A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Blaes, Elisa

BLAES, Mme. Elisa, whose maiden name was Meerti, born in Antwerp about 1820, a distinguished singer, and wife of the foregoing. She was engaged by Mendelssohn to sing at the Gewandhaus concerts at Leipsic (Oct. 6, 1839, and onwards), where her cultivated style, sympathetic voice, and great personal gifts, were long and highly appreciated. She has been heard in most of the European capitals, is now (1875) a teacher in Brussels.

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