美文赏析：冒险的女高音
<p><span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Riviere">Riviere</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="sopranos">sopranos</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="adventuresome">adventuresome</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 9<span word="th">th</span>, 1810. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="debut">debut</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> 24 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="senior">senior</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harpist">harpist</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Bochsa">Bochsa</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span>, <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eloped">eloped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bochsa">Bochsa</span>—<span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forger">forger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bigamist">bigamist</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="Madame">Madame</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span>—<span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span>—<span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1839 <span word="and">and</span> 1843 <span word="she">she</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="in">in</span> 260 <span word="concerts">concerts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Naples">Naples</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="operas">operas</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1855 <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bochsa">Bochsa</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="merchant">merchant</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1866, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shipwrecked">shipwrecked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="reef">reef</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="Guam">Guam</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Madame">Madame</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1883—<span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 73.</p>
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