Sibyl Swift Sanderson

Sibyl Swift Sanderson (born Dec. 7, 1865, Sacramento, Calif., U.S.—died May 15, 1903, Paris, France) was an American-born opera singer whose native country failed to yield her the considerable appreciation she found in continental Europe. Sanderson early showed remarkable vocal talent, and in 1881, at the age of 15, she was taken to Paris to study singing. After two years she returned home, but she returned to Paris in 1885 and early the next year...