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The Daily Dispatch: August 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Death of Miss Hayes, the "Irish Nightingale." (search)
Death of Miss Hayes, the "Irish Nightingale." The numerous friends of Miss Catherine Hayes, in this country, will hear with regret that the steamer Hibernia brings intelligence of her death. Miss Hayes was born in Limerick, Ireland, about the year 1820, and at an early age showed a most decided talent for music. Her first appearance in public was in concerts, at which she sang with great success the beautiful melodies of her native land. But with increasing years grew ambition, and she determined to try her powers in a wider field, where success is surer and fame more brilliant and lasting. She accordingly went to Paris, where she placed herself under the tuition of the celebrated Spanish teacher, Garoia, and afterwards proceeded to Milan, where she became the pupil of Renconi. Her debut in opera was made at Marseilles, in the "Huguenots, " in the year 1845. She was immediately afterwards engaged at the celebrated theatre of La Scala, in Milan, where she gathered l