“Memories of Amice” – An interview with Sybil Rampen
Please enjoy our interview with Sybil Rampen speaking about her aunt, Amice Calverley, recorded via Zoom on October 19, 2020.Ms ...
“Inter-National Treasure”
Amice Calverley was a passionate woman of many talents who was greatly admired during her brief life. Born into a ...
“More than a Muse”
After Augusta Holmès (1847-1903) composed her Ode triomphale, a massive composition commissioned by the committee for the Exposition universelle for ...
“Trial by Tabloid”
When Radclyffe Hall decided to write her novel The Well of Loneliness, she knew its lesbian subject would be potentially ...
“A Whole Lotta Lehmann”
Growing up, Liza Lehmann was part of a well-connected family, due in large part to her father Rudolph's fame as ...
“The Queen of the Piano”
Clara Schumann was an incredibly talented musician, shrewd businesswoman, and all-around force of nature. As a child, her father had ...
“What’s in a name?”
Both Fanny Hensel's origins and her legacy are impressive, to say the least. Her paternal grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn, was a ...
“There’s Something About Alma”
Alma Mahler-Werfel has always been a bit of a legend, certainly in her capacity as muse and wife (or lover) ...
“From Tsars to Stars”
Irena Régine Wieniawski (aka Poldowski) came from a world-famous line of musicians. Her father, Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880), was ...
“Six Degrees of Pauline Viardot”
One of the reasons we chose Pauline Viardot as our first featured composer was that, in her capacity as diva ...
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