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Ernestine Schumann-Heink
(1861-1936)
at age 18, in 1879
as a young woman
a fine portrait
profile
listening to her voice
with a large hat
wearing pearls
serious
looking like the Queen Mum
another
raising morale for the war effort,
New York, 1918
as Azucena
again as Azucena
as Waltraute
as Erda
and in costume
Louise Homer (1871-1947)
as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana
as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde
as Azucena in Il Trovatore
again as Azucena in Il Trovatore
in costume
and holding flowers
Dame Clara Butt (1872-1936)
in fur
in pearls
in pearls
seated
in a white gown (bridal gown?)
with her husband (in the same gown as above)
again with her husband
and with her family
Sigrid Onegin (1889-1943)
as a young woman
smiling
in fur
profile
profile
again in profile
and a longer shot with the same earings
Karin Branzell (1891-1974)
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
as Amneris
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
and as Ortrud
(photo courtesy of Sven Andersson)
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera
again as Ulrica
again as Ulrica
at the microphones
at Carnegie Hall
in concert, at the piano
portrait
on a poster
as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera, with
Leonard Warren as Renato
and with Leonard Warren, Renata Tebaldi,
and Jan Peerce
sample of her voice (audio promo)
Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953)
as Orfeo
again as Orfeo
a dramatically lit portrait
at the microphone
holding a kitty
wearing a suit
checking a score
looking cozy
strolling in Copenhagen with Aksel Schiøtz
and with Sir John Barbirolli
Lili Chookasian (1921-2012)
profile
studio portrait
and with Eileen Farrell
Maureen Forrester (1930-2010)
singing
a wallet-sized photo
in costume
again in costume
and in fur
Marjana Lipovšek (1946- )
Ewa Podles (1952- )
in Handel's Julius Caesar