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Anna Case (October 29, 1888 – January 7, 1984; aged 95) was an American soprano. She recorded with Thomas Alva Edison, who used her voice extensively in "tone tests" of whether a live audience could tell the difference between the actual singer and a recording. In addition to recordings for Edison Records on both phonograph cylinder and Diamond Disc, Case recorded for Victor and Columbia Records, and made sound film for Vitaphone. ==Biography== She was born on October 29, 1888, in Clinton, New Jersey.〔Slusher, Jon. ("Historical display at 47 Leigh St. in Clinton a ‘work in progress'" ), ''Hunterdon Review'', June 4, 2009. Accesssed May 29, 2013. "Another prominent resident was Anna Case, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and married town resident John McKay."〕 She sang in the American premiere of Boris Godunov in 1913 at the Metropolitan Opera. In 1919 Case appeared in the silent drama film ''The Hidden Truth'' (1919). She also appeared in documentaries about sound recording. In 1930, before retiring in the same year, she recorded "Just Awearyin' for You" by Frank Lebby Stanton and Carrie Jacobs-Bond.〔 (accessed 7 February 2010).〕 In 1931, she married ITT Corporation executive Clarence Mackay.〔K. J. Kutsch & Leo Riemens, ''A Concise Biographical Dictionary of Singers'' (Clifton Park, NY: Chilton Book Company, 1969).〕 Upon her death on January 7, 1984, in New York City, she bequeathed her 167.97-carat (33.59 g) Colombian emerald ring and Boucheron necklace to the Smithsonian Institution.〔See Clarence Mackay.〕 File:Gudonov_2808251229_95d1fc8b58_o_(1).jpg|1912 Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov with Anna Case, Marie Duchène, Adamo Didur as Boris Godunov, and Leonora Sparkes File:82076r-La sonnambula.ogg|1915 Edison recording of ''La sonnambula. Ah! Non credia mirarti'', performed by Anna Case 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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