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was a California politician and lawyer; after serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, he became a highly paid legal advisor to the
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and became transplanted socialites. Sanderson proved to be a remarkably gifted singer and began to appear on the stages of the
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Sanderson was responsible for helping launch the career of another soprano made famous in the French repertoire,
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Her last years were marred by depression, alcoholism and illness and she died in Paris of a malignant influenza (
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Sibyl Sanderson Dead: Singer Passes Away in Paris, New York Times, May 16, 1903.
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for her. Success outside of Paris was elusive for Sanderson; she appeared at
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Sybil Sanderson Married, New York Times, December 3, 1897.
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on January 16, 1895, the last performance as Juliette in
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In 1897 she married a Cuban millionaire and sugar heir
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Sibyl Swift Sanderson

dramatic coloratura soprano
Belle Époque
Sacramento, California
United States
Silas Sanderson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Paris
Opéra-Comique
Opéra
Jules Massenet
Esclarmonde
Manon
Camille Saint-Saëns
Phryné
Covent Garden
Metropolitan Opera
Roméo et Juliette
Antonio E. Terry
pneumonia
Mary Garden

Esclarmonde
Thaïs
The Sibyl Sanderson Story: Requiem For A Diva
ISBN
1-57467-094-8
Sybil Sanderson Married, New York Times, December 3, 1897.
Sibyl Sanderson Dead: Singer Passes Away in Paris, New York Times, May 16, 1903.

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