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ANNIE LOUISE CARY was born in Wayne, Maine. In 1866, she went to Italy and studied in Milan with Giovanni Corsi until January 1868. That year, she made her debut in Italian opera as a profundo contralto in Copenhagen under the direction of Achille Lorini. The following summer was spent at Baden-Baden in study with Pauline Viardot, and in the autumn she began an engagement for Italian opera at Stockholm under the direction of Ferdinand Strakosch. she was engaged to sing at the Royal Swedish Opera, and sang her part in Italian to the Swedish of the other artists. The following summer she spent in Paris, studying with Giovanni Bottesini, a conductor and contra-bassist. In the autumn she went to Brussels to sing in Italian opera, and there made a contract with Messrs. Maurice and Max Strakosch for three years in the United States. In the winter of 1869/70 she studied in Paris, and during the spring in London with Henry C. Deacon, and sang at Drury Lane Theatre. She made her first New York appearance in September 1870 in concert at Steinway Hall with Nilsson, Vieuxtemps, and Brignoli. Appearing with Carlotta Patti, Mario, Albani, and others in America, until the winter of 1875/76, when she visited Moscow and St. Petersburg, and repeated the tour in the following winter. Returning to America for the seasons of 1877-78 and 1878-79, she sang in opera with Clara Louise Kellogg and Marie Rose, under the management of director Strakosch. The three seasons following were given to opera with the Mapleson company, and to concerts and festivals in great variety. She sang at all the festivals given in New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Worcester. She also sang frequently in oratorio, and regularly participated in the concerts of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society. She married Charles Monson Raymond on June 29, 1882, at the time she retired, she was the most popular singer in America.

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1882

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ANNIE LOUISE CARY CARY born Wayne Maine 1866 Italy Milan Giovanni Corsi January 1868 Italian opera profundo contralto Copenhagen Achille Lorini Baden-Baden Pauline Viardot autumn engagement Stockholm Ferdinand Strakosch engaged sing Royal Swedish Opera Paris Giovanni Bottesini Brussels Messrs. Maurice Max Strakosch United States 1869 1870 London Henry C. Deacon Drury Lane Theatre New York September 1870 concert Steinway Hall Nilsson Vieuxtemps Brignoli Carlotta Patti Mario Albani America winter 1875 1876 Moscow St. Petersburg 1877 1878 1879 opera Clara Louise Kellogg Marie Rose Strakosch Mapleson company Boston Cincinnati Chicago Worcester oratorio Brooklyn Philharmonic Society Charles Monson Raymond June 29 1882 popular singer engraved image history illustrative technique engravement 19th century engraving victorian Arts Culture 19th Century Style Retro Styled Vintage retro arkheia