Great women-singers of my time : with sixteen portraits / by Herman Klein ; with a foreword by Ernest Newman.
| Author/creator | Klein, Hermann |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1931. |
| Description | vi pages, 1 leaf, 244 pages : 16 portrait (including frontispiece) ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Victorian Prima Donna -- Theresa Tietjens, true successor to Jenny Lind -- Adelina Patti: "queen of song" -- Pauline Lucca and her renowned rivals -- Christine Nilsson: the second "Swedish nightingale" -- Ilma di Murska, the brilliant but eccentric -- The enchanting Zelia Trebelli -- Emma Albani: Canada's famous songstress -- Lillian Nordica: the American soprano -- Three late-Victorians. Marcella Sembrich ; Nellie Melba ; Emma Calve -- Some celebrated contraltos. Marietta Alboni ; Janet Monach Patey ; Sofia Scalchi ; Giulia Ravogli ; Ernestine Schumann-Henk ; Antoinette Sterling -- Great Wagnerian sopranos. Amalia Materna ; Marianne Brandt ; Rosa Sucher ; Therese Vogl ; Hedwig Reicher-Kindermann ; Therese Malten ; Lilli Lehmann ; Katharina Klafsky ; Milka Ternina. |
| LCCN | 31022282 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML400.K6 G7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |