his pupils included metropolitan opera sopranos olive fremstad alice nielsen , and marie sundelius ; chicago grand opera company soprano myrna sharlow ; concert sopranos edith chapman goold and emma cecilia thursby ; broadway and concert tenor charles w. harrison ; french tenor edmond clément ; baritone and longtime head of the voice department at sarah lawrence college jerome swinford ; composer w. otto miessner ; and bass and former head of university of michigan music department william howland .