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Lillian Nordica as Selika in Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine, 1892.
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Also Known As Lilian Norton
Born May 12, 1857 • Farmington • Maine
Died May 10, 1914 (aged 56) • Jakarta • Indonesia

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Lillian Nordica as Selika in Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine, 1892.
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