Geraldine Farrar [SEP] voice type
Geraldine Farrar
Alice Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers".
Biography.
Farrar was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, the daughter of baseball player Sidney Farrar, and his wife Henrietta Barnes. At age 5, she began studying music in Boston and
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.