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'''Lucia Dunham''' (died April 3, 1959, [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]]) was an American [[voice teacher]] and classical [[soprano]] who is chiefly remembered as a longtime professor of vocal performance at the [[Juilliard School]] from 1922-1959. She studied voice at the [[National Conservatory of Music of America]] and then the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School) where she earned a diploma in 1909 and was a voice student of [[George Henschel]]. She then pursued further studies with [[Lilli Lehmann]] in Salzburg and at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] where she also taught as a member of the voice faculty prior to her post at Juilliard. As a performer she was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in some [[opera]]s. She was particularly active as a soloist with the [[San Francisco Symphony]] and the [[New York Symphony Orchestra]] under [[Walter Damrosch]]. Many of her pupils had successful performance careers both in the United States and abroad, including [[Anne Brown]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Elia Kazan]], [[Rosemary Kuhlmann]], and [[Graciela Rivera]] among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/03/82714582.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset®ion=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=27|title=Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 3, 1959|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=From Johnson's Kids to Lemonade Opera: The American Classical Singer Comes of Age|title=From Johnson's Kids to Lemonade Opera: The American Classical Singer Comes of Age|author=Victoria Etnier Villamil|year=2004|publisher=[[University Press of New England]]|page=254}}</ref> |
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[[File:LuciaDunham1914.jpg|thumb|Lucia Dunham, 1914]] |
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'''Lucia Dunham''' (died April 3, 1959, [[Paramus, New Jersey]]<ref name="MC">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gi09AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22|work=Musical Courier|volume=159|page=6|title=Lucia Dunham|year=1959}}</ref>) was an American [[voice teacher]], classical [[soprano]], and academic writer on singing and diction who is chiefly remembered as a longtime professor of vocal performance at the [[Juilliard School]] from 1922-1956.<ref name="nyt"/> |
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==Life== |
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Born in New York City, she studied voice at the [[National Conservatory of Music of America]] and then the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School) where she earned a diploma in 1909 and was a voice student of Adrian Freni, [[George Henschel]], and [[Milka Ternina]].<ref name="cat">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C4WAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22|title=Catalog - Juilliard School of Music|page=84|year=1955|publisher=Juilliard School}}</ref> She became a resident artist at the [[Paris Opera]] where she continued training with [[Alfred Giraudet]].<ref name="cat"/> She pursued further studies with [[Lilli Lehmann]] in Salzburg and at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] where she also taught as a member of the voice faculty prior to her post at Juilliard.<ref name="obit"/> At Berkeley she collaborated closely with musicologist [[Charles Seeger]], and gave recitals of folk songs that were collected and/or arranged by him.<ref name="Berkeley">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XI9AQAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&pg=PA143|title=Lucia Dunham To Sing At Berkeley|work=Pacific Coast Musical Review|year=1922|volume=42|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2010-03-25/article/34927|title=New: If you don't want to find anything, don't look anywhere|author=Daniella Thompson|date= March 26, 2010|work=[[Berkeley Daily Planet]]}}</ref> She left California after the death of her husband in 1921 to live close to her remaining family in New York City.<ref name="Berkeley"/> She also taught voice part time at [[Columbia University]] in addition to teaching full time at the Juilliard School.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kLTOAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22|title=Columbia University Bulletin of Information|publisher=[[Columbia University Press]]|year=1937|page=223}}</ref> |
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As a performer Dunham was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in [[opera]]s in France, Austria, and California.<ref name="cat"/> She was particularly active as a soloist with the [[San Francisco Symphony]] and the [[New York Symphony Orchestra]] under [[Walter Damrosch]].<ref name="nyt"/> In her earlier career when she was more active she performed as a soprano, but in later years she performed as a [[mezzo-soprano]]. A founding member of the [[National Association of Teachers of Singing]], many of her pupils had successful performance careers both in the United States and abroad, including [[Charles Bressler]], [[Anne Brown]], [[Ruby Elzy]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Elia Kazan]], [[Rosemary Kuhlmann]], [[Carmen Velma Shepperd]], and [[Graciela Rivera]] among others.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/03/82714582.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset®ion=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=27|title=Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 3, 1959|page=27|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=From Johnson's Kids to Lemonade Opera: The American Classical Singer Comes of Age|author=Victoria Etnier Villamil|year=2004|publisher=[[University Press of New England]]|page=254}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{cite work|title=Obituary: Lucia Dunham|work=The Juilliard Review|volume=6|number=2|date=Spring 1959|page=16}}</ref><ref name=weaver>{{cite book|last1=Weaver|first1=David E|title=Black Diva of the Thirties: the life of Ruby Elzy|date=2004|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=9781604737653|accessdate=9 February 2015 | url=https://archive.org/details/blackdivaofthirt0000weav |url-access=registration|quote=amanda ruby elzy school.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/blackdivaofthirt0000weav/page/191 191]–192}}</ref> She wrote several published [[monograph]]s on the art of singing and on diction for singers.<ref name="cat"/><ref name="obit"/> She died in hospital in Paramus, New Jersey on April 3, 1959.<ref name="MC"/> |
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 8 April 2024
Lucia Dunham (died April 3, 1959, Paramus, New Jersey[1]) was an American voice teacher, classical soprano, and academic writer on singing and diction who is chiefly remembered as a longtime professor of vocal performance at the Juilliard School from 1922-1956.[2]
Life[edit]
Born in New York City, she studied voice at the National Conservatory of Music of America and then the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School) where she earned a diploma in 1909 and was a voice student of Adrian Freni, George Henschel, and Milka Ternina.[3] She became a resident artist at the Paris Opera where she continued training with Alfred Giraudet.[3] She pursued further studies with Lilli Lehmann in Salzburg and at the University of California, Berkeley where she also taught as a member of the voice faculty prior to her post at Juilliard.[4] At Berkeley she collaborated closely with musicologist Charles Seeger, and gave recitals of folk songs that were collected and/or arranged by him.[5][6] She left California after the death of her husband in 1921 to live close to her remaining family in New York City.[5] She also taught voice part time at Columbia University in addition to teaching full time at the Juilliard School.[7]
As a performer Dunham was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in operas in France, Austria, and California.[3] She was particularly active as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch.[2] In her earlier career when she was more active she performed as a soprano, but in later years she performed as a mezzo-soprano. A founding member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, many of her pupils had successful performance careers both in the United States and abroad, including Charles Bressler, Anne Brown, Ruby Elzy, Nanette Fabray, Elia Kazan, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Carmen Velma Shepperd, and Graciela Rivera among others.[2][8][4][9] She wrote several published monographs on the art of singing and on diction for singers.[3][4] She died in hospital in Paramus, New Jersey on April 3, 1959.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lucia Dunham. Vol. 159. 1959. p. 6.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher". The New York Times. April 3, 1959. p. 27.
- ^ a b c d Catalog - Juilliard School of Music. Juilliard School. 1955. p. 84.
- ^ a b c Obituary: Lucia Dunham. Vol. 6. Spring 1959. p. 16.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b Lucia Dunham To Sing At Berkeley. Vol. 42. 1922. p. 11.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Daniella Thompson (March 26, 2010). "New: If you don't want to find anything, don't look anywhere". Berkeley Daily Planet.
- ^ Columbia University Bulletin of Information. Columbia University Press. 1937. p. 223.
- ^ Victoria Etnier Villamil (2004). From Johnson's Kids to Lemonade Opera: The American Classical Singer Comes of Age. University Press of New England. p. 254.
- ^ Weaver, David E (2004). Black Diva of the Thirties: the life of Ruby Elzy. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 191–192. ISBN 9781604737653. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
amanda ruby elzy school.
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