Marie Victoria Parcells (also, Maritje Victoria Parcells Bixby; nicknames, Maude, Maxie; August 27, 1860, Cayuga, New York – July 22, 1937, Plattsburgh, New York)[1] was an American singer, better known by her adopted name, Marie Parcello. Her contralto voice had the unusual range of three octaves, from C to C. She debuted as a concert contralto in Paris at the age of 20.[2]
- ^ Singer 2003, p. 235.
- ^ Leonard 1914, p. 102.