Eleonora de Cisneros
Eleonora de Cisneros , was an American opera singer. Cisneros was a major backer towards the sale of Liberty bonds during World War I. She was a singer for the Metropolitan Opera company. Cisneros toured the United States during World War I singing in plays to raise funds for the Red Cross.
Cisneros was born Eleanor Broadfoot in New York City on October 31, 1878 . Her parents were John C. Broadfoot, a New York City clerk, and Ellen Small. Her given name at birth was Eleanor Broadfoot and she was an only child. Her father was of Scottish and her mother of Irish descent. She received her primary schooling at St. Agnes Seminary in Brooklyn. Cisneros started her initial singing studies in the United States under the American opera singers Adelina MurioCelli dElpeux and Francesco Fanciulli. She became a mezzosoprano opera singer.
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