Caroline Gardner Bartlett [SEP] voice type
Caroline Gardner Bartlett
Caroline Gardner Bartlett (1868–1938) was an American soprano, a music educator, and (as "Sister Beatrice") a relief worker during World War I.
Early life.
Caroline Gardner (or Gott) was born in Ohio, and raised by adoptive parents named Clark in Rochester, New York. She studied voice in the United States and in Europe, especially at the Boston Conservatory. Her skills as a vocal educator were renowned; opera singer Lillian Nordica sought her advice, and Thomas Edison
. James Bartlett died in 1909, and left Caroline with a comfortable inheritance and a British passport. She did not remarry.
Sources.
- Felice Belman, "Caroline Gardner Bartlett," "The New Hampshire Century: "Concord Monitor" Profiles of One Hundred People Who Shaped It", Felice Belman and Mike Pride, eds. (University Press of New England 2008): 117-123.
- "Sister Beatrice in French Hospital; Boston Woman Cousin of George B. Kemp; Friend of Lillian Nordica