Christine Nielson Dreier

Christine Nielson Dreier
B&W portrait photo of a woman in a light-colored blouse and a choker necklace, with her hair in an up-do; her signature is along the bottom of the photo.
Born
Dorothea Christine Nielson

(1866-06-10)June 10, 1866
DiedMay 14, 1926(1926-05-14) (aged 59)
Other namesChristine Nielson
OccupationContralto
Spouse
Otto Albert Dreier
(m. 1891)

Christine Nielson Dreier (née Dorothea Christine Nielson; stage name, Christine Nielson; June 10, 1866 – May 15, 1926) was an American concert and oratorio singer, a contralto of wide range. She was soloist in Chicago's First Presbyterian Church for 18 years. Dreier also performed at the Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1889) and the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893).