Contralto Janet SPENCER ~ The White Dawn is Stealing (1911)

Contralto Janet Spencer / Four American Indian Songs (Eberhart; Cadman) / Recorded: April 25, 1911

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American contralto Janet Spencer had a successful career in concert and oratorio. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she made her debut at the age of 16 when she appeared with the Boston Festival Orchestra, touring later throughout the United States and Europe. She was an intimate friend of Geraldine Farrar, encouraging Miss Farrar in her Met career. In her later years she gave voice lessons in Hollywood, California, where she died in 1948 at the age of 74.

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[AulicExclusiva]

Beautiful song, movingly sung, with gorgeous tone and crystal-clear phrasing.

I loved listening to this.

[CurzonRoad]

@AulicExclusiva

This gal's been off the radar so

long, and what a lovely singer she is!

Many thanks!

Doug --

[stuartliff]

Splendid! Thank you for another introduction. Superb voice, diction and technique. More please! Vivian

[mayatatyana1]

Doug, lovely song beautifully performed. Thank you. Maya

[Allef2108]

muito lindo, q ton maravilhoso!!!

[Mari94Air]

so beautiful and so sad!!!

[Beevac]

You can really hear the recording horn effect here. It is a very good acoustical recording.

[Beevac]

I had the opportunity to buy this at an Antique store some years ago& didn't pick it up. When I went back it was gone. Thank you for making it available to me. Janet Spencer was a close friend of Geraldine Farrar. I have a vinyl reissue of her Hills o skye

[pax41]

Doug do you own the photo? It looks really good and Janet is superb on this.

[ginnykaren]

Douglas,

She had a beautiful voice. This was so lovely.

Ginny~