MELEES TEACHER

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1934, Page 15

MELEES TEACHER

MADAME MARCHES!

The. name of Marene&i—linfced! with, that of Garcia—looms1 large in;'the aoir nals. of singing, remarks an exchange.

. Garcia, the first of the line, had a romantic career. Qne morning, in a

Spanish village near Seville-, villagers found a child abandoned, by a band, of .gipsies;. The child; was adopted) by tbe village priest, and, showing early musical disposition's, received! a. thorough-] training in organ-playing,, ■ voice train-j ing,, and the. theory of music.

Having, romantically marriedl tha daughter of the Duke., of MeiuJazji, Garcia trained his- three .children,, Jia Malibran, Pauline- Via>rdot,, and Hanu/el Garcia, in the: art, of: singing, Eaoli one of those became ai Tvojild-famoins artist, and with them ho took the ftrst opera company to America. • >

From'Garcia-, Mathilde iMarchesi» received the training which was to make her the greatest singing teacher of/her time. Her house; im Paris, was- tho oerttre of the singing- world.- :

Of lier! pupils Melbai remained; theifavourite. . ' • ' ■"

I Mathilde Marchesi taught till: her ninetieth year, and, to the last, Melba Ireturned to her for advice andj criticism., An example to many lessjer artlists. . •

Today, Blanche Mlarchesi carries on the traditions of the Gaicis Siohool of Singjng. She has sung in, all tflia capital cities of Europe: and waa $ a great ifiavourito of- Queen. Victoria.