Villa Jeanneret-Perret Villa Jeanneret-Perret The Villa Jeanneret-Perret (also known as "Maison blanche") is the first independent project by Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Built in 1912 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret's hometown, it was designed for his parents. Open to the public since 2005, the house is under the patronage of the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO and has been proposed by the Swiss Government for inscription on the World Heritage List. In February 1912, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret opened his own architectural office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the city where he was born and where he began his career after completing his education at the
Edouard Lippé "Porgy and Bess", and one of the first African-American opera singers of renown. Dr. Lippe, as he was also known, also gave lessons to another lesser known but gifted young singer by the name of Victor Marchese who went on to record with MGM records - see Flamingo. Lippé wrote many songs, including a particularly graceful setting of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" included by Arleen Augér in a 1986 recital of love songs. Edouard Lippé Edouard Lippé (May 24, 1884 in Pennsylvania – 1956), also frequently spelt Eduardo Lippe, was an American composer, baritone and singing