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Eleanor Painter Strong (September 12, 1885 – November 3, 1947), was an American opera singer.[1][2]

Eleanor Painter Strong
Born
Eleanor Painter

(1885-09-12)September 12, 1885
Waterville, Iowa
DiedNovember 3, 1947(1947-11-03) (aged 62)
Cleveland, Ohio
Spouse(s)Wilfred Douthitt
Charles Henry Strong

Biography


Strong was born in Waterville, Iowa as Eleanor Painter on September 12, 1885 to Mary Ellen and John Painter.[1]

She grew up in Colorado and later moved to Manhattan in New York City to pursue a singing career.[1]

In 1912, she studied singing in Berlin, Germany and debuted at Covent Garden in London the following year. She sang for five seasons with the Charlottenburg Opera in Berlin and, between seasons in 1914, starred in The Lilac Domino in New York City. Composer Victor Herbert wrote the operetta The Princess Pat for her.[1]

Starting in 1914 she played in dramatic productions as well as musicals and operas. Her operatic repertory included Madame Butterfly and Carmen, in New York City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Berlin.[3] While in New York, she gave solo recitals accompanied by pianist Alice Marion Shaw.[4]

She married Wilfred Douthitt, aka Louis Graveure, a musician (baritone), around 1916.

In 1931 she married Major Charles Henry Strong, a businessman from Cleveland, Ohio and settled there with him.[3][5]

Strong died on November 3, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.[1][6]


References


  1. "Eleanor Strong". Associated Press in the Toledo Blade. November 4, 1947. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. Her death certificate uses 12 September 1891
  3. "Eleanor Painter Strong". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  4. The Music Magazine-musical Courier. 1916.
  5. "Miss Eleanor Painter Wed To C. H. Strong. Prima Donna Married to Cleveland Business Man of Methodist Episcopal Church". The New York Times. October 24, 1931. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  6. "Eleanor Painter, Singer, Actress. Star of Operas, Musicals and Plays Dies in Cleveland Was First 'Princess Pat'". The New York Times. November 5, 1947. Retrieved 2015-01-15.



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[ru] Стронг, Элеонора Пейнтер

Элеонора Пейнтер Стронг (англ. Eleanor Painter Strong; 12 сентября 1885 — 3 ноября 1947) — американская оперная певица[1][2].


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