Marcella Craft [SEP] voice type
Marcella Craft
Marcella Craft (August 11, 1874 – December 12, 1959) was an American operatic soprano who performed internationally in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Personal life.
Born Marcia Craft in Indianapolis, Indiana, she moved with her family to Riverside, California in 1887. Craft graduated from Riverside High School in 1893. During the graduation ceremony, at Riverside's Loring Opera House, she performed her first public solo.
Encouraged by the community, and with contributions from local businessmen,
its type in the United States.
A group of singing teachers incorporated it in the state of New York on 27 November 1906 as the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
The first annual meeting of the new organization was held on 7 January 1908, at Steinway Hall in New York City.
The English music critic and voice teacher Herman Klein (1856–1934) was the first chairman.
Founding members included Enrico Caruso, Emma Eames, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Marcella Sembrich.