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Mary Mellish (soprano)
Mary Mellish (1890 – 30 January 1955, Albany) was an American operatic soprano and musical theatre actress. She sang six seasons with the Metropolitan Opera from 1918-1924. In 1925 she originated the role of Catherine the Great in Harry B. Smith's Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''Natja'' Early life and career Marry Mellish was born Mary Flannery in Albany, New York in 1890. She was educated at St. John's Academy in her native city. There she began her initial musical training as a pianist. She married Jay A Mellish in Manhattan on 28 April 1909. They remained married until her husband was killed in a fire in November 1927. Mellish was trained as a vocalist at the Von Ende School of Music on 85th St in New York City where she was a pupil Adrienne Remenyi Von Ende (daughter of the violinist and composer Ede Reményi). She later studied singing in New York City with Estelle Liebling, and German lieder with composer and pianist Richard Epstein (1869-1919). Mellish sang with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mellish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Preston Mellish (1905–1930), Canadian mathematician * Bart Mellish (born 1983), Australian politician and Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Bertrand Evelyn Mellish Gurdon (1867–1949), a British soldier and administrator * Bob Mellish, Baron Mellish (1913–1998), British Labour politician and Member of Parliament * Charles Mellish (1737–1797), British Member of Parliament * David B. Mellish (1831–1874), American politician * Edith Mellish (1861–1922), New Zealand Anglican deaconess and nun * Edward Mellish (priest), an Anglican priest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries * Frank Mellish (1897–1965), rugby player for England and South Africa * Fuller Mellish (1865–1936), born Harold Arthur Fuller, an English born American stage and screen actor * George Mellish (1814–1877), British judge * Henry Mellish (1856–1927), English meteorologist * John E. Mellish (1886– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |