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Also Known As Emma Wixom
Born February 7, 1859 • California
Died June 20, 1940 (aged 81) • Liverpool • England
“La Divina”
Maria Callas
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Lily Pons
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Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne
American opera singer
Rosa Ponselle.
Rosa Ponselle
American singer
Amelita Galli-Curci
Amelita Galli-Curci
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Sumi Jo
South Korean opera singer
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1956.
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German singer
Marcella Sembrich
Polish singer
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland
Australian opera singer
Adelina Patti.
Adelina Patti
Italian singer
Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Swedish singer
Luisa Tetrazzini, c. 1910.
Luisa Tetrazzini
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Teresa Berganza
Spanish opera singer
Nellie Melba, engraving, 1894
Dame Nellie Melba
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Nelson Eddy
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La Julia Rhea
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Grace Bumbry
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Jenkins, Florence Foster
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Marian Anderson, 1940.
Marian Anderson
American singer
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
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