Beatrice Carmichael

Beatrice (Van Loon) Carmichael (died 1964). She was Edmonton's Grand Dame of the opera. Born in South Bend, Indiana, she was the daughter of a talented professional musician, Henry van Loon. She started into music at around four years old by singing an onstage solo. At the age of sixteen she conducted her first operetta, "Little Red Riding Hood". She won a gold metal at a Chicago singing competition when she was seventeen. During period around Wa... more

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