Nor’dica

Lillian (stage-name of Lillian Norton), Farming ton, Me., 1859— Batavia, Java, May 10, 1914, while on world tour; pupil of John O’Neill and of N. E. Cons., Boston; concertdébut, Boston, 1876; 1878, toured Europe with Gilmore’s Band; studied opera with San Giovanni, Milan; début at Brescia, 1880; 1881, Gr. Opéra, Paris; 1882, m. Frederick A. Gower; 1885, he made a balloon ascension and never returned; she retired till 1887; sang Covent Garden, London same year; 1888, began appearances at Met. Op., N. Y. as striking and brilliant artist of notable powers; afterward appeared regularly in U. S., England, etc.; 1894 chosen. to sing “Elsa” at Bayreuth; In 1910-11 she was with the Boston Op. Co. Throughout her career she was a prominent concert and festival singer. In early years she sang many Italian réles but later almost wholly Wagner operas; 1896, m. Zoltan F. Doeme, Hungarian singer (divorced 1904) and in 1909, Geo. W. Young, N. Y. financier.