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Her singing ability was inherited from her maternal grandmother and her mother, who were both gifted singers. Martin Juch at first disapproved of a professional musical career for his daughter, so Juch took lessons and practiced secretly. She studied for three years with
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complimented her on making great strides in singing the part of
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and concert career spanning thirteen years. Biographer Oscar
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U.S. citizens. Her father, Justin Juch (more properly, Von Juch), was a Vienna-born musician, music professor, artist, and inventor. Her mother, Augusta (Hahn) Juch, was of French
Hanoverian origin. Juch's parents resided in
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In June 1882, she received favorable notices when she returned to New York to take part in a memorial concert to raise funds for the families of operatic bass
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in 1886. During three seasons with that company, she sang in six roles on over 150 occasions. The operas presented included
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opera singer of the 1880s and 1890s from Vienna, Austria. She sang with several companies and later formed her own company.
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for the settlement of the estate of Juch's grandfather, General Von Juch. Juch was also of
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