Mary Garden
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DedicateeDedicated to
Mary Garden
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1874 - 1967)
DescriptionMARY GARDEN OPERA SINGER (1874 - 1967) LIVED IN THIS HOUSEHistoryOpera Singer. Born in Aberdeen she trained in Paris, where she joined the Opera-Comique. She sang the lead role in Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise in 1900 and enjoyed unrivalled success until her retirement in 1934. Mary Garden will be remembered as the composer's choice to create the role of Melisande in Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande.
Location Info41, Dee Street
NotesImage Attribution: watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
