Person Open DS/UK/5854 Vere; Clementine de (1864-1954); French-born American soprano Vere Clementine de 1864-1954 French-born American soprano Female (cisgender)

Clementine de Vere.( born Paris 1864 - died New York, 20 January 1954) , American soprano, She made her debut in Florence, and also sang in France and Germany. Her extensive American career included a period from 1895 to 1900 when she appeared regularly at the New York Met. Her roles there included Verdi (Violetta, Gilda); Bizet (Micaëla); Wagner (Elsa) and Halévy (Rachel). She had an extensive career in Britain, particularly as leading soprano with the Moody-Manners company. This included several tours to Scotland in which her repertoire included Verdi (Aïda), Wagner (Elisabeth, Elsa) and Gounod (Marguerite). She appeared in the British stage premiere of Ethel Smyth's Wreckers, conducted by Beecham (Her Majesty's, London, 1909). In Scotland she also sang extensively in concert (Israel in Egypt in Kirkcaldy 1906) and concert performances of opera (Tannhäuser and Lohengrin in Perth). She was married to the pianist-conductor Romualdo Sapio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 5/15/2013 RAHAKirkbride 12/6/2022 5b9998fb-17c2-4b87-b98a-c08a85aab63f