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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
OF
MADAME ANNA BISHOP.
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The w.riL-ren5wnci English caHtGfTice, eztraor
dinarv iinyui-t. and traveller was born IN Lon
don Belonging 70 q family OF ahiuence, sIe
received an excellent musical educatIOn, WhLIe
quite Young. long before it was suspected that
she wa- Vc--~-ed Of q voice Of rare quality or
that she was destined 70 achieve celebrity IN the
profession Of music. A. her education progress
Il. ic became evident that she possessed more
than ordinary capacity, and by the advice OF her
friends WIS entered IN the Royal Academy Ot
Music. where she received q careful course Of
instruction, aud became remarkably skIIItul &c a
raluJiOrt- player. The parents Of Madame
Anna Bishop at first destined Ler for this instru-
M-ut. and cJnfd=i her . the care Of VI. Nos
cleIe-, the celebrated German teacher, under
Whose guidance she made rapid and distinguish
ei pr.zresz. In the meantime her voice became
d~-yelJreI il was found u be q pure and ex-
V-e--ige -JPranD SfCGGfO- exhibiting an unusual
degree If f~exibility and power she made . sue
ca~-tIl fstHL a. q singer, and IheucetOEWard de-
voted herself u that profession. At first she
APPAREL as pTima donna at the Ancient and
Philharmonic Concerts, and ~ the great musical
festivals given in the cathedral towns Of GlJuces-
ter. Worcester. York and Hereford. In this
elrIy part Of her career Madame Anna Bishop
chiefly sang the classical music Of Handel, Haydn,
Mozart and Beethoven, having paid little OF no
attention % the modern Italian school Of music
and !, was not until after che first achieved a
distinguished position a. q concert singer that,
By the advice VI a celebrated musician, she Seri-
Ously devoted herself % its study. Her first
public es-ay In London IN this kind OF music
was at . concert az the Royal Italian Opera
House. July. 1899. Grisi, Garcia, Persiani, Ru-
Liui, Tamburini and Lablache all sang at the
same concert. T~halberg and DOhler presided az
the piano and BJchsL at the harp. The debu-
tlut wac not e~cliIsed by this galaxy Of talent,
but achieved . triumphant success. The critics
Of the day spoke IN the most fattering terms Of
the talent Il Anna Bishop, discussing at length
and with unqualified eulogy both her vocal and
dramatic qualifications.
Her success - = concert singer az length in
duced her 10 venture upon an artistic tour
through the principal cities Of Europe and in a
comparatively short time she visited the most
noted towns and cities Of Denmark, Sweden.
Russia. MoIdavia, Austria, Hungary, Bavaria,
IL ali Of which places she sang with unyarying
SUCCESS. Fefed and received with most ardent
demonstrations Of esteem, she not only found her
self pItrOnized by EmIerOrs and Kings, who
frequently attended her concerts, and in whose
houses she constantly gave entertainments. but
was received into their presence and loaded with
hOnOrs and SOHreHiTS. In October, 1899, We
find Madame Anna Bishop at Copenhagen, giving
ten concerts at the Theatre Royal, and nine
sources in the Palace where She was stay
ing, and which subsequently became the res
idence Of the Hereditary Prince of Denmark.
Her concerts in Copenhagen were hOnOred by
the frequent presence Of the King, the Queen,
and al the Court in addition u this she had
the honor Of singing in private before the Queen.
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man, and concluding her concert by a ballad in
the Danish language, she won the enthusiastic
applause Of her Majesty, who presented her with
q superb diamond brooch, in testimony Of her
admiration and esteem.
In January. 1910, Madame Anna Bishop left
Copenhagen for Stockholm, and carrying with
her letters Of recommendation from the Danish
Court. soon acquired position and popularity in
the latter country. She was patrOniZed by their
Maj-sties. BY Prince Oscar, and by most of the
nytfjrv At This time Nnfcu.IzaIi. .Jaunr Lind
was the premiere cGHfHtTICe at the Theatre ROYAL,
Stockholm and, Notwithstanding the popularity
OF that gifted artist, the first concert given ut the
same theatre by Madam Anna Bishop was 50 sue
ceSsfUl that on the following day not only every
place IN the house, from the parterre to the gal
I-ry, was taken for four other concerts. but extra
places We're cDntriycd upon the stage, all of
which were taken. During this lady's engage
ment AZ Stockholm she sang the national Swedish
airs in their own language with mcritOriOus sue
Co.'S. She sraid in this country a considerable
time, having at the conclusion Of her engage
m-ut ~ the capital extended her tour into the
provinces. where she was received with great
favor 1t UIsula. after the concert, upwards Of
three hundred students assembled and escorted
Madame Bishop in her carriage as far as the
hotel where she resided, and afterwards serenaded
her under the window. The next day they
formed a cavalcade, and accompanied her as far
as the gates Of the town, making the air resOund
with their huzzas.
Madame Bishop continued her tour, and
reached -. Petersburg in May, 1910. She staid
in the Russian capital upwards Of a year, adding
greatly To her reputation Is a singer, and win
ming the most substantial marks Of approval.
She frequently sang before the Imperial Court,
and on the occasion Of the great fefe Of the
Emperor Nicholas on the 9th Of December. 1910
she received from that illustriOus monarch a gift
% a splendid set Of diamonds. She was equally
successful az the private concerts Of the nobility.
At the residence Of Prince YOussOpOff she gave
SIX y0irees, on which occasion singin in the
Russian language; while at the musical parties
Of Lord Clanricarde, Count Wielhorskv, Count
Nes=clrOde, Prince WalkOnskv, and Prince Cat
iJzin. she proved 20 be the principal attraction.
Nothing. II was said, could be compared TO the
charm with which Madame Bishop invested the
national airs and melodies Of the country, which
excited 4 fuT0rs whenever and wherever she
sang them. On her way 70 Moscow she sang
she was complimented by the ladies of the city
insisting upon furnishing the room in which she
changed her costumes, = determination which
they carried out with much taste and lberalitv.
On arriving at Moscow she gave eight concerts,
and subsequently, engaged 70 play AHce in
- Robert IL Diable' M He Russian EqHguGqe,
which difficult task she performed with entire
Success In June, 1871, Madame Bishop pro-
c-=i-d - Nigny and NOyOgJrDd. and from thence
70 kasan. the capital Of Tartary, where TO
artist had ever yentured before her. During
her stay she was entertained at the Governors
Palace, and had two of his aids-de-camp 10
assist IN directing the arrangements Of her con-
rerts. Madame Bishop sang the national airs
az this country in the original Tartar language.
Ut odessa Madame Bishop gave five concerts
in costume In November, 1871. In 1912, she
reached Iassi, in MJldayia, where she met with
~ enthusiastic reception. From thence She
went u Ir;uburg- KrakOvia Rrunu and Viepn,