On March 8, 1886, she married Lawrence Townsend, who served as an American minister to Belgium from 1899 to 1905.
[1] She studied voice with Jean de Reszke[9] and Burton Thatcher.
[10] After returning from Belgium, the Townsends lived at 1416 20th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Townsend organized at least 123 musicales over 19 years at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., and in private homes.
The musicales included performances by Mario Basiola, Lucrezia Bori, Frederick Bristol, Eddy Brown, Anna Case, Richard Crooks, Yelly d'Aranyi, André D'Arkor, Giuseppe De Luca, Beniamino Gigli, Robert Goldsand, Louis Graveure, Rudolph Gruen, Myra Hess, Carroll Hollister, José Iturbi, Hans Kindler, Paul Kochanski, Frank La Forge, Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Grace Moore, Guiomar Novaes, Maria Olszewska, Emma Otero, Milan V. Petrovic, Rosa Ponsell, Alberto Salvi, Harry R. Spier, Grete Stueckgold, Conchita Supervia, Nina Verez-Dansereau, and Carlo Zecchi.
[11] Her compositions include: Download free sheet music for Berceuse opus 9 by Natalie Townsend