Maggie Teyte

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Title:
Maggie Teyte
Description:
Photograph of a woman, shot from above the waist. She is standing outdoors, probably at a pier or wharf, and is wearing a suit, overcoat, and brimmed hat.
Collector:
Hale, Philip, 1854-1934
Photographer:
Bain, George Grantham, 1865-1944
Name on Item:
George Grantham Bain
Date:
October 24, 1911
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Portrait photographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Philip Hale Collection
Series:
Philip Hale Photograph Collection
Subjects:
Opera singers
Teyte, Maggie, 1888-1976
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 13 x 10 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vh53xq234
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Maggie Teyte (1888-1976) was an English soprano. She was a pupil of Jean de Reszke and also studied with Debussy. She is the only singer who was accompanied by an orchestra with Debussy on piano. She performed with the Chicago Opera Company and the Boston Opera Company and, in 1958, was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
Image caption: October 24, 1911. The youngest prima donna in the world reached New York today on the Kaiser Wilhem II. She is Miss Maggie Teyte who has made a great name for herself in Paris, London and on the Continent where she has been appearing on the operatic stage. She will appear in Massenet's "Cendrillion" at its initial performance in Philadelphia on November 6th, in which she is to create the title role. Her New York appearance will be as Micaela in "Carmen."
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
16_04_000581