Juliana Gales May

OPERATIC SOPRANO: described as possessing a remarkable voice and figure. She studied music in Europe. During the Civil War era she performed to great acclaim on the Continent. Neither a mezzo soprano nor contralto, she was with a perfect equality of tone, according to one reviewer. However, this same reviewer who attended her first concert in America expressed hope that with practice she would improve. The disparity of reviews was perplexing, and the American reviews of her performances were so unkind that she retired from music.