ALDRIDGE, IRENE LURANAH

ALDRIDGE, IRENE LURANAH. Opera singer (29 March 1860 in London, England; 20 November 1932 in London). She came from a musical family: her father, Ira Aldridge , was an actor and singer, and her sister Amanda became a composer and voice teacher. As a child she sang with her father. She attended a convent school in Belgium and private schools in Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and London, England. She settled in Paris and entered a professional career as an opera and concert...