We regret to record the death at the age of-
seventy- seven of Dame Emma Albani. Very few singers deserve to be more honourably remembered. Born -in Canada, she had the good fortune to be taught singing in Italy by a master of the bel canto style. Her fixed conviction that hers was the " true art " of singing was not flattery to herself, but a tribute to her teacher. She was without any trick or affectation. She had a beautiful voice, and no person who remembers her singing can recall that she was ever guilty of a fault in taste. The greatest triumph in her career was when she turned from singing Italian Opera to singing Wagner in German. Her courage was more than rewarded. She retired nearly twenty years ago and lived in a quiet seclusion which was characteristic of her humility. * *
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