Alice Bigelow Tully (September 14, 1902 – December 10, 1993)[1] was an American singer of opera and recital, music promoter, patron of the arts and philanthropist from New York. She was a second cousin of the American actress Katharine Hepburn.
Upon her mother's death in 1958, Tully inherited the estate of her grandfather, Amory Houghton Jr. (1837-1909), (son of Amory Houghton, Sr., founder of the Corning Glass Works), who on June 19, 1860, married Tully's grandmother Ellen Ann Bigelow (daughter of Alanson Bigelow and his Bigelow first cousin, once removed, Anne Rebecca Bangs.) During the rest of her life, Tully donated much of her income to arts institutions, often anonymously. Her cousin, Arthur Amory Houghton, Jr., one of the founders of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, suggested that she give money for a chamber music hall, and in 1963 John D. Rockefeller III convinced her to allow it to be named Alice Tully Hall.[2]
alice, tully, alice, bigelow, tully, september, 1902, december, 1993, american, singer, opera, recital, music, promoter, patron, arts, philanthropist, from, york, second, cousin, american, actress, katharine, hepburn, right, sister, marion, tullybornalice, big. Alice Bigelow Tully September 14 1902 December 10 1993 1 was an American singer of opera and recital music promoter patron of the arts and philanthropist from New York She was a second cousin of the American actress Katharine Hepburn Alice TullyAlice Tully right and her sister Marion TullyBornAlice Bigelow Tully 1902 09 14 September 14 1902Corning New York U S DiedDecember 10 1993 1993 12 10 aged 91 Manhattan New York City U S Occupation s Singer music promoter philanthropistRelativesMarion Tully Dimick sister Alanson Houghton uncle Amory Houghton cousin Arthur A Houghton Jr cousin AwardsNational Medal of Arts 1985 Contents 1 Life 2 Death 3 References 4 SourcesLife EditAlice Tully was born in Corning Steuben County New York the daughter of lawyer and State Senator William J Tully 1870 1930 and Clara Mabel Houghton Tully 1870 1958 and had one younger sister Marion Gordon Tully Hoover Dimick died Washington 1981 She spent her high school years at the Westover School in Middlebury Connecticut Tully began her career as a mezzo soprano then became a soprano She studied in Paris and made her debut in 1927 with the Pasdeloup Orchestra In 1933 she appeared in Cavalleria rusticana in New York City Upon her mother s death in 1958 Tully inherited the estate of her grandfather Amory Houghton Jr 1837 1909 son of Amory Houghton Sr founder of the Corning Glass Works who on June 19 1860 married Tully s grandmother Ellen Ann Bigelow daughter of Alanson Bigelow and his Bigelow first cousin once removed Anne Rebecca Bangs During the rest of her life Tully donated much of her income to arts institutions often anonymously Her cousin Arthur Amory Houghton Jr one of the founders of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts suggested that she give money for a chamber music hall and in 1963 John D Rockefeller III convinced her to allow it to be named Alice Tully Hall 2 Tully chaired the board of directors of the New York Chamber Music Society and served on the boards of the New York Philharmonic the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School In 1970 Tully was awarded the Handel Medallion for her contributions to the cultural life of New York City Her most famous commission was for Olivier Messiaen who composed Des canyons aux etoiles which had its first performance in the Alice Tully Hall in 1974 In 1985 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts Death EditWilliam Schuman Gian Carlo Menotti and Riccardo Malipiero dedicated works to her Tully never married she suffered a stroke in 1991 and died in New York in 1993 aged 91 References Edit Kozinn Allan 11 December 1993 Alice Tully Is Dead at 91 Lifelong Patron of the Arts The New York Times Retrieved 25 January 2014 Hellman Peter 24 December 1990 Patron Saint Nearing 90 Alice Tully is New York Magazine 62 63 Retrieved 10 September 2010 Sources Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alice Tully Fuller A Alice Tully An Intimate Portrait 1999 University of Illinois Press Excerpts available online at Google Books Kozinn A Alice Tully Is Dead at 91 Lifelong Patron of the Arts New York Times December 11 1993 Available online Alice Tully philanthropist Obituary Dance Magazine March 1994 Available online via findarticles com Lifetime Honors National Medal of Arts This article about an American opera singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alice Tully amp oldid 1086701951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
