Given the question: What key details about emma cecilia thursby can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: emma cecilia thursby -lrb- february 21 , 1845 -- july 4 , 1931 -rrb- was an american singer popular in europe and the united states . thursby was born to john barnes thursby , a rope manufacturer , and jane ann -lrb- bennett -rrb- thursby . she grew up in williamsburg , brooklyn , and first began to sing in the old bushwick -lrb- dutch -rrb- reformed church . in 1857 , she enrolled in the bethlehem female seminary and trained with sylvester and francis wolle . she continued to sing in church choirs in brooklyn and boston . in the late 1860s and early 1870s , thursby sang with performers including ole bull and theodore thomas . in 1874 , she drew acclaim performing in concerts with patrick gilmore 's 22nd regiment band at venues including the philadelphia academy of music . her voice was notable for its clarity , power , and range -lrb- from middle c to e-flat above the staff -rrb- . she was clearly popular with the public both in america and europe . for example , a reviewer for the cincinnati commercial tribune wrote in december 1880 : '' thursby has a tremolo according to some critics , but it is the kind of a tremolo that is setting all musical people in europe wild with admiration of the superior quality and sweetness of her voice , and the superbly artistic style of her execution of the silvery notes of her wonderful voice '' . others were less forgiving . alfred a. wheeler in the overland monthly -lrb- july 1883 -rrb- compares her voice unfavourably to mrs cole 's even-toned '' contralto voice of uncommon strength , richness , and compass '' noting that '' it is the absence of this same power of sustaining the evenness of tone , and the substitution for it of a disagreeable vibrato , which is the most serious drawback to the sweetness and dexterity of miss thursby 's light soprano '' . a reviewer for the salt lake tribune -lrb- june 1891 -rrb- noted that her '' hop-skip-and-jump , twittering , chirping , tremolo style , was disappointing '' . in 1875 , she performed in concert with hans von bulow at...
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- death place is new york city- years active is 1874 -- 1884- caption is new york city public library- death date is 04 july 1931- birth date is 21 february 1845- name is emma cecilia thursby- image size is 175px- background is solo_singer- image is emma thursby 001.jpg- birth place is williamsburg , brooklyn- occupation is singer , professor