Henrietta Beebe by Parkinson

HENRIETTA BEEBE
(2 December 1844 NY-5 September 1920 NY)
American Soprano
CONCERT & ORATORIO
At the age of 14 she was a successful Choir singer and sang in some of the most important choirs in New York City.At aged 16 she sang Haydn's Creation at the Cooper Institute under the direction of Prof Charles Guilmette who became her first teacher .She made a concert debut in NY 4/1/1867 and was very well recieved . Later in 1867 she went to Milan to study with Perini and perfect herself in the italian method of singing.In 1881 she went to London for one year and studied with Julius Benedict , In 1886 she married the tenor William H Lawton . She visited Europe four times . She was later engaged at the National Conservatory of Music New York as a teacher of singing