Description

MARIE TIFFANY (CHICAGO, JULY 8, 1880 – NEW YORK, APRIL 12, 1948)

 

 

 

 

Her real name was Marie Burg. Her family was of Norwegian origin. As a child she came to Phoenix (Arizona) and first sang there in church choirs. She studied singing in Paris, there she became a soloist of the American church and made her debut as a member of the Compagnie Internationale Lyrique. By the entry of the USA into the war she came back in 1916 to America and was engaged by the New York Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut in a quite small part (as a milliner) in  “Rosenkavalier”. Up to 1929 she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera, however, she was roofed in spite of the beauty of her voice mostly only with smaller parts. She appeared also in the premieres of G. Puccini’s ”II Tabarro” and ”Gianni Schicchi” (14.12.1918). She sang also in the following opera premieres: ”Shanewis” of Cadman (1918), ”L’Oiseau blue” by Albert Wolff (27. 12. 1919), ”Cleopatra’s Night” of Henry Hadley (1921), ”Louise” of G. Charpentier (1921), ”Zazà” of R. Leoncavallo (1920) and ”La pure Fiammette” by Xavier Leroux (1919). She was an excellent concert and oratorio soloist.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1916-1929 New York Metropolitan Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Abide with me (Monk) (w. Lennox) 5017 4018 Brunswick, New York 1920-08

Almost persuaded (Bliss) (w. Lennox) 5017 3970 Brunswick, New York 1920-07

Carry me back to old Virginny (Bland) (w. male trio Chalmers, Young & Mellor) 13091 10766 Brunswick, New York 1923-05-29

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Barcarolle (w. Lennox) 5040 4350 Brunswick, New York 1920-10

Elégie (Massenet) 5040 4940 Brunswick, New York 1921-01

Ma curly-headed baby (Clutsam) 5071 6210 Brunswick, New York 1921-08

Mighty lak’ a rose (Nevin); The prayer perfect (Nevin) 82332 BA 4588 Edison, New York 1918-02

Mlle Modiste (Herbert) Kiss me again 80454 BA 3698 Edison, New York 1918-12-02/11

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Deh vieni non tardar 82138 6001-C Edison, New York 1918-02-05/07

Peer Gynt (Grieg) Solvejg’s song 82230 PA 29060 Edison, New York 1920-05-20/24

Psyche (Paladilhe) DA1779 0EA9223 HMV, London 1941-03-26

Rock of ages (Hastings) with Lennox 5081 2702 Brunswick, New York 1922-01