| MarÃa Dolores Knoop (1813 - 1892)  Spain( Dona Dolores de Goni - c.19th ) / ?A distinguished female, professor of the Spanish guitar, has just arrived from Europe,? according to an 1840 notice in the New York Herald. ?Her name is Dona Dolores de Goni, a Spanish lady of exquisite beauty, and still more exquisite accomplishments in Spanish music. During the last spring and summer she gave many exhibitions before the royalty and nobility of England, that brought forth great applause. Despite the lavish claims in the press notice, de Goni was only moderately successful in London... |
