Eames, Emma
(1865–1952)> SOPRANO
Eames, Emma (13 August 1865, Shanghai; 13 June 1952, New York) was a world-famous soprano whose self-possession and calm on the stage were legendary. She was brought up in Bath, Maine, by her mother, who instructed her in the rudiments of singing before she went to Boston to continue her studies. Later, her talents and the range of her voice persuaded Mathilde Marchesi to accept her as a pupil. She made her debut in Paris at the Opéra as Juliette on 13 March 1889, and her performance as Charles…