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Maude Fay (also spelled Maud Fay; 18 April 1878 – 7 October 1964) was an American operatic soprano who was known for singing dramatic roles.Cummings, David (1992). "Fay, Maude" in Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes) 2: 143. London: Macmillan. .
After three years of training in Dresden, Fay made her debut in 1906 at the Court Theater in Munich as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. Her performance resulted in a five-year engagement to sing leading dramatic roles. She was particularly admired in Wagner.Hughes, Edwin (August 1909). "American Singers in European Opera-Houses" World Today 17: 828. Other roles in Munich included the title role in Emil von Reznicek's comic opera Donna Diana (1 December 1908), Chrysothemis in Richard Strauss's Elektra at the Munich premiere with Felix Mottl conducting (14 February 1909), Hermann Waltershausen's Oberst Chabert (3 November 1912), and the title role in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Munich premiere with Bruno Walter conducting (30 January 1913). 400 Jahre Oper Theater - Opernhäuser Bau - Vernichtung - Wiederaufbau Dirigenten at the EURO-OPERA website. Accessed 19 August 2010. In the autumn of 1913 she sang Luigi Cherubini's "Ave Maria" in the Munich Frauenkirche as part of the enthronement ceremonies for Ludwig III of Bavaria. She also received the title of Königliche Bayerische Kammersängerin (Royal Bavarian Chamber Singer) for life.
She appeared in Thomas Beecham's 1910 season at His Majesty's Theatre in London, as Diemut in Richard Strauss's Feuersnot (9, 11, and 13 July 1910), Robert Radford chronology at The Record Collector website. Accessed 19 August 2010. and performed at Covent Garden in 1914 as Sieglinde in Wagner's Die Walküre and Elsa in Lohengrin, both performances conducted by Arthur Nikisch. She also appeared in Bayreuth, Berlin, Budapest, Dresden, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, and Chicago. Catalog listing of the Maude Fay Symington papers, 1902-1964. at Online Archive of California (The Regents of the University of California). Accessed 19 August 2010.
During World War I she made two appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, singing Sieglinde (28 February 1916, with Gadski as Brünnhilde and Artur Bodanzky conducting) and Elsa (1 December 1916, also with Bodanzky). "Maude Fay" at the Metropolitan Opera Archive.
After her marriage (12 July 1922) to Powers Symington, a graduate of Annapolis and a former captain of the ,Arpee, Edward (1953). From Frigates to Flat-tops. . (Powers Symington succeeded William A. Moffett in December 1920; see p. 53 at HathiTrust.) she no longer appeared on stage and only gave concert performances. She was born and died in San Francisco. Maude Fay Symington: Living in Awe at The Fay Family Genealogies.
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