Annie Louise Cary (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Annie Louise Cary (October 22, 1842 - April 3, 1921) was an American singer. She was born in Wayne, Maine, the daughter of Nelson Howard Cary and his wife, Maria Stockbridge. After an early education in the common schools, she attended the female seminary at Gorham, Maine, and graduated in 1862. In 1866, her natural gifts as a singer becoming evident, she went to Italy and studied in Milan with Giovanni Corsi until January 1868. That year, she made her debut in Italian opera as a profundo contralto in Copenhagen under the direction of Achille Lorini.