Background
She was born in 1877 and spent her early life in Memphis and later studied for opera with Hermine Bosetti and Jean de Reszke.
She was born in 1877 and spent her early life in Memphis and later studied for opera with Hermine Bosetti and Jean de Reszke.
She was sometimes referred to as a mezzo-soprano. She appeared as an actress in 1902 with Otis Skinner in a revival of Francesca di Rimini. Apparently Van Dresser never recorded for the gramophone industry.
In April 1918 she appeared at Aeolian Hall singing Haydn in Italian, Debussy and Fauré in French.
The Haydn work had been arranged by the late Pauline Viardot. She died in London on July 11, 1937 after a long illness.
