Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
TALENTED VOCALIST
Brief Sketch of the Achieve
ments Of a Celebrity
Who Now Resides
Among Us.

\MFS. Ale&buuei bo' on
whose husband has recently pur-
chased part of Mr.. Henry l..
Hills plantation at Cleora) is an
Italian by birth though she has
spent the greater part of her life In
the United States.
Carolina. De Fabritiis did her
early studying in Boston, pupil of
Charles A. White, the Head of the
Voice department of the New Eng
,laud Conservatory, who has the
reputation of being the finest voice
builder in the East and whose fame
as teacher of Helen Keller, having
taught her how to modulate her
speaking voice and how to sing,
has brought his name before the
most eminent scientists of this
country and of Europe.
She was graduated at an early
age from the New England Con-
servatory, being given the diploma
of both Soloist and Teacher, one of
the very first to obtain this honor
and for two years she was assistant
in the Voice department to Mr.
White and had charge Of the class
in Italian language which positions
she held until she left Boston to
take up teaching in women's col
leges.
Her first position was at St.
Mary's Female Seminary, St.
Nary's City, Maryland, where she
was head of the Voice and Piano
department. In personal letter to
the president of the Halifax Ladies
college, Mrs. Maddox, the prlncl-
pal of St. Mary's writes: | had
better results from Miss De Fa,
BIRTHS than any teacher in years.
She taught vocal and instrumental
and was equally successful in both. !"
From st. Mary,s Semiaasy, Gara-
: ina Ds Fa6Tftiis wsss::t to Halifax,
Nova Scotia, as head of the Voice
department of tie Halifax Ladies
College and she created for herself
very enviable place in this city
which is one of the most musical III
Canada and left after three years
only because she felt the neo': of a
rest and further study.
Rev. Robert Lling, president OF
Halifax Ladies College and Conser-
vatory of Music, wrote of her:
Il have had ample opportunity
to become thoroughly acquainted
with Miss De Fabritiis and her
work. She is all that could be de-
sired or expected. Her work is of
the highest order and her success IS
never in doubt"
While in Italy Carolina De Fa-
BIRTHS studied with Rafaello Pan
zani, one of the best known teachers
of French and Italian Songs in
Europe.
Signor Panzani was for eight
years co-worker with Madame
Marchesi of Paris, the famous
teacher of singing who recently
died, and while in this position and
later while in London as director
of the Covent Garden Opera House,
Panzani coached many Of the fa-
nous stars in Repertoire. Melba,
Sembrich, Calve, De Reske, San,
derson and many others. Signor
Panzani was delighted with the
progress made by this young Italian
girl VINO had come . to study with
him from America and he gave her
the following letter after her
studies were completed, letter
which this young artist cherishes
highly. The following is a trans
lation made for this paper.
'Signorina De Fahritiis is the
possessor of a sweet, flexible voice
and her tone production is faultless.
Her knowledge of music and Ian
guages make her a well rounded
out artist and she excels in inter-
preting songs of the Old and Mod
ern French and Italian schools.
Signorina De Fabritiis knows so
we'll the art Of Singing that her
success as teacher should be un-
qualified"
Raffaello Panzani,
France, Itale.
On her return from Italy Seq
norma De Fabritiis did some pri-
vate teaching in Pittsburgh, Pa
and was closely associated with the
famous violinist Luigi Won Kunitz
the Concert Meister Of the Pitts
burgh Orchestra with whom she
gave many Recitals during the
season.