The British Musical Biography

[E] Chambers, Lucy, contralto vocalist, born
in Sydney, New South Wales, where her
father was a lawyer. Her early studies were
under Mrs. Logan, a cousin of W. Vincent
Wallace ; and, encouraged by Catherine Hayes,
at the time in Australia, she decided to adopt
the lyric stage as a profession. In January,
1862, she went to London, and studied under
Garcia ; then, proceeding to Italy, became a
pupil of Luigi Vannuccini, and Romani, at
Florence. After a year, she made her appear-
ance as Azucena, in II Trovatore, at the "Teatro
Pagliano. She was then engaged for two
seasons at La Scala, Milan, and while there
continued her studies with Lamperti. A gen-
eral tour of Europe followed, and in 1870 she
returned to Australia. There she had a long
career of unbroken success, her repertory
being extensive and varied. She formed an
Academy at Melbourne, and died in that city
in 1894.

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