Evelyn Parnell (August 21, 1888 - October 9, 1939) was an American operatic soprano.
Evelyn Parnell (August 21, 1888 - October 9, 1939) was an American operatic soprano.
Parnell was born in 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, to George A. Parnell of Bristol, England. [1] She was a relative of the Irish nationalist political leader Charles Stewart Parnell. [2] She studied singing with Madame Meysenheim of New York City and during her late teenage years became known as a talented church singer in Boston. [3]
In 1908, at the age of 20, Parnell joined the newly formed Boston Opera Company and performed with them during their very first season. She then went abroad and performed in operas in Milan, Pavia, and Venice. She later toured Australia, Ireland and performed extensively in the United States and Canada.
She died on October 9, 1939, at the Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital in New York City following an appendectomy at the age of 51. [4] [5]
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Evelyn Parnell, an American soprano who had been singing at the Boston Opera, was especially engaged to sing in Winnipeg. She was related to the famous Irish leader and had sung once previously with Quinlan in Dublin as Violetta in La Traviata. Her local debut as Marguerite may be summed up as being replete with a natural grace and marked by an artistic intelligence that made itself felt in every scene. ...
Evelyn Parnell 50 whose soprano voice was heard in the opera houses of America and Italy years ago died yesterday ...
Evelyn Parnell, who but for a twist of fate might have become a great American singer, died in Polyclinic Hospital following an appendectomy. ...