At the grave of Luranah Aldridge

The forgotten Afro-Swedish contralto, whom Gounod hailed as one of the most beautiful voices he had ever heard, lies in this area of Gunnersbury Cemetery, in London. Her headstone is no longer extant; I decided to consider the tree her monument. I will speak about her at the WagnerWorldWide Conference, in Columbia, South Carolina, on Jan. 31.