Antoinette Sterling (d. January 10, 1904), Anglo-American vocalist, was born at Sterlingville, New York. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She studied with Mme Marchesi, with Mme Viardot Garcia and with Manoel Garcia, and after singing for two years in America came in 1873 to England, where she made her first appearance at Covent Garden under Sir Julius Benedict and rapidly became a popular favourite among the contraltos of the day. Manoel Garcia (del Popolo Vicento), (January 22, 1775 - June 2, 1832), was a Spanish tenor and composer. ... Covent Garden is a shopping and entertainment complex in central London. ... Sir Julius Benedict (November 27, 1804 - June 5, 1885), musical composer, was born in Stuttgart. ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ...

She gained her greatest successes as a ballad-singer, especially in such songs as "Caller Herrin'," "The Three Fishers" and "The Lost Chord." She was a woman of deep religious feeling and many enthusiasms, and her name was constantly associated with philanthropic enterprise.

In 1875 she married Mr John Mackinlay. Her life was written by her son, Mr Sterling Mackinlay, in 1906. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

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