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Conchita Supervia (1895-1936)
another angle
as Carmen
again as Carmen
again as Carmen
wearing a fine feathered hat
and in a garden
Kerstin Thorborg (1896-1970)
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
as Orfeo
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
and as Brangäne
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
Gladys Swarthout (1900-1969)
as Carmen
again as Carmen
as a young woman
looking glamorous
another glamorous photo
in profile
at the piano
again at the piano
and looking wistful
Jennie Tourel (1900-1973)
and as Carmen
Ebe Stignani (1903-1974)
pensive gaze
in fur
as Carmen
as Santuzza
again as Santuzza
again as Santuzza
as Orfeo
as Laura in La Gioconda
as Azucena
in Nabucco
as Amneris in Aida, 1925
and again as Amneris in Aida
Giulietta Simionato (1910-2010)
as a young woman
as Carmen
again as Carmen
as Santuzza
as Azucena in Il Trovatore
as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera
as Eboli in Don Carlo
again as Eboli in Don Carlo
as Rosina
again as Rosina
as Amneris
again as Amneris
in Adriana Lecouvreur
profile
studio portrait
wearing a polka dot dress
wearing a print dress
smart hat and flowers
gowned
in fur
in fur with a rose
smiling
another smile
with Franco Corelli in Adriana Lecouvreur
and with Carlo Bergonzi
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Cloe Elmo (1910-1962)
as Carmen
again as Carmen
as Amneris
and as Azucena
Risë Stevens (1913-2013)
as a young woman
in fur
glamorous
georgeous in a gown
in an ad for cigarettes
at her desk
as Carmen
again as Carmen
again as Carmen
again as Carmen
being fitted for her temptress outfit as Dalila
as Dalila
again as Dalila
as Orfeo
as Octavian
again as Octavian
again as Octavian
as Hänsel
in costume
again in costume
with Nelson Eddy, in the film
"The Chocolate Soldier"
and with Jennifer Larmore
and Anna Moffo
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Blanche Thebom (1918-2010)
wearing a gown
as Eboli in Don Carlo
as Amneris in Aida
as Dalila
as Dorabella
as Giulietta in Tales of Hoffmann
as Baba the Turk
as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde
and in costume
Fedora Barbieri (1920-2003)
as a young woman
as Azucena
again as Azucena
as Amneris
as Carmen
again as Carmen
again as Carmen
as Marta in Kovanschina
and as Amneris, meeting Queen Elizabeth
Regina Resnik (1922-2013)
wearing pearls
as Carmen
again as Carmen
as the Princess de Bouillon
and in costume
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Irene Dalis (1925-2014)
as Isolde
as Ortrud
as Amneris
as Lady Macbeth
and as Eboli
Rita Gorr (1926-2012)
near profile
backstage with a feather hat
in Dialogues des Carmélites
in Cavalleria Rusticana
as Kundry
as Orfeo
in costume
and in costume
Nell Rankin (1926-2005)
as Amneris
as Eboli in Don Carlo
as Laura in La Gioconda
and again as Laura in La Gioconda
Frances Bible (1927-2001)
Christa Ludwig (1928- )
as Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte
as Carmen
again as Carmen
as Kundry
as Octavian
as Charlotte in Werther
in Die Frau Ohne Schatten
as Dorabella
in costume
with a wonderful smile
studio portrait
with a quill
in turquoise and gold
charming in a gown
outdoors
looking frightened
with a fur collar
in fur
with Walter Berry
in Der Rosenkavalier with Leonie Rysanek and
Walter Berry
with Franco Corelli and Maria Callas
and with Franco Corelli, John Reardon, and
Judith Blegen in a rehearsal of Werther, 1971
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Rosalind Elias (1931- )
as Laura in La Gioconda
and as Erika in Vanessa
Shirley Verrett (1931-2010)
portrait, 1982
as Tosca
as Leonora in La Favorita
as Eboli in Don Carlo
as Azucena
as Alceste, 1985
as Medea, 1986
as Carmen
as Dalila (Milan)
as Dalila (San Francisco)
as Norma
in Dialogues des Carmélites
in costume
at Carnegie Hall
smiling
and with Zubin Mehta
Jan DeGaetani (1933-1989)
Dame Janet Baker (1933- )
as Idamante in Idomeneo
dramatically lit portrait
in black and white
again in black and white
closeup
and another, in a turtleneck
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Marilyn Horne (1934- )
in fur
as Fidès in Le Prophète
as Dalila
in Le Siege de Corinthe
as Adalgisa in Norma
as Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri
again as Isabella
again as Isabella
as Rosina in The Barber of Seville
as Carmen
as Amneris in Aida
holding flowers
with her hair up
with Montserrat Caballé
with Leontyne Price
and as Adalgisa with Dame Joan Sutherland as Norma
Fiorenza Cossotto (1935- )
in fur (photo courtesy of Francesco Speroni)
as Santuzza
as La Favorita
as Carmen
in Adriana Lecouvreur
as Eboli
as Amneris in Aida
as Azucena, with Franco Corelli as Manrico,
in the prison
Teresa Berganza (1935- )
as a young woman
publicity photo
in an unusual dress
smiling
singing
and in costume
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Grace Bumbry (1937- )
full length studio shot
wearing a purple dress
as Lady Macbeth
again as Lady Macbeth
again as Lady Macbeth, 1979
as Amneris
as Eboli
as Abigaille in Nabucco, 1979
as Santuzza
as Salome (viewer discretion advised)
as Carmen
as Carmen
as Carmen
as Carmen, with Justino Diaz
in costume
and in costume
Tatiana Troyanos (1938-1993)
in Tristan und Isolde with Dame Gwyneth Jones
as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier
as Santuzza
as Eboli
as Giulietta in Tales of Hoffmann,
with Neil Shicoff
and smiling
Nadine Denize (1943- )
Florence Quivar (1944- )
with a happy smile
and in recital wearing a beautiful gown
Agnes Baltsa (1944- )
penetrating gaze
as Carmen
as L'Italiana in Algeri
and with Plácido Domingo in Meyerbeer's
Le Prophète
Frederica Von Stade (1945- )
in a quiet mood
gowned
spectacularly gowned
as Mélisande
as Charlotte in Werther
as Cendrillon
as Hänsel
as the Merry Widow
as Rosina
as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier
as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro
with Thomas Hampson
and as Mélisande with Dwayne
Croft as Pelléas, photo by Winnie Klotz
Dolora Zajick (1952- )
as Amneris
and as Azucena (photo courtesy of
Emy Scicluna - Malta)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954-2006)
and in color
Anne Sofie von Otter (1955- )
in costume
in gold
in fur
publicity photo
publicity photo
with Barbara Bonney in Der Rosenkavalier
and with her accompanist, Bengt Forsberg
Jennifer Larmore (1958- )
with Risë Stevens
and Anna Moffo
and with Albert
Susan Graham (1960- )
pretty in black and white
outdoors
as Octavian
and in costume
Olga Borodina (1963- )
more serious
in a dreamy mood
looking regal
as Dalila
as Carmen
in costume
and with Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Cecilia Bartoli (1966- )
an inquisitive glance
wearing a v-neck
wearing a gown
gazing dreamily into the camera
smiling
smiling
and a profile
Joyce DiDonato (1969- )
