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In 1893, at the age of 28, she stepped companionably into an equally chaste marriage with the 59-year-old Prince Edmond de Polignac (1834–1901), a gay amateur composer.
31 de mai. de 2024 · Winnaretta and Prince de Polignac got married in December 1893. They both shared a love for arts - especially Monet’s works - and for music. They started to host some music gatherings where several famous personalities from arts, literature and science came together.
Winnaretta Singer, princesse de Polignac, dite « Winnie » ou « Tante Winnie », née à Yonkers (État de New York) le 8 janvier 1865 et morte à Londres le 26 novembre 1943, est une mécène musicale d'origine américaine et une des héritières des machines à coudre Singer.
American-born artist, musician, and patron of the arts who established the Fondation Singer-Polignac. Name variations: Princess Edmond de Polignac; Princesse de Polignac; Princess Winnie; Princess de Scey-Montbéliard.
Much of Proust's musical "education" took place in the Polignac salon, and his letters to Edmond de Polignac reveal a profound admiration of the prince's music. In 1894, Winnaretta produced a performance of Edmond's octatonic compositions at a charity event for the benefit of an orphanage.
Há 4 dias · In 1928, Winnaretta Singer, princesse de Polignac, initiated the foundation that bears her name, thus giving a legal frame to her long-term patronizing activities in favour of the arts, letters and sciences.
6 de mar. de 2020 · Winnaretta est enterrée dans la crypte familiale à Torquay, en Angleterre. Fascinante, la vie de la princesse de Polignac reste dans les mémoires grâce à sa plus célèbre création : la Fondation Singer – Polignac qui vient en aide aux jeunes compositeurs et interprètes.
