Description

BARBARA MAUREL (ALSACE-LORRAINE, FRANCE, 1889 – ?)

She came to the USA at the age of five, studied there, and spent her entire career in North America. Initially, she aspired to be a pianist, beginning her training in America and traveling to Paris to complete it. After her vocal talent was discovered in Paris, she studied singing with Jean de Reszke and other teachers. She was engaged by Covent Garden in London for the 1914-15 season, but with the outbreak of World War I, she returned to her native America. There, she performed with the Boston Opera for one season (1917-1918) before leaving the stage to focus entirely on concert singing. Over the next twelve years, she achieved significant success with concert appearances across the major music centers of the United States.

Chronology of some appearances

1914-1915 London Covent Garden

1917-1918 Boston Opera

TRACKLIST

1. A southern lullaby (Robert Huntington Terry) Columbia A3355 79532
2. At dawning (Charles Wakefield Cadman) Columbia A2724 78157
3. At eventime (Frank H. Grey) Columbia A3607 80263
4. Baby dreams (Herbert Stothart) Columbia 80138 A3583
5. By the waters of Minnetonka (Thurlow Lieurance) Columbia A2625 77984
6. Do dreams come true (B. Sherman Fowler) Columbia A3607 79825
7. Ever of thee I’m fondly dreaming (Foley Hall) Columbia A2608 77880
8. I love you truly (Carrie Jacobs-Bond) Columbia A3396 79552
9. Long, long ago (Thomas Haynes Bayly) Columbia A2608 77879
10. Love’s dream (F. Paolo Tosti) Columbia A3437 79553
11. Mammy dear (Frank H. Grey) Columbia A3355 79533
12. My wee little hut on the hill (Horace Gleeson) Columbia A3583 80137
13. Oh promise me (Reginald De Koven) Columbia A3396 79728
14. One fleeting hour (Dorothy Lee) Columbia A3524 79991
15. Our Yesterdays (Herbert Leslie) Columbia A2763 78413
16. Ship o’ dreams (Herbert Francis) Columbia A3524 80053
17. Sweetheart for you (Luella Lockwood Moore) Columbia A3437 79824
18. Think love of me (Frank H. Grey) Paul Kéfer (cello) Columbia A2763 78473