Rosa Ponselle
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American operatic soprano (1897–1981)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Inaugural concert, March 3, 1933
- Ponselle, a singer's life
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1897-01-22
- Active to
- 1981-05-25
classicaloperaverdi soprano
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,489
- Total plays
- 17,096
Tags
operasopranoItalian OperavocalClassical
Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981), was an American operatic soprano. She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is generally considered by music critics to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the past 100 years. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rosa+Ponselle">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rosa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Meriden
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Rosa Ponselle (Mishkin ca 1920).jpg
- Voice type
- dramatic soprano
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- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/1972/01/23/archives/there-was-nothing-like-the-ponselle-sound-ever.html
- Commons category
- Rosa Ponselle
- date of birth
- 1897-01-22
- date of death
- 1981-05-25
- Commons gallery
- Rosa Ponselle
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1912-00-00
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