Opera Singer. A native of Clinton, New Jersey, she was a star attraction at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City, New York from 1909 to 1920. She later became a successful soloist, and appeared in the motion pictures "The Hidden Truth" in 1919, and "La Fiesta" in 1926. Her most successful role was that of 'Sophie' in the first American production of Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" in 1913. Other operas in her repertory included "Lohengrin" (her Met debut in 1909), "Carmen", "Aida", "The Bartered Bride", "Orfeo and Eurdice", "The Magic Flute", "Der Freischutz", and "Boris Godunov." After retiring from the Metropolitan Opera she continued to give up to 60 solo performances a year in the United States and abroad until 1931. She was married to music patron and millionaire Clarence Hungerford MacKay from 1931 until his death in 1938. Her husband was also the father of Ellin Berlin, the wife of famed composer Irving Berlin. She retired to Manhattan and died at her apartment in the Stanhope Motel at the age of 95.
Opera Singer. A native of Clinton, New Jersey, she was a star attraction at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City, New York from 1909 to 1920. She later became a successful soloist, and appeared in the motion pictures "The Hidden Truth" in 1919, and "La Fiesta" in 1926. Her most successful role was that of 'Sophie' in the first American production of Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" in 1913. Other operas in her repertory included "Lohengrin" (her Met debut in 1909), "Carmen", "Aida", "The Bartered Bride", "Orfeo and Eurdice", "The Magic Flute", "Der Freischutz", and "Boris Godunov." After retiring from the Metropolitan Opera she continued to give up to 60 solo performances a year in the United States and abroad until 1931. She was married to music patron and millionaire Clarence Hungerford MacKay from 1931 until his death in 1938. Her husband was also the father of Ellin Berlin, the wife of famed composer Irving Berlin. She retired to Manhattan and died at her apartment in the Stanhope Motel at the age of 95.
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