Alice Nielson

ALICE NIELSON
1872-1943
American Soprano
Performing with Burton Stanley and Pyke Opera. In San Francisco she became a soloist at the St. Patrick's, singing at The Wig-Wam and becoming a star in Balfe's Satanella. Joining the Tivoli Opera Company, trained by Ida Valegra, Nielsen played 150 roles in two years. In 1895, Nielsen was hired by The Bostonians, a leading light opera company, which took her to New York City and national fame in 1896. In New York she became a pupil of Frederick Bristol .Alice Nielsen in 1900, age 28, was America's biggest box-office draw. Left to study grand opera,and was coached in the Italian repertoire by Enrico Bevignani, who had also coached Swedish operatic soprano, Christine Nilsson.In 1905, Nielsen returned to London's Covent Garden to perform in several Mozart operas. She joined the roster of the San Carlo Opera Company (SCOC), at that time a touring arm of the Teatro di San Carlo of Naples.She was a guest at Covent Garden with Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti. Their La Bohème was regarded as a masterpiece of ensemble performance She also debuted at The Metropolitan Opera and Opéra de Montréal.