Amy Eliza Castles Explained

Amy Eliza Castles
Birth Date:25 July 1880
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Occupation:dramatic soprano

Amy Eliza Castles (25 July 1880 – 19 November 1951), was an Australian dramatic soprano.

Family

The daughter of Joseph Castles (1849-1933), and Mary Ellen Castles (1855-1937), née Fallon, Amy Eliza Castles was born in Melbourne, Australia on 25 July 1880.

Her two sisters, Ethel Margaret "Dolly" Castles (1884–1971) and Eileen Anne Castles (1886–1970) were also highly regarded, talented sopranos.

Education

She was educated at St Kilian's primary school and St Mary's College.

Career

On 26 March 1910 she sang the title role in the Australian premiere of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, at the Theatre Royal in Sydney.

She made her United States début at Carnegie Hall in 1917.[1]

Castles never married. She lived with her sister, Dolly Castles, in Camberwell. She died at a hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria, on 19 November 1951. She was buried in Box Hill Cemetery.[2] [3] [4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Miss Amy Castles Sings. An Australian Soprano Heard in Carnegie Hall . . April 12, 1917 . 2015-04-18 .
  2. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170419151000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/130469/20170420-0110/www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/470.html Dolly Castles, soprano: Bendigo girl makes good overseas
  3. News: Miss Dolly Castles. A Chatty Interview. . . VIII . 412 . South Australia . 30 August 1905 . 13 June 2018 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Format: Postcard, photo mechanical print. 19 December 2012.
  5. Book: A New Melba?: The Tragedy of Amy Castles . Jeff Brownrigg . 2006 . Crossing Press . 9780957829190 . 76888363 . 11 January 2019.