Marguerite Piazza [SEP] voice type
Marguerite Piazza
Marguerite Piazza (May 6, 1920 – August 2, 2012) was an American soprano, entertainer and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Career.
Marguerite Clair Lucille Luft was born in 1920 to Albert William Luft, Jr. (c. 1897–September 12, 1923) and Margherita (née Piazza; c. 1900–1958, later known as Margaret), who wed on January 24, 1917. Around 1927, the widowed Margaret Luft wed Reuben Davis Breland, whose surname Marguerite adopted. Marguerite was the
(2013), "The Devil Made Her: Opera Star Marguerite Piazza and the Virgilians," The "Mardi Gras Guide" (pamphlet).
External links.
- Marguerite Piazza Collection at the Great American Songbook Foundation
- Marguerite Piazza Papers at Loyola University New Orleans