Paysage - Ada Crossley (1903)
"Paysage"
Ada Crossley
1903
Victor 2190
Music by Reynaldo Hahn
Words by André Theuriet
Ada Crossley is remembered by record collectors for being among the first to make Victor Red Seal discs.
The singer Ada Jemima Crossley lived from 1871 to 1929.
She was born on March 3, 1871, at Tarraville, Gippsland, Victoria.
She was the daughter of Edward Wallis Crossley, ironmonger, and his wife Harriette, née Morris, both from Northamptonshire, England.
Ada was sixth surviving child in a family of twelve children.
She took piano lessons when 7 from Mrs Hastings of Port Albert, and between 12 and 15 played the organ and led the singing at the three village churches.
Later Ada studied pianoforte with the elder Alberto Zelman in Melbourne.
When it became apparent that Ada had a voice of great promise, her parents allowed her to take lessons with Madame Fanny Simonsen on the condition that she never sang opera.
One of her first public appearances in Melbourne was in November 1889 when she took part in the third Philharmonic Subscription Concert in the town hall.
In the next four years she sang frequently at oratorios and concerts, including the popular promenade concerts organized by W. J. Turner, and was principal contralto in the choir of Charles Strong's Australia.
Ada Crossley
1903
Victor 2190
Music by Reynaldo Hahn
Words by André Theuriet
Ada Crossley is remembered by record collectors for being among the first to make Victor Red Seal discs.
The singer Ada Jemima Crossley lived from 1871 to 1929.
She was born on March 3, 1871, at Tarraville, Gippsland, Victoria.
She was the daughter of Edward Wallis Crossley, ironmonger, and his wife Harriette, née Morris, both from Northamptonshire, England.
Ada was sixth surviving child in a family of twelve children.
She took piano lessons when 7 from Mrs Hastings of Port Albert, and between 12 and 15 played the organ and led the singing at the three village churches.
Later Ada studied pianoforte with the elder Alberto Zelman in Melbourne.
When it became apparent that Ada had a voice of great promise, her parents allowed her to take lessons with Madame Fanny Simonsen on the condition that she never sang opera.
One of her first public appearances in Melbourne was in November 1889 when she took part in the third Philharmonic Subscription Concert in the town hall.
In the next four years she sang frequently at oratorios and concerts, including the popular promenade concerts organized by W. J. Turner, and was principal contralto in the choir of Charles Strong's Australia.
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