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Rh Association, and her performances were received with marks of approbation from the best musical talent in the city that established her reputation as a songstress. "Give the 'Black Swan,'" said they, "the cultivation and experience of the fair Swede, or Mile. Parodi, and she will rank favorably with those popular singers who have carried the nation into captivity b}' their rare musical abilities."

In Rochester, N. Y., in December, 1851, she was extended the following invitation by a large number of the best citizens:

The following quotations were taken from the various papers by Mr. Trotter:

The Rochester American had this to say of her singing:

{{smaller block|Corinthian Hall contained a large and fashionable audience on the occasion of the concert by this new candidate for popular favor on Thursday evening. We had never seen an audience more curiously expectant than this was for the debut of this new vocalist. Hardly had her first note fallen upon their ears, however, before their wonder and astonishment were manifest in an interchange of glances and words of approval, and the heart}' applause that responded to the first verse she sang was good evidence of the satisfaction she afforded. The aria, "O Native Scenes," was loudly encored, and in response she gave the pretty ballad, "When the Stars Are in the Quiet Sky,"}}

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser says:

Miss Greenfield is about twenty-five years of age, and has received what musical education she has in the city of Philadelphia; she is, however, eminently self-taught, possessing fine taste and a nice