Biography: M(Anuel) F(Ernandez) Caballero, Margot Fonteyn, Maria Agata Szymanowska, Maria Callas, Maria Margherita Grimani, Maria Matilde Alea, Maria Spacagna, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Marian Anderson, Marianne Mart¡nez,

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M(Anuel) F(Ernandez) Caballero Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a student of Gil, Calvo and Fuertes, this Spanish composer learned piano, violin, flute, composition and harmony Caballero was also a student of Vega, Eslava and Albeniz at the conservatory of music in Madrid

Margot Fonteyn Biography, Photos, Pictures

Dame Margot Fonteyn (born: Margaret Hookham) was England’s grand lady of ballet Knighted by the British Empire in 1956, Fonteyn combined grace, technical skill and imagination

Maria Agata Szymanowska Biography, Photos, Pictures

A student of Lisowski and Gremm, Szymanowska made her concert debut as a pianist in Warsaw and Paris Her work was greatly admired by Cherubini and Goethe The former dedicated his “Fantasia in C-minor” to her and the latter his “Aussohnung” verses

Maria Callas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Maria Callas was born to Greek parents in the USA and moved to Greece with her mother at the age of 13 There she attended the Athens Conservatory, studying with soprano Elvira de Hidalgo

Maria Margherita Grimani Biography, Photos, Pictures

The full extent of Grimani’s life is not known She may have been in service to the Viennese court between 1713 and 1718 Three of her compositions were definitely performed there during this time period

Maria Matilde Alea Biography, Photos, Pictures

The work of composer and teacher Maria Matilde Alea will no doubt be offered much needed international exposure if and when certain superpowers change their own theme song in terms of relations with the island of Cuba

Maria Spacagna Biography, Photos, Pictures

A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Maria Spacagna has sung with the Dallas Opera, the New York City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Bavarian State Opera, the Deutsche Opera in Berlin, and at La Scala, where she made her debut in the title role of Madame Butterfly, the first American ever to perform the role there

Maria Theresia von Paradis Biography, Photos, Pictures

Maria Theresia von Paradis was a composer, singer and keyboard player who went blind during childhood Skills aside for the moment, von Paradis established a music school for girls c

Marian Anderson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Marian Anderson was an opera singer A contralto, she sang both opera and spirituals, beginning her concert career in 1924 and at first concentrating on Europe In 1939, she became a cause célèbre of the civil rights movement when she was banned by the Daughters of the American Revolution from singing in Constitution Hall in Washington, D

Marianne Mart¡nez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Marianne Martinez was the daughter of Nicolo who was dubbed a knight by Maria Theresia; he had moved to Vienna in service to the papal nuncio She was a student of Metastasio from whom she learend singing