Marcia Van Dresser ( â€" July , ) was an American operatic soprano,
recitalist and actress. She was sometimes referred to as a
mezzo-soprano.She was born in and spent her early life in Memphis and
later studied for opera with Hermine Bosetti and Jean de Reszke. She
was a member of The Famous Original Bostonians before joining Alice
Nielsen Company in for Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller and
Singing Girl. Studies voice with NYC’s Mrs. Sarah Robinson-Duff
herself trained in Paris by Marchesi. Dresser appeared as an actress
in with Otis Skinner in a revival of Francesca di Rimini. Apparently
Van Dresser never recorded for the gramophone industry. Dresser joined
NY's Metropolitan Opera Company, and sang across Europe before joining
The Chicago Opera in for her major opera roles. In April she
appeared at Aeolian Hall singing Haydn in Italian, Debussy and Fauré
in French. The Haydn work had been arranged by the late Pauline
Viardot.She died in London on July , after a long illness.
recitalist and actress. She was sometimes referred to as a
mezzo-soprano.She was born in and spent her early life in Memphis and
later studied for opera with Hermine Bosetti and Jean de Reszke. She
was a member of The Famous Original Bostonians before joining Alice
Nielsen Company in for Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller and
Singing Girl. Studies voice with NYC’s Mrs. Sarah Robinson-Duff
herself trained in Paris by Marchesi. Dresser appeared as an actress
in with Otis Skinner in a revival of Francesca di Rimini. Apparently
Van Dresser never recorded for the gramophone industry. Dresser joined
NY's Metropolitan Opera Company, and sang across Europe before joining
The Chicago Opera in for her major opera roles. In April she
appeared at Aeolian Hall singing Haydn in Italian, Debussy and Fauré
in French. The Haydn work had been arranged by the late Pauline
Viardot.She died in London on July , after a long illness.
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