Aurelia Litsner De Fere | |
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Born | 1835 Hungary |
Died | October 7, 1917 Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Occupation(s) | Musician and voice-trainer |
Spouse | Eugene De Fere |
Children | 1 |
Aurelia Litsner De Fere (ca. 1835 – October 7, 1917) was a Hungarian musician and voice-trainer. For many years a teacher of voice, in her youth, De Fére spent a good deal of time as a student in Paris, winning a first prize at the Conservatoire de Paris. In the United States, she opened a conservatory of music in Brooklyn and became prominent in the musical life of that city. She was a recipient of the palm of "Officier d' Academie" in Paris, France, and a gold medal as the best singer by the Académie des Beaux-Arts.