History of Wayne, (Kennebec County) Maine United States of America

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Annie Louise Cary, singer, was born at Wayne, Kennebec county, Me., Oct. 22, 1842; daughter of Dr. Nelson Howard and Maria (Stockbridge) Cary. She was graduated at the Gorham (Me.) female seminary in 1862. After studying music in Boston under Lyman W. Wheeler she was sent to Milan, Italy, in 1866, and studied for two years under Giovanni Corsi. She engaged with an Italian opera company, and early in 1868 made her debut at Copenhagen as Azucena in "Il Trovatore," afterwards singing in Gothenburg and Christiania. During the summer she remained in Baden-Baden, pursuing her studies under Madame Viardot-Garcia. In the early fall of 1868 she sang in Italian opera in Stockholm under Ferdinand Strakosch, and later in the season sang in the royal Swedish opera. The summer of 1869 was devoted to study under Bottesini in Paris, and at the beginning of the fall season she sang in Brussels, and made a three years' engagement with Max and Maurice Strakosch to sing in the United States. She remained in Europe, studying in Paris and singing in London, until the autumn of 1870, when she made her American debut at Steinway Hall, New York, in concert with Nilsson, Brignoli and Vieuxtemps. She was received everywhere in her native country with enthusiasm. Returning to Europe in 1875 she sang during the season at St. Petersburg and Moscow, and again appeared at those cities in 1876-77. The next two seasons she sang in America with Kellogg and Rose in opera. In the fall of 1879 she began an engagement with the Mapleson company, and remained with them during the two succeeding seasons, singing in concerts and festivals in the principal musical centre of the United States. She also won success in oratorio, and sang frequently with the Brooklyn philharmonic society. Her professional career ceased after her marriage to Charles Monson Raymond of New York city, June 29, 1882.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Wayne, (Kennebec County) Maine

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