Clara Louise Kellogg (July , â€" May , ) was an American operatic
soprano.Clara Louise Kellogg was born in Sumterville, South Carolina,
the daughter of Jane Elizabeth (Crosby) and George Kellogg. She
received her musical training in the Academy of Music, New York City,
and first sang opera there in . Her fine soprano voice and artistic
gifts soon made her famous. She appeared as prima donna in Italian
opera in London and at concerts in and , and from that time till was
one of the leading public singers. She appeared at intervals in
London, but was principally engaged in America.In Kellogg organized
an opera company widely known in the United States, and her enterprise
and energy in directing it were remarkable. The company weathered a
tragedy on May , , when two members -virtuoso pianist Herman Rietzel
and bass singer George Conly- drowned on Lake Spofford while on tour.
soprano.Clara Louise Kellogg was born in Sumterville, South Carolina,
the daughter of Jane Elizabeth (Crosby) and George Kellogg. She
received her musical training in the Academy of Music, New York City,
and first sang opera there in . Her fine soprano voice and artistic
gifts soon made her famous. She appeared as prima donna in Italian
opera in London and at concerts in and , and from that time till was
one of the leading public singers. She appeared at intervals in
London, but was principally engaged in America.In Kellogg organized
an opera company widely known in the United States, and her enterprise
and energy in directing it were remarkable. The company weathered a
tragedy on May , , when two members -virtuoso pianist Herman Rietzel
and bass singer George Conly- drowned on Lake Spofford while on tour.
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