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'''Lucia Dunham''' (died April 3, 1959, [[Paramus, New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gi09AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&dq=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ-9eul6rYAhXnxlQKHSmGBvk4ChDoAQgwMAI|work=Musical Courier|volume=159|page=6|title=Lucia Dunham|year=1959}}</ref>) was an American [[voice teacher]] and classical [[soprano]] who is chiefly remembered as a longtime professor of vocal performance at the [[Juilliard School]] from 1922-1956.<ref name="nyt"/> 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 Adriaan Freni, [[George Henschel]], and [[Milka Ternina]].<ref name="cat">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C4WAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&dq=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3jZa5marYAhWKjVQKHfBPBPs4KBDoAQg-MAU|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"/> As a performer she was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in [[opera]]s in mainly France and Austria.<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"/> 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 [[Anne Brown]], [[Ruby Elzy]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Elia Kazan]], [[Rosemary Kuhlmann]], 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&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=27|title=Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 3, 1959|page=27|subscription=yes}}</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><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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oELkeIzdXQEC&lpg=PA23&ots=wfeJoedKaL&dq=amanda%20ruby%20elzy%20school&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=amanda%20ruby%20elzy%20school&f=false |pages=191–192}}</ref>
'''Lucia Dunham''' (died April 3, 1959, [[Paramus, New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gi09AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&dq=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ-9eul6rYAhXnxlQKHSmGBvk4ChDoAQgwMAI|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"/> 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 Adriaan Freni, [[George Henschel]], and [[Milka Ternina]].<ref name="cat">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C4WAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&dq=%22Lucia+Dunham%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3jZa5marYAhWKjVQKHfBPBPs4KBDoAQg-MAU|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"/> As a performer she was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in [[opera]]s in mainly France and Austria.<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"/> 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 [[Anne Brown]], [[Ruby Elzy]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Elia Kazan]], [[Rosemary Kuhlmann]], 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&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=27|title=Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 3, 1959|page=27|subscription=yes}}</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><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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oELkeIzdXQEC&lpg=PA23&ots=wfeJoedKaL&dq=amanda%20ruby%20elzy%20school&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=amanda%20ruby%20elzy%20school&f=false |pages=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"/>


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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] 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 Adriaan 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] As a performer she was mainly active in recitals and concerts in the United States and Europe, but did appear in operas in mainly France and Austria.[3] She was particularly active as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch.[2] 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 Anne Brown, Ruby Elzy, Nanette Fabray, Elia Kazan, Rosemary Kuhlmann, and Graciela Rivera among others.[2][5][4][6] She wrote several published monographs on the art of singing and on diction for singers.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Lucia Dunham. Vol. 159. 1959. p. 6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Mrs. Lucia Dunham, Juilliard Teacher". The New York Times. April 3, 1959. p. 27. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Catalog - Juilliard School of Music. Juilliard School. 1955. p. 84.
  4. ^ a b c Obituary: Lucia Dunham. Vol. 6. Spring 1959. p. 16. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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