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	Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso , 1873-1921, Italian operatic tenor, b. Naples. The natural beauty, range, and power of his voice made him one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. He studied for three years with Guglielmo Vergine and made his operatic debut in Naples in 1894. His first major success came... Read more
	Geraldine Farrar Geraldine Farrar American opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) was a lyric soprano with great vocal skills and dramatic flair. Often paired with tenor Enrico Caruso at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, her career was relatively short-lived because her voice had given out by 1920. ... Read more
	Lydia Mendoza Lydia Mendoza: 1916—: Tejano vocalist, songwriter One of the first real vocal stars in Mexican-American music, Lydia Mendoza was a pioneer in another way as well: she was a woman in a man's world. "It's more difficult to build a career like I did for a woman than for a man," Mendoza recalled... Read more
	Jose Maria Carreras Jose Maria Carreras Considered to be one of the world's three great operatic tenors living at the end of the 20th century, Jose Carreras (born 1946) waged a successful battle against a deadly form of leukemia to return to his beloved singing career. He won international acclaim touring with... Read more
	Metropolitan Opera Company Metropolitan Opera Company term used in referring collectively to the organizations that have produced opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. The original house, at West 39th Street and Broadway, was built by members of New York society who could not be accommodated with boxes at the... Read more
	Screamin Jay Hawkins Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Singer, songwriter First Recording Stint Nearly Ended Career “I Put a Spell on You” Transition Beyond 1950s Difficult Film Career Proved Fruitful Selected discography Sources One of rock’s true wild men, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins burst on the... Read more
	Lucrezia Bori Lucrezia Bori , 1887-1960, Spanish soprano, whose real name was Borja (Ital. Borgia ). She made her debut (1908) in Rome as Micaela in Carmen, later sang Manon Lescaut opposite Caruso in Paris (1910), and was long a leading performer at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1912-15;... Read more
	Rosa Ponselle Rosa Ponselle , 1897-1981, American operatic soprano, b. Meriden, Conn. First appearing in vaudeville, she made her debut (1918) at the Metropolitan Opera in Verdi's La forza del destino, opposite Caruso . She was an outstanding member of that company until her retirement in 1937. Ponselle was... Read more
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