Idelle Patterson
American singer
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Alma Idelle Sprague Patterson Baggs (September 26, 1880 – February 29, 1968) was an American soprano singer.
September 26, 1880
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| Born | Alma Idelle Sprague September 26, 1880 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 29, 1968 (aged 87) New Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | Idelle Baggs |
| Occupation | Singer |
Career
Patterson, who was born Alma Idelle Sprague in Illinois, was in the New York City cast of Adelaide with David Bispham in 1915.[1] In 1919, she replaced Anna Fitziu as Nedda in Pagliacci on a day's notice,[2] and she headlined at music festivals in Ohio, Maine,[3] and Florida.[4] She sang at Carnegie Hall in 1918,[5] 1919[2] and 1920, and gave a recital at Aeolian Hall in 1922, accompanied by her husband.[6] She toured the American West in 1925,[7] and the Pacific Coast in the 1926–1927 season.[8] She was a member of the Jolliffe Quartet.[9]
Patterson made several recordings for the Columbia label between 1910 and 1913, and one recording for the Victor label, in 1921.[10] She also sang on radio programs in the 1920s.[11] She was considered a prospect for a film career, having "in addition to her musical talent much more than the average share of good looks and personality".[12] An Oklahoma newspaper commented on her intelligence and sense of humor in 1924.[13]
Personal life
Sprague married singer and vocal teacher Alfred Russ Patterson in 1903.[14][15][16] Her first husband died in May 1945,[17] and she married Ralph Leonard Baggs in December 1945. Her second husband was a businessman who served in the Connecticut legislature.[18] She died in 1968, at the age of 87, in New Fairfield, Connecticut.[19]