Background
David Bispham was born in 1857 in Philadelphia; the son of William Danforth Bispham and Jane Lippincott Scull.
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Excerpt from Bispham Song Album: A Representative Recital Collection With Interpretative Markings, of the Favorite Songs of David Bispham There is no way, of making the study of vocal art easy, except as, by nature, to sing is relatively more easy for one than for another; and while all the Fine Arts are expressions of the highest of the mental within us, the gift of Song seems to be at once the most common, yet the most um common; the most tangible, yet the most elusive; the most coveted, yet the despair of its possessor.
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2018
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Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile) of the original edition of 1921 (second edition) with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. Illustrated with 19 pictures about and by David Bispham.
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David Bispham was born in 1857 in Philadelphia; the son of William Danforth Bispham and Jane Lippincott Scull.
From 1872 to 1876 D. Bispham studied at Haverford College. After graduation, he entered the wool business with his mother's brothers, all the while continuing to develop his musical talents as an amateur. At twenty-eight he went to Europe, studying singing in Florence with Luigi Vannuccini and in Milan with Francesco Lamperti. He also studied in Bayreuth.
David's first professional appearance on any stage was the role of the Duc de Longueville in a London performance of André Messager's La Basoche. In 1892 D. Bispham performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane as Kurwenal in Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, under Gustav Mahlerthen, then he signed a contract with the Covent Garden theatre, where he performed for several seasons. On November, 1896 D. Bispham returned to the United States and made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. He performed on the main Opera stage in New York city until 1903, singing mainly Wagnerian roles. In 1901 D. Bispham gave a recital exclusively featuring her songs in Chicago's Studebaker Theatre. Then he dedicated himself to chamber concerts: he specialized in Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann songs, promoting their performance in English translation. In 1916 he returned to the Opera stage in the production of Mozart's "Director of the theater" in English translation.
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2018(Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile) of the or...)
A Quaker Singer's Recollections
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1920In 1885 David married to Caroline Russell and had 3 daughters and a son.
