Mary Garden Scottish singer (soprano) Date of Birth: 20.02.1874 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Mary Garden

Mary Garden (1874-1967) was a Scottish soprano singer. She made her debut in 1900 in Paris, performing the lead role in the opera "Louise" by Gustave Charpentier. Garden was the first performer of the lead role in "Pelléas et Mélisande" by Claude Debussy in 1902 in Paris. She achieved great success on the stage of the Opéra-Comique until 1906.

In 1907, Garden moved to the United States. From 1910, she sang at the Chicago Opera, where she predominantly performed French repertoire, including roles such as Carmen, Marguerite, and Ophelia in Thomas' "Hamlet," as well as various roles in operas by Jules Massenet.

Garden became the director of the Chicago Opera in 1921-22. With her assistance, the world premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's opera "The Love for Three Oranges" took place at the theater in 1921. In 1930, she returned to the Opéra-Comique and in 1934, she performed the role of Katusha in Franco Alfano's "Resurrection."

Garden wrote her memoirs, titled "The Story of Mary Garden," which were published in 1951.