following engagements in Nice
and Brussels, she became a member of the Boston Opera Company in
where her roles included Minnie in La fanciulla del West and the title
role in Aida.She sang with the Century Opera Company and toured the
United States with the San Carlo Opera Company. Her first marriage to
French-Canadian baritone Joseph Royer ended in divorce. Her second
marriage, to New York Post music critic and sports writer Charles P.
Sawyer, ended with his death in . She later married Gabriel Chaminadas
who survived her upon her death in .
Hampshire) was an American operatic soprano and actress. She had an
active international opera career during the early th century. She
also appeared in several small to mid-sized roles in Hollywood films
between and ; appearing in a total of motion pictures.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 she entered the International School for singers
in Boston where she studied under William Whitney. She then went to
Paris where she remained for six years before making her professional
debut at London's Royal Opera House in . Following engagements in Nice
and Brussels, she became a member of the Boston Opera Company in
where her roles included Minnie in La fanciulla del West and the title
role in Aida.She sang with the Century Opera Company and toured the
United States with the San Carlo Opera Company. Her first marriage to
French-Canadian baritone Joseph Royer ended in divorce. Her second
marriage, to New York Post music critic and sports writer Charles P.
Sawyer, ended with his death in . She later married Gabriel Chaminadas
who survived her upon her death in .
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