Chambly in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Albani
1847 - 1930
Photographed By Kevin Craft, September 15, 2015
1. Albani Marker
Inscription.
Albani, one of the great sopranos of her generation, was born Emma Lajeunesse at Chambly. After studies at home, in Paris and in Milan she was, for 24 years, a principal artist at Covent Garden and a favourite of Queen Victoria. She was mistress of the Italian, French, German and English repertoires, and ranged stylistically from oratorio, through the bel canto operas, to Wagner. In demand in all the musical capitals of the world, and welcomed home enthusiastically during her North American tours, Albani became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1925. She died in London.
Albani, one of the great sopranos of her generation, was born Emma Lajeunesse at Chambly. After studies at home, in Paris and in Milan she was, for 24 years, a principal artist at Covent Garden and a favourite of Queen Victoria. She was mistress of the Italian, French, German and English repertoires, and ranged stylistically from oratorio, through the bel canto operas, to Wagner. In demand in all the musical capitals of the world, and welcomed home enthusiastically during her North American tours, Albani became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1925. She died in London.
Erected 1937 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Location. 45° 27.365′ N, 73° 17.507′ W. Marker is in Chambly, Québec, in La Vallée-du-Richelieu. Marker is on Rue Martel, 0.8 kilometers north of Bourgogne Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Rue Martel, Chambly QC J3L 1V5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chambly Canal (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Fort Chambly Cemetery
Also see . . . Parks Canada - Albani. (Submitted on September 15, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Photographed By Kevin Craft, September 15, 2015
2. Wideview of Albani Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
